Agility: Side Hops

With feet together jump over the mini hurdles as quickly as possible, pumping the arms to increase speed.

Use the size of hurdle appropriate for the age and ability of your athlete. Athlete jumps off one leg over the hurdle landing on the same leg. The jumping leg should be straight if possible.

Hopping on one leg throughout player jump over all the hurdles, using their arms to help them maintain their balance and keep their speed up as they go through.

Set out your hurdles set out in a zig zag formation. Players go one after another and have hop over the hurdles.

Hurdles are set out in a zig zag pattern Player does a two footed jump over each hurdle.

Taking large strides get your players to run over the hurdles, taking only one step between hurdles.

One hurdle per player. Players hop on one leg over and back again over their one hurdle.

One hurdle per player. Players jump with both feet together over and back again over their one hurdle.

Facing left and then right, get your players to run sideways over the hurdles, taking two steps in betwen every pair of hurdles.

Run along the side of the hurdles, lifting the nearest leg over the hurdle, while the other leg runs in its normal rhythm

Set out a line of hurdles or cones on the floor. Player need to run in and out of the obstacles as quickly as possible using short side-steps and fast feet.

With Hurdles Set out in a star shape The player stats at the middle cone and runs to the first hurdle; jumps over it, and then runs back to the middle Repeat all the way around the star.