A rally with two cones in the middle for players to V-drag around
if the players find this easy progress to dragging in the opposite direction as demonstrated in B.
again if easy introduce lifts into the V-drag, e.g. dinking the ball into the pitch to lift it or getting under the ball to lift.
Make the V-drag one large movement at least a stick length drag.
commit one way to fool the defenders then a big plant of the foot and explosive drag in the opposite direction
change of pace when accelerating out of the v-drag
Lifting the ball:
When dinking the ball, get the players to plant their foot and squeeze the ball into the ground with a quick tap, this should allow the ball to bounce back up - ideal for playing the ball over a defenders stick.
in more ways than one
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