All the tennis balls/footballs/basketballs etc. are in the middle, with the colour cones around the outside. Players stand at one end with their hockey stick. The coach calls out a colour and players must run into the centre, collect a ball, and dribble with it towards the nominated colour cone. Repeat for another colour and so on. Can finish the game by collecting colour cones in the middle (using the hockey sticks)
ball control, awareness, proper technique of holding the hockey stick (hs) (2 hands, fingers at the back, thumbs down the front), keeping the hs low. reaction speed
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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