Static jumping over the line > progress to hurdles > line of hurdles Ladders - straight line running > side shuffling > grapevine Working anaerobic energy system, using GPS to measure % HR max (Kostelis et al, 2015). Using 30m to go beyond demands of position. Rationale: 90° turns in football (Bloomfield, 2007) > 50% HR max jogging through slalom > 60% HR max jumping double footed over hurdles > Sprinting 90-100% HR max from red cone to blue cone to red cone > Decelerate in straight line after last cone
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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