On every marker you move to, your coach will give you a number between 1-25 , all players have 30 seconds or less on each ,marker . you are to shoot as many hops as you can before the time ends .
the second drill is to test the players reaction time by yelling out a colour of your choice and having them to run to the marker and run backwards.
take small steps but fast movement when running to marker.
keep your head up and hands on the same angle as your body .
keep your eyes on the ball
hands out , ready to catch and throw it back in.
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