
Drill to assit in learning to stop and pass whilst on the move both front stick as well as reverse stick
Player B starts in the middle of two cones 10 meters a part Player A and C stand on the opposite cones 5 meters from the red cones Player A weights a pass to the opposite cone for player B to run onto receiving on the front side. Player A receives and passes before turning to head to the other cone to receive from C Player C weights a pass for player B to receive on the reverse stick. Reverse stick upright pass back to C Progressions Use of aerial passes reverse stick sweep passes
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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