Set up to the side, using the pitch markings as an indicator of where to place your cones (on the touchline, in line with the 6 yard box, penalty spot and baseline).
On hearing your whistle players sprint as fast as they can to the first line and touch the ground with their hand before quickly changing direction and running back to the touchline.
Repeat to the next line.
Finish the suicide by running as fast as you can to the furthest cone, touch the line and run back to your original starting point.
Players are given one minute to recover and get their breath back before repeating one more run.
(1 minute to complete the first set of suicides, 1 minute to recover and 1 minute to complete the second set).
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