All drills are good and all are bad. Each drill offers a glimpse into real competition and is designed to prepare you for various situations. However, an often overlooked piece of this puzzle is, What do you give to the drill (above & beyond effort)?
The concepts and rules you execute the instructions of a drill with will determine your success in a game. Your goal should never to become good at the drill for its own sake but rather use the drill to further your skills for in-game outcomes. This can only work when you are aware of and constantly reinforcing physical, mental and emotional skills that lead you to solutions no matter the distraction.
For example, speed is a must in order to bring value to a team. When you want to run faster, what do you do? If you just “move quicker” it might make you faster in a controlled setting but will it help you use your speed more effectively in a game? What I’m suggesting is when you can turn the “move quicker” activation into “feel my knees drive down and forward” activation, this will make you faster but also lead to habits that will make you better at changing speeds, changing direction, giving hits & taking hits. All pieces of movement needed to level up!
In other words, connect your physical, mental & emotional dots to find success in constantly changing environments.