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  • Stand with feet shoulder width apart and hold the ball in front with both hands at the level of your chest.
  • Drop theball, clap your hands behind your back and catch the ball before it bounces.

    • COACHING POINTS

  • Make sure that the player bends their knees when catching the ball.
  • To make it eaiser, start with letting the ball bounce once before catching it and then progress to catching the ball before it bounces.

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    Drop Ball Behind Back (side) | Catching

    Drop Ball Behind Back (side):

  • Stand upright with the ball behind your neck.
  • Let the ball go and catch it behind the back.

    • Catching
    Drop Ball Behind Back (front) | Advanced Ball Handling

    Drop Ball Behind Back (front):

  • Stand upright with the ball behind your neck.
  • Let the ball go and clap your hands in front of your body, and then catch the ball behind the back.

    • Advanced Ball Handling
    Drop and Catch between Legs | Catching

    Drop and Catch between Legs:

    Legs bent, hold the ball between the legs, one hand around the back of one leg, the other in front of the other, like in the image.

    Release the ball, imparting slight upward momentum. Rotate the torso to catch the ball with the alternate arms behind the leg and in front.

    Catching
    Throw and Catch between Legs | Catching

    Throw and Catch between Legs:

    Hold the ball out in front of you in 2 hands. Throw the ball between your legs and catch it behind you in 2 hands. Torso and legs should remain still.

    Catching
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