15 min
6-18 players
Conditioning
Cognitive ability with agility work and color play (U13)
Very engaging agility exercise with cognitive work involving colors, voice, and gestures. Combine auditory and visual signals with a bit of competition, and you'll see that it's an exercise highly appreciated by players.
Description
Mark out a square of about 5x5m then place 2 gates of different colors 10m on each side of the square (see animation). Then place 2 cones that will serve as starting points for the 2 teams. Next, take 2 cones of the same color as the 2 gates you have placed.
The basic exercise is quite simple. I...
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