Player runs in figure of 8 around the 2 cones using only their forehand.
To add an element of competition you can set up two parallel lines with two teams queued up ready to run.
Each team runs a relay, once the player have run back past the last cone they pass the ball to the next player.
The last team to finish must do 10 press-ups.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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