400 yard jog
Active stretching
Leg swings
Butt Kicks
Twists
Arm swings
8x25 (30 second rest) yard explosive sprints
Contact warm up
Players with ball meet play from opposite cone and creates a situation where the ball is transferred by a semiserious strip. Players must also evade action from other cones
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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