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Foot Speed Drill 2
Description    
Skipping medley
Classification    
Foot speed and co-ordination. Skipping is a great athleticism drill because it challenges hand-eye and hand-foot coordination and develops foot speed and balance. Skipping is also fun and a perfect way to start plyometric or speed and agility drills
Equipment    
Speed Skipping Rope
Instructions
   

Drill 1. Double-leg skip. Perform a double-leg jump between each rope turn for 20 seconds, then rest for 1 minute. Do three repetitions.

2. Drill 2. Alternate-leg stride skips. Alternate between left- and right-foot skips for 20 seconds, then rest for 1 minute. Do three repetitions.

3. Drill 3. Heel-toe. Bounce once between each rope turn, alternating so that the heel of one foot and the toe of the opposite foot make contact with the ground at the same time. Skip for 20 seconds, then rest for 1 minute. Do three repetitions.

4. Drill 4. Lateral double-leg skips. Keeping your legs together, skip first to one side and then to the other during the next rope turn. Skip for 20 seconds, then rest for 1 minute. Do three repetitions.

5. Drill 5. Lateral single-leg skips. Repeat drill 4, but skip using only one leg for 10 seconds and then change to the other leg for 10 seconds
Key Points
   
 
Progressions
   
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