The warm up consists of keeping within a set space and moving until a ball is thrown to a person. Once somebody has a ball in their hand they must stop and throw it to another person who is moving. A warm up is needed to get the participants blood pumping and their brain working. It will also prevent injury to muscles.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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