Arrival: Hand out numbered bibs if available ideally into 2 different colours in preperation for match play
Phsical warm up: Get into group of 6 ideally with girls they don't already know
- All start in middle of pitch and as individual groups they must go to each corner of the pitch and back to the middle. Groups should go different directions and order to one another
- 70% on way out to corner. 50% on way back to middle
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in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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