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drills for shooter entering the circle

Shooters Agility Drill

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Set up: half court space, 1 ladder, 6 cones, 2 ball, 2+ players. Player A starts in the shooting circle, the other player, B, on half way. Player B, on halfway runs little feet through the ladder. At the end of the ladder, 3 cones are set up in an L formation. Player B runs in the L formation twice then drives to top of the circle. Player A, inside the circle feeds the ball to player B at the top of the circle and drives out. Running player drives towards the base of the post then on an angle out towards the feeding player who delivers the ball back into the player who puts up a shot.

Shooters Agility Drill

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Garry CorniusCoach, Australia

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Cam HughesCoach, England

Hi Garry, for drills focusing on shooters entering the circle, you might find the following resources helpful:

How to get into the circle when shooters are zoned: This provides strategies to practice when your goalies are blocked from entering the goal circle. 1 Read more here.
GS/GA Movement to get into a shooting position: This resource discusses movements to help shooters get into a shooting position when blocked. 2 Check it out here.
Shooter Split Landing Drills: These drills focus on shooter movements and split landings in and out of the circle. 3 Explore the drills here.

These should provide some useful strategies and drills for improving your shooters' ability to enter the circle effectively.

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