16 Drills and Chaos
By Thursday, Brant’s scheme for the shelter drills was set and ready. He’d roped the other instructors in on his evil plot but kept it a secret from the kids. This needed to be an authentic drill.
Brant and Celeste separated the boys to one mat and the girls to another. He worked with the boys on increasing the power in their jumps, while Celeste worked with the girls on their landing technique.
“Rock back like this when you land.” Celeste jumped, landed, and instead of sticking the landing, demonstrated the roll back. “Otherwise you’ll injure your Achilles, and over time, it can snap.”
“Why don’t the boys have to practice this?” Jesalya asked.
“Boys’ center of gravity is different from girls’, so they normally roll when they land,” Celeste answered. “But if they
