Backside Pop Backside Exchange Stickwork Dril
How It Works
Set up 4 cones in a square, 10 yards apart.
Place players on 3 cones, start the ball with either player that is adjacent from an empty cone
Outside the drill have 1-2 players with balls in their sticks
The drill starts by the player with the ball (Player 3) dodging to adjacent empty cone
Player 2 pops to cone that was just occupied by Player 3
Player 2 throws a back pass to Player 3 who immediately throws an exchange pass to Player 1
Now we repeat that process with Player 1 dodging to the empty cone with Player 2 popping to where Player 1 came from, Player 1 throws a back pass to Player 2 who immediately exchanges to Player 3
We repeat this over and over until there is a missed pass, then the player that missed the pass jumps is out and one of the players in the middle jumps in.
Coaching Points
Have the players run to the empty cone, catch the ball, stop their feet, and flip their hips. You don’t want the players catching and throwing on the run.
When passing, have the players focus on throwing to where the receiver will be. A poor pass in a game leads to a longer exchange.
The communication here should be “one more” or “one” which means that you’re open and demanding the ball.
