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Conditioning
Human 2.0 agility


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Joey Kwasniewski
Human 2.0

1) Slide and sprint

1 and 2 face each other on the baseline, slide to the elbows and back three times, then crossover and sprint past the foul line, decelerate and return, change lines. 3 and 4 go next.

See Defending - Lane slides.


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2) Zig-zag cones

Facing north, players v-cut at each cone (plant and go), progressions

- run around each cone (tight s-turns, lean inside)
- facing north, defensive slide to each cone
- facing south, defensive slide to each cone (drop step to open up).

Variation (no cones needed),

- fullcourt v-cuts up one side of the court (chop the feet), repeat coming back
- v-cuts upcourt, retreat-slide zigzag with drop steps coming back.
 

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3) Cone grid

Grid of 9 cones.

a)

1 and 2 are facing each other,

- on go, slide to the first cones and stop
- on go, slide to the second cones and stop, next players 3 and 4 slide to the first cones (not shown)
- on go, 1 and 2 crossover and sprint past halfcourt (3 and 4 slide to the second cones, 5 and 6 slide to the first cones, not shown).

Progressions

- two crossover steps between cones, stop
- face forward, sprint to each cone, stop (1 has his left foot forward, 2 has his right foot forward).

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b)

Facing forward,

- on go, 1 and 2 sprint to the first cones and stop with their left foot in front
- on go, sprint around cones to the right (s-turns), 3 and 4 sprint to the first cones and stop, continue.

Progression - on go, sprint to the first cone, plant the left foot (don't stop) and sprint an s-turn to the right.
 

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Move the lines of players, repeat with s-turns going left,

- sprint to the first cone, stop with the right foot forward, s-turn on go
- sprint, plant the right foot, s-turn (no stopping).


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c)

1 and 2 face forward,

- on go, sprint to the first cone and stop, left foot forward
- on go, sprint 90 degrees right and stop, right foot forward
- on go, burst past halfcourt, the next two players start (not shown).

Progressions

- on go, sprint forward, plant the left foot, sprint right, plant the left foot, sprint past halfcourt (no stopping)
- move the lines, repeat both steps going forward, left, then right.

See Defending - 5star acceleration.

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d)

1 and 2 face forward

- on go, sprint, s-turn right then left, past halfcourt, 3 and 4 go next.
 
Progression - move the lines, s-turn left then right.up

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