First player from each team sprints to centre blue cones, turns left and sprints to red cone. Tip red cone and sprint back to centre blue cones. Turn left and sprint to red cone. Continue till player is back at their team base. Release next player.
Take a break then switch direction of turn for second round. Teams can race against each other till last player back. Add dustance between blue and red cones to increase effort required. Adjust distance on one or two of the legs to give short and long sprints.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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