Stations

Planning a practice the day after a game is anything but an exact science.  How do you allow the heavy legs from yesterday to recover while still challenging those that may not have seen as much game action?  The decision today was to focus on different skills through station work.  Six different stations were setup in the practice area.  Station 1 was receiving, Station 2 was core work, Station 3 was finishing crosses, Station 4 was dribbling, Station 5 was repetition of long balls, and Station 6 was finishing through balls.  The Team was divided into teams of 4 and each team spent 9 minutes at every station with one minute to move between activities.  With a number of different drills players were able to get numerous repetitions at various skills and perform at various effort levels.  The day ended with a quick set play review and then 15 minutes of striker/keeper.  The Hornets still need plenty of reps with their left feet but numerous lasers were bombed by the team during the finishing activity.  As the activity reads, striker/keeper.  So after you shoot, don't forget to play GK.  Some classic shots from Burns, Gray, Gateley, and Ansaldi were noteworthy but Reszka stole the show with her "Save of the Day!"