I don't know why this drill came to my mind today. My coach called it 'Board Balls'. I don't know what the official name is, or if even there is one. I remember it as one of the most taxing practice drills- both mentally and stamina-wise- for me, personally. It seems strange but it's true. I find individual drills and exercises simpler, because you have just one person to keep motivated - yourself. And you have just your own angst to face, and yourself to answer to, if and when something goes wrong. But with 'Board Balls' and team games it's entirely different. You have more people to answer to, more people to take along. You need to save yourself but not at the cost of throwing someone else under the bus. You need to preserve your energy. It matters not just for you, but also for the team. And you can't quit. One person misses, and the entire group needs to start all over again. The feeling of dissipating guilt as you mistakenly hit a weak board-bal...