Dynamic Warm Up
Drill Notes:
Dynamic Warm Up
Organisation
Set up a channel of 20 yards in length
Players work in pairs and move down the channel and
then back up the sides
Key points
Different dynamic movements/stretches to activate
muscles and prepare players for session.
Heel flicks
High knees
Monkey swings
Jumps
Lateral movements
Carioca
Open/close gates
Outsides/insides
Explosive get-ups
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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