BEGINNER 

• Demo (1 min):  "Kicking" The Ball, "Batting" The Ball 

• Start in one end of the floor with 2 rows of players (numbered "1's" or "2's"), evenly spaced, all players with balls in their stick.

• • • *Variation #1 (2 min):  "Loose Ball OTR."  The coach sends the first group running down the floor, having them practice picking up up loose balls in a variety of ways ("trap & scoop," "scoop, tuck & turn," "scoop to triple-threat position," scoop-to-triple threat-to-tuck & turn), after first rolling the ball a short distance in front of them.  Coaches should stress quality over quantity.

• • After the first group gets to centre-floor or any other designated landmark, the coach sends the second group.

• • Variation #2 (2 min):  "Kick/Bat Then Scoop."  Same as the above variation except players practice first kicking or batting the loose ball (also utilizing the side-boards) and then picking it up.

• • Variation #3 (2 min):  "Loose Ball With A Dodge."  Same as the above variations except after scooping the loose ball the player then performs a dodge; eventually rolling the ball back onto the floor and going through the same sequence again. 

• *Most common error = players not "trapping" the loose ball when it rolls away from them.