ADVANCED 

• Demo (1 min):  "Pick & Pop"

• Begin with a line of left-handed and a line of right-handed players on their proper floor sides at the crease or mid-board positions.

• Variation #1 (10 min):  "Off-Ball Pick & Pop."  All players have balls except the first player in both lines.  This player does a V-cut to the middle and sets a "pick" (on an imaginary defender) at the shooter (or point position), "popping" up into the point position and receiving a skip pass from the opposite-side crease player (Variation #1A), who is moving their feet and being a threat.

• The drill alternates from side-to-side with the passer then becoming the picker on the next rep.  Variation #1B is to have an adjacent pass, with the second player from the same line making the pass instead of the opposite-side crease player.

• Variation #2 (10 min):  "Mix Release Points."  Same as the above variations except coaches instruct players to take a certain type of shot:  overhand, side-arm, underhand, cripplers or bounce shots.

• Variation #3 (10 min):  "Dummy Defenders."  Same as the above variation except players get the opportunity to set a live pick on a "dummy defender," aiming to "pick & pop" off of the defender as quickly and efficiently as possible.

• The picker then becomes the dummy defender while the other side takes their turn, and the dummy defender exits the drill and back into line.