Warm-Up · Intermediate
Digging Lines (3 Stations)
High-rep defensive contact across three contact types: hard-driven, outside body, and chase.
How to run it
- 1
Each defender takes 3 reps then rotates. Cycle through all stations 3+ times. Coach varies pace and angle within each station.
- 2
Coach emphasis: Different contacts for different balls. Hard ball = small platform. Outside = J-stroke. Chase = pancake or tomahawk.
Why we run it
High-rep defensive contact across three contact types: hard-driven, outside body, and chase.
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