4v3 Crank Keep Away is a great warm up that works on throwing and catching balls that are literally being shot at each other!  Space the girls by 18-20 yards and have the defenders rotate to the ball and split with the off ball players.  This is amazing stick work with context and is critical for kids to feel comfortable thowing it hard for swings on offense, open field passes particularly in the clearing game.  The defenders provide context that will teach your players how to be deceptive as they try to throw skip passes.

Have your girls try to:

  • Wind up: Crow Hop / shuffleDrag (back pedal)
  • Throw on the run with both hands

Note: your players will most likely be more comfortable throwing on the run rather than using wind ups and drags.  Make sure they use their wind ups most of the time and then mix in on the run long hard passes with strong and weak hand.