Roll Dodge Cone Series
Dodging
Legend
- player
- ball
- roll-dodge cones
- carry route
How it works
Execute a roll dodge around a stationary cone, keeping the body between the cone and the stick throughout.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- cones
- goal
Your focus
The roll dodge's key mechanics , planting, pivoting, protecting the stick with the body , are best learned against a predictable stationary object before applying them against a moving defender.
Set up cones in a line 5 yards apart, 10 yards from goal.
Player carries ball toward each cone, plants outside foot at the cone, pivots 180 degrees, and rolls around to continue toward goal.
Throughout the roll, the player keeps their body between the cone and the stick.
Execute from both left and right sides. Run 3 laps.
Goal
It's working when the roll dodge keeps your body between the cone and the stick throughout, shielding is what makes a roll dodge a roll dodge.
Helpful cues
- Plant the outside foot and drop your shoulder into the roll
- Keep the stick tight to your body through the pivot
- Come out of the roll accelerating, don't slow down after the pivot
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Walk through the pivot; focus on foot plant and stick protection only.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Add a live goalie and shoot immediately after the last cone roll.No account needed
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