- Evading a player
- Handling Relay
Handling Relay Drill
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Handling Relay
OBJECTIVE:To improve ball handling techniques
EQUIPMENT: One ball, four cones per group
GROUP SIZE: 3-6 players
AREA: 40 x 20 metre grid
DRILL SET-UP: Player groups line up facing the cones which are set out in a line 10 meters apart in front of the groups.
DRILL EXPLANATION:
- First player sprints out the first 10 meters carrying the ball in two hands in front of them, tucks the ball under the right arm for the second 10 meters, in front of them for the third 10 meters and under the left arm for the fourth 10 meters.
- When the player reaches the last cone they sprint back carrying the ball in front of them, swerving in and out of the cones, passing the ball at the end to the next player in line who repeats the drill.
COACHING POINTS:
• The player should always “feint” and then “swing away” when executing the swerve.
VARIATIONS / PROGRESSION:
Change angle, obstacles, etc.