OBJECTIVE:
To assist the jumper/catcher to contest possession.
KEY FACTORS:
- Communicate effectively with jumper.
- Watch jumper not ball.
- Support jumper in air.
- Stay in contact with jumper.
- Support with hands palms-up.
- Support jumper back to ground.
- Bind onto and in front of jumper.
- Initiate drive, if this is the best option.
COMMON ERRORS:
- Not communicating with jumper.
- Being separated from jumper.
- Not supporting jumper back to ground.
- Not initiating drive once ball is caught.