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Skills & Drills

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 metres apart in front of the groups.

DRILL EXPLANATION:

  1. First player sprints out the first 10 metres carrying the ball in two hands in front of them, tucks the ball under the right arm for the second 10 metres, in front of them for the third 10 metres and under the left arm for the fourth 10 metres.
  2. 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.

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