Starting on the corner of the Deadball line
and the touch line sprint at 90% along the
deadball line, at the opposite touch line rest
for 15 seconds while slowly walking to the
try line, complete this sprint walk/recover
cycle till you get to the far corner of the
touch and deadball lines.
Key:
Solid Red Lines: Sprint 90% should be
completed between 10-15 seconds
Blue dashed arrows: Walk/Recover for 15
seconds
Sets 2-5 with 2-3 Minute rest between sets
in more ways than one
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