Teams start at a different drill station and will rotate through each drill after 1minute.
All balls should be left at the previous station when teams move on.
Make sure that all players know what the key elemet of each station is.
Remind players to"Bend your kness not your back" and to keep the ball close to thier stick.
all players should be going at a pace about 60% of thier max. when running.
Yellow- players should use thier basic grip, keep thier head up and make sure that they go through the cones not over. Fast feet, to get them into a good body postiton.
Green players have to use basic grips also and keep the ball close to their stick. it is all about control at this station so make sure they do it at their own pace.
Red players must use their reverse drag, walk them through it first and point out that they have to turn the stick Using thIer right hand at the top.
Blue,make sure that players know how to stop the ball,tell them to get low and use the whole side of the stick to make it easier.
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