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Variation #1A & #1B (5 min): "Dynamic Loose Balls" (Stationary & Bouncing Ball Placement). - Divide the full-floor in half lengthwise with an imaginary line (or using pylons). Organize players into lines, in opposite corners, at opposite ends of the floor (this drill could also be done on half of the floor as well). - Lines should switch sides halfway through the drill in order to practice scooping (and later catching) the ball on both sides of the player's body. - Have players run to pick-up the loose ball on-the-run, somewhere near centre-floor, cradling the ball toward the net for a breakaway shot once they’ve possessed it (drifting if approaching from their "wrong-floor-side"). - Start with a stationary ball placement (Variation #1A). Next, bounce the ball off of the boards (Variation #1B) - Most common error = players shooting from their "wrong floor side" Variation #2A (7 min): "Dynamic Catching" *right-side of diagram* - Divide the full-floor in half lengthwise with an imaginary line (or using pylons). Organize players into lines, in opposite corners, at opposite ends of the floor (this drill could also be done on half of the floor as well). - Lines should switch sides halfway through the drill in order to practice catching the ball on both sides of the player's body (cross body). - Have players run in a straight line two metres closer to the middle of the floor than where the coach is standing. - As the player approaches, the coach throws the ball straight up into the air for the player to then run underneath and catch, ideally with their stick in "triple threat position" - Water Break = 1 min