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How to make a festive finisher for your young athletes

 When dealing with young people before Christmas, it is important to change the pace and style of delivery to keep them fresh and engaged.

Here is an example of a finisher I have done with some athletes over the last week.

“On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

1 L- Pull up (or bear crawl, or 400 m run or 200 m row). Something hard for the person concerned.

 On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me..

The top training tip – is get started. Don’t delay, get started.

Once you have got started, then you can worry about the specifics.

It is like starting a new essay or project, sometimes just writing the title is enough to get going.