Fitness Drill - The Crossroad

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Great fun drill to work on motor skills

I've used cones in the picture to simulate 'ladders' as I'm assuming most coaches might not have ladders to hand BUT would have cones!

Players take it turn to complete the cones/ladders then the next one goes.

They go up the middle and just before they arrive at the 'crossroad' the coach calls out LEFT or RIGHT, players then using fast feet side step there way in the direction the coach called.

Progressions/ Variations:

- With ladders/cones there's loads of combinations to use when running through them:

One foot in each

Two feet in each

Zig Zag your way through etc

- When getting to the 'crossroad' coach can do LEFT or RIGHT on the players view or the coaches, so if using the coaches, view LEFT the player would do the opposite and go to THEIR RIGHT etc

- Progress to instead of CALLING directions to use your hands and VISUAL signals.

- Progress to using visual signals but opposite! so if you signal with your hand for the player to goto THEIR LEFT they need to goto the opposite and go RIGHT instead.

- Add another path leading straight on to further confuse and push the CNS 

Enjoy thanks for reading..

Zander

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