An open spaced drill you can get the kids warm while working on their stick and ball control!
Set Up
Use a designated area on the field or use cones to create one, that the players must stay inside of. Every player has a ball, and on coaches whistle, they will start running around 50% speed. They must keep their head up and make an escape dodge every time they meet another player inside the circle. If you want to make it a game, players will leave the are if they drop the ball, or run out of bounds. The last player standing wins! Add a coach in for light defense to make it more challenging
Coaching Points and Principles
- Cradling and Ball Control! Keep the stick protected
- HEAD UP! See where you are running, don’t run into another teammate
- Use both strong and weak hands
Progressions
- Use more constraints, specific dodging styles
- Add in defenders and coaches for light pressure
- Make field smaller to make it more challenging or larger to make it easier
