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Hungry Hungry Hippos
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Hungry Hungry Hippos

The Hungry Hippos lacrosse drill is a fun and engaging exercise designed to improve players’ ground ball skills, reaction time, and quick decision-making. The drill is named after the popular children’s game “Hungry Hungry Hippos,” where players scramble to collect as many balls as possible.

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The game “Hungry Hungry Hippos” adapted for lacrosse is an excellent tool for introducing beginner players to the basic skills of the sport in a fun and dynamic way. This game not only reinforces essential fundamentals like ground balls and cradling but also improves agility and speed by requiring quick movements to the center of the field and back to the base. Additionally, it promotes teamwork, as players must communicate and collaborate to achieve a common goal. In summary, “Hungry Hungry Hippos” in lacrosse is an effective and entertaining way to develop fundamental skills and promote team cohesion.

To play this lacrosse game, follow these steps:

A pile of lacrosse balls.

Cones to mark the stations around the perimeter of the field.

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