D Middie Help

[spike191]

Does anyone have advice on what to do to become an all around better long pole midde. I have recently started playing the position and i was wondering if there are any specific drills or areas i should focus on. Is there anything that makes a D middie better then another. What should i do to get better

I currently: lift,run cross country, did alot of 1 on 1's during the summer with attackmen and practice on the wall

[ekajsk8er]

Definately work on ground balls. Those are one of the most important things a lsm needs to go over. Some other things to work on are being able to make good, sometimes long outlet passes (sometimes on the run), and playing solid 1v1 defence.

[MaKiMaKi13]

footwork drills like agilities will definitely help, that and being able to throw and catch right and left handy, that and maybe help in the transition game, and faceoffs