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“Shuttle Run” Improve the athlete's lateral quickness and explosion in short areas. Directions: The athlete starts in the three- point stance, explodes out 5 yards to his right, touches the line, goes back 10 yards to his left, left hand touches the line, pivot, and he turns 10 more yards and nishes. Coaching Points: Players should run low and keep their center of gravity over the inside leg on the cuts. This ensures that they will lean in before the turn happens and not continue moving in the wrong direction. Players should not run to a cone, stop, bend down, and touch before running in the opposite direc- tion. Players should not jump cut. Players should not spin around out of cuts “Shu e Drill” Improve the athlete's ability and footwork for the shu e while at the same time work on quickness Directions: The athlete starts at Cone 1, shu es to Cone 2, sprints to Cone 3, shu e to Cone 4, sprints to Cone 5, shu es to Cone 6, sprints to Cone 7, and shu es to Cone 8. Coaching Points: Shu e: Make sure each athlete has the shoulders square, head up and is in a proper hitting position with chest spread, hands in front and with good bend in waist and knees. Be sure they shu e their feet using quick steps without over striding or crossing over. When player is transitioning form sprint to shu e make sure they drop their butt and plant o their outside foot. “Bear Crawl” Total body workout and help to improve athlete's stamina Directions: The athlete starts at Cone 1, crawls to and around Cone 2, then crawls to and around Cone 3, then crawls to and around Cone 4, crawls to and around Cone 5, and crawls to Cone 6. Coaching Points: Players should be on their ngertips and the balls of their feet with their head up. Stay o knees. Make sure players are using quick movements. Have players throw their hips when turning corners.

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