OBJECTIVE:Improve communication and reactions.
EQUIPMENT:One ball per pair.
GROUP SIZE:Two - team.
AREA:Large.
DRILL EXPLANATION:
- Players form pairs and position themselves so that only one player in each pair can see the coach.
- Each pair has a ball and the drill starts with the player in each pair, separated by one meter, passing back and forward to one another.
- The coach blows the whistle and at the same time points in a direction they want the players to go.
- The player who can see immediately goes in that direction and the other player adjusts.
COACHING POINTS:
• Good communication is imperative.
• Keep the players positioning close at all times.
VARIATIONS / PROGRESSION:
- Introduce groups of four players.
- Call out direction, ie left, right, forward, etc.
