1) The player begins laid down with his hands next to his shoulders.

2) He gets up and sprints to the touch line (note: he must always touch the line).

3) He sprints in between and around the cones as indicated.

4) The player sprints back to the touch line.

5) Finally, he sprints over the finish line.

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- 4 cones, stopwatch, pen & paper.

- A coach may want to devise their own tests based on the Illinois Test.

- All players should be fully warmed-up before undertaking this session.
- The tester should encourage players to give their maximum.
- The test may be repeated 3 times (on different days or in morning then afternoon) to give an average or best time.

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