Begin with 20 yardstick pulls between the first two cones facing away from the weave. Turn and speed dribble to the zig-zag cones. Weave through the cones with reverse. Speed dribble the far cone. Get feet around to send he ball into goal. Sprint past the last cone.
1. Make sure feet have gotten around for the shot. 2. Athlete should not see if ball goes in or not, they should shoot and immediately turn to run back. 3. Athlete should look up before taking the shot.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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