
Blue team begins by walking anticlockwise inside the blue cones and the black team walks in the opposite direction between the blue and red cones. When the coach shouts "Jailbreak" the blue team should try to escape through the red cones without being caught by the black team. This drill is to warm muscles to prevent injury and increase heart rate and breathing rate to prepare the body for high intensity exercise. Remove all stray balls from the area. Big enough area to avoid collisions of players Prevent tedium by progressing quickly.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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