Good pile of balls placed with outside halves (2 and 3) who initiate each new movement.
Player 3 plays the ball to 1 who slaps the ball at pace to Player 2. Player 2 receives and immediately slides the ball at an angle down the outside right channel to 4. 4 receives on frontstick and rolls strong outfield. 4 then hits to 6 who receives and shoots.
2 then passes to 1 who slaps ball at pace to 3. 3 receives and slides ball down outside left channel to 5. 5 leads in a “hooked-shaped” manner to receive the ball going forward.
On receiving the ball, 5 dribbles to cones in the top left and plays 2 options: (A) a reverse dribble or (B) a double dummy.
5 then hits the ball to 6 who receives and shoots. The next ball is already moving down the right side.
Unopposed drill to start with.
High ball tempo and movement down channels. Emphasis on power play
Proper execution of rolling out, hook-shaped lead and double dummy.
Quality pass= accuracy / pace of pass
Quality receipt = appropriate receipt.
Pass from 2 could be:
Or
Pass from 3 (to 5)
6 has to make a double movement (lead) to receive and finish with a shot at goal.
Progressions
in more ways than one
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