Variation #1 (10 min):  "2 Vs. 2 With Passer."  Start with 2 offensive players at the crease (low) and shooter (high) positions, with 2 defenders stationed in an open stance.

Offensive players continuously pick, seal and/or cycle, trying to get open off-ball, while the coach or volunteer passer tries to make as many consecutive passes as possible to an open player; defenders practice their switching techniques, practice their clamping skills, switch to a "closed stance" whenever the ball is caught by a player on their side and abiding by the 2-for-1 rule while off-ball.

Advanced defenders should be held accountable to the "high/middle" defenders responsibility of "showing help" (open stance) when the ball is swung to the other side of the floor.

Coaches/volunteers may also choose to take a shot at any time, forcing the defenders to "box-out" and the goalie not to cheat; goalies should also communicate any loose balls ("ball down").

For this drill in particular, allow ball carriers (including coaches) only 3 seconds to hold onto the ball, completing as many passes back and forth as possible, until a ball is dropped.  Keep track of which duo gets the most successful catches.

Give players 20 seconds maximum if passes aren’t dropped and count down the last 5 seconds of the shot clock, at which point the players are allowed to look to generate a quality shot.  After they have taken their turn, offensive players switch positions with the defensive players, and defensive players exit the drill.

Variation #2 (10 min):  "3 Vs. 3 With A Passer."  Advance to 3 vs. 3 on the strong-side.  Discuss the role of the "middle defender," who has the job of showing help when off-ball on the strong-side.  Offensive players must be constantly cutting and filling,  which challenges the defenders' communication and footwork.

Variation #3 (10 min):  "Locking Off."  Same as the above variations except the coach requests one or more defenders to "lock-off" their checks and follow them everywhere they go, as opposed to staying "tight" and closing gaps.

Variation #4 (10 min):  "Game To 7."  To add competition, play a game of lefty’s versus righty’s up to 7 goals (lefty's playing defense against the righty's and vice-versa), with the losing team doing push-ups, sit-ups, planks, body weight squats, sprints, etc.  Furthermore, coaches can make it so 2 goals can be tallied on "bounce shots" if they feel like that particular skill is worthy of emphasis.

Variation #5 (10 min):  "Defensive Stops Vs. Quality Shots."  Coaches score a game between the 2 teams (15-20 seconds on the shot-clock), up to 20, defensive stops and quality shots both count for 1 point; goals count for 2 points.