2 players standing at opposite cones. Both players run in opposite directions. Cones are spaced out approximately 25 metres apart. (Grid = 50m x 25m) When the coach blows his whistle both players have to sprint around the cones until they have competed a full lap then running around their starting cone and now sprinting arouns all the cones back to their starting position. The first one back to their starting position wins.
Variations: Change the spacings between the cones.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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