*Variation #1 (5 min):  "One Ball."  Beginners start passing around the "star" with one ball (advancing to two if possible), passing to each other while an assistant coach warms up the goalies (other coaches need to be ready with plenty of extra balls in this scenario).

*Variation #2 (5 min): "Two Balls With A Shot." Intermediate and advanced players should start a new ball after every second pass. The top player (point) finishes with a shot on the goalie and then joins the line in the corner with the balls; eventually sending another ball into play. Otherwise, if there's a reason to finish the star with a shot from somewhere other than the point position, change the starting position of the balls accordingly.

This is a warm-up drill for everyone involved. Players should try to hit the goalie for their first couple of shots, while also practicing different passing/shooting techniques of their own (overhand, side-arm, underhand & bounce shots).

*Variation #3 (5 min):  "Tennis Balls."  Same as the variations above except coaches remove lacrosse balls, using tennis balls or golf balls instead (practicing “soft hands”).

*Variation #4 (5 min):  "Quick Sticks."  Same as the variations above except the group comes 5 metres closer and uses "quick sticks."  This variation is usually done at the end of the drill and is good for building team morale (i.e. continue until there is a dropped ball, or keep inching closer and closer as a group).

*Variation #5 (5 min):  "Flip Passes."  Same as the variations above except players utilize a "flip pass." 

*Variation #6 (7 min):  "Pick & Rolls."  Start the star spread out a little bit farther than normal; intermediates can start with one ball (Variation #6A) and more advanced players can work up to using two balls (Variation #6B), no shots. With two balls in play, players must work on their spatial awareness in order to avoid contact in the middle.

The first player in line passes two positions away from their own, picks for that player and then rolls to receive a dump pass back. This player then passes to the next point on the star, then goes to the back of the line they just picked for.  The player that made the dump pass picks for the line that the ball just got passed to, receives it back, and so on and so forth.

*Variation #7 (5 min):  "Add Defender(s)."  Add one or two defenders to the middle of the star (perhaps identified by wearing a certain colour of pinny) to attempt to knock down and/or pick off passes.  These players can stay for the entire duration of the drill, or can be replaced by the player who made the pass if they knock down and/or pick-off a pass.

*Variation #8 (5 min):  "Consecutive Catches Game."  Same as the variations above except have players keep track of how many times in a row the group goes through the drill without a dropped ball. If a ball is dropped, the group must start their count over from zero; competing against themselves in trying to get to a higher number, or competing against a "star" happening in the opposite end of the floor.