INTERMEDIATE

• Start with two, or four, relay teams in one or both ends of the floor, running the drill half-floor or full-floor in orientation (half-floor shown in diagram).  If any line has uneven numbers, the line(s) with less players will have to have somebody go twice in order to make things even.

• With four or more pylons in a straight line (or zig-zag pattern) relative to the starting line established prior to the race (perhaps marked with another pylon), add another obstacle at the mid-way point of the relay race (suggestion = two pylons with a stick laying across - or a coach on their hands and knees).  

• Also position a coach at the end of the pylons (could also be a player/volunteer), with a pile of balls close by (same number of balls as players in line). 

• The first player in each line (no balls) weaves through the pylons, jumps over or dodges around the obstacle, and weaves through the remaining pylons, eventually body-checking the coach.  After the body check, the coach drops a loose ball near the side-boards and the player must scoop the ball and run straight to the back of the line they started in before the next player can go (Variation #1A - 5 min).  If they leave early, coaches can force them to stop for the amount of time they gained in their head start.  Continue the race until every player has gone (including goalies – who sprint in a straight line to centre-floor without a ball).