For this drill the group must be split into 2 teams which line up behind the two sets of ladders. The two people at the front of the line will be racing through the ladders side on, then running past the cones throwing a ball to each other as they run. (This is shown by the arrows (showing the ball going through the warm up between the two players)
The two pupils going through the ladders are supposed to be racing however if they are continuously hitting the ladders causing them to be disfigured then the races should stop until they are able to go through them successfully consitently. Quality over speed.
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