Organization-
All Scholars will be in a line behind a cone waiting for instructions
Description:
All Scholars will first follow coach's movements and repeat what coach does
Coach will perform a 10 second series of defensive slides, jumping up & down and quick feet/foot fire
Afterwards, coach will high-five a scholar for he/she to lead class and perform their 10 seconds series
It will continue to repeat choosing a different scholar
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