Players to pair up with a partner with one cone per pair. Place cone on the floor in a straight line. The pair stand face to face 20-30 cm back from the cone in the profile position.
Coach calls out a sequence of head, shoulders, knees and toes in any order he/she likes followed by cone at witch point the players attempt to grab the cone 1st.
Coaching Points
Player profile position:
- Head up/neutral
- Feet shoulder width apart
- Duck Bum
- Sink the hips
- On the balls of feet
- Shoulder blades back
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