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Variation #2 (2 min): "Long Pass" *top diagram* - Start at 10 metres apart (then 15m, then 20m). - On longer passes have young players start with a crow hop, similar to a long throw to home plate in baseball (“throw the ball high and far on a 45° angle"). - As players get farther away from each other the release point (where the ball comes out of the stick) will have to be slightly further behind the players head in order for the pass to make it to the target in the air; especially for younger/weaker players. Variation #3A to #3C (5 min): "Dynamic Pass" (Just Passer/Just Receiver/Both) *bottom diagrams* - Progress to just the passer running toward the receiver from a starting distance of 10-15m away, passing to a stationary receiver, then backpedaling back to their original starting position (Variation #3A). - Next, practice with just the receiver running toward the passer, with the passer using basic footwork (left and right) before making the pass. The player that receives the pass then backpedals back to their starting position, and their partner repeats the said actions (Variation #3B). - Another variation is for both partners to run towards each other, make a pass and then either continue to run forward to the other side, or backpedal back to their starting position (Variation #3C). Variation #4A (2 min): "Face Away" (Stationary) *similar to top diagram* - Start with one partner facing away from the other partner, looking back to receive a pass over their back shoulder (still showing a target). - After passing the ball, both partners switch relative positions, with the former passer now facing away and catching the ball over their shoulder while "stationary" (Variation #4A). - Water Break = 1 min