Offense Drill #6A: On-Ball Skeleton Pick & Rolls
- Demo (1 min): Pick & Roll, Flip Passes
- Have players line up in equal numbers on their proper floor side crease and shooter (or mid-boards) positions, on both sides of the floor.
- There are two "picks" to be practiced in this drill (Up or Down) and there are also two options off of each pick: shoot (Variation A - 5 min) or pass to the roller (Variation B - 5 min). In a down-pick scenario (Variation #1), the shooter picks for the same-side crease player. In an up-pick scenario (Variation #2), the crease player picks for the same-side shooter. (Draw Diagram)
- Start with a pass down or up, depending on which variation players are running; with the receiver of the pass "popping out" to receive the pass, as a good habit.
- Picks can be set on any side of an imaginary defender (east-west or north-south); read the ball carrier's body position. The player being picked for should "react" to which direction the pick is set and not leave until the pick arrives. At that point, they come around the pick on either the top-side or board-side, with the "roller" taking the opposite "lane" to the net (inside lane vs. outside lane).
- Make sure the pickers are rolling after setting the pick, turning the shortest route possible towards the net, without "turning their back towards the play" (I.e. roll 90° instead of 270°). Even if they don't get the pass they should be prepared to "attack rebounds."
- Practice both pick variations for at least 10 minutes (both shooting and passing to the roller off the pick), making sure players first do a V-cut running to the middle before setting the pick, with the ball-carrier and picker brushing shoulders coming off of the pick.
Variation #3 (10 min): "Coach Force The Play." Lastly practice with the option of shooting or passing (coach in the middle pressuring one option or the other).
- Variation #4 (10 min): "Game To 7." To add competition, play a game of lefty’s versus righty’s up to 7 goals, 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): "No Drops/No Misses Game." For every ball that is dropped and/or misses the net during the drill players will have to sprint from one side-board (or end-board) to the other. For every goal that is scored, one sprint is removed from the total, with goalies having to run if the players keep their sprint total at or below zero.

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