Start position is to Lie on your stomach.on the whistle Pickup the ball and sprint zigzag through the cones. Timed for each run. Do 5 reps and take average time. Walk back to starting position.
The idea for this is to work on agility, Players need to do this at full speed, encourage them to sidestep the cones and not just run in a zigzag fashion.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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