Warmup
1) 10 situps (at the red person) 2) fast step through the ladder 3) four jump squats, small walk & another 4 jump squats (yellow & white hats) 4) side step and touch the blue hats with their inside hand (blue hats) 5) sprint and drop for two pushups (orange hats) 6) lunge and stretch (twist up through open leg) (at the white person) Everyone runs through the circuit twice, they can start at any point after they have run a warmup lap while holding their sticks.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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