7 minute fitness test to give coaches a level of players fitness.
Start point touch line on stomach
run out to 5m around cone run backward to start point drop to stomach. (repeat 3 times)
then run to 10m 5 press ups return to start point drop to stomach repeat 3 times.
run out to 20m run back to start point drop to stomach repeat 3 times.
Duration 7 mins
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