DRILL TYPE: Warm-Ups
FOCUS: Movement
EQUIPMENT:
SETUP:
1. Create a large square, approximately 12x12 feet. Three or four players per square.
MISSION:
1. Proceed from cone using different movements. Next player goes when the previous player reaches the second cone.
2. Change the movement after each player has gone twice.
Level 2: Side-shuffle: Face either inside or outside the square. Beginning in a athletic stance, side-shuffle to the next cone.
Level 3: Hop: Hop to the next cone, landing quietly.
Level 4: Create your own: Let players be creative and pick their own movement.
1. Footwork
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