OBJECTIVE:
Develop a pass, catch and run drill during warm-up.
EQUIPMENT:
As many balls as the group’s skills will allow. Up to one for every two players.
GROUP SIZE:
Any number but using full squad.
AREA:
10 x 50 meter grid.
DRILL SET-UP:
Two lines facing each other. Each line should be 3-5 meters apart and each player should be one meter from the player beside them.
DRILL EXPLANATION:
- The coach feeds as many balls one at a time, as the player’s skill will allow, to player 1 and these are passed in a zigzag from one line to the other right down the two lines.
- Once all the balls being used have been handled by a player, that player runs to the end of the line to receive the balls again.
- The drill continues until the players reach the end of the 50-meter grid.
COACHING POINTS:
• Players must practise passing from both sides of the body.
• Communication between the players is important.
• Players must pass accurately to the next person.
• Sympathetic passes.
VARIATIONS / PROGRESSION:
The players run down the centre line between the two groups. The players must be careful not to hit the running players.
