Passing and Receiving with OPEN FACE of stick. Player with ball runs with ball and passes before approaching cones. She then runs to OPPOSITE line and waits her turn Player Receiving must also be DYNAMIC and receive in Motion with OPEN FACE. Once the Player receives the pass she must also run an make the next pass. Passing must be continuous
Two LEVELS of PLAYERS here. Intermediate Start them being STATIC and slowly progressing to DYNAMIC Advanced Make sure that this group is always COMMUNICATING and making a pass Coaching Points Make sure players squeeze the stick upon reception of the ball to avoid BOBBLE Always keeping BALL in front at 12 oclock PreScan before receivieng and passing
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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