Moving with the ball, also known as dribbling, is how a player moves with the ball when in their possession using a hockey stick.
The dribbling drills and videos below will sharpen your players' stickwork and dribbling skills on both the forehand and reverse stick before moving them on to advanced techniques including the Indian dribble (using the stick to control both sides of the ball) and feinting / moving their body (swerving) to trick opponents into thinking they are going one way before moving in the opposite direction.
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