Warm up
raise heart rate
two lines of players on each section run up and down completing different movements
- Jog x4
- Sidesteps x2
- heel flicks x1
- high knees x1
- lunges x1
-open gate x1
- close gate x1
- Jog x1
- sprint x1
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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