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DESCRIPTION

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and reaction catching skills.

COACHING POINTS

  • Feeders make good passes to the catcher (in the middle) who is a yard in front of both feeders so he cant see the ball coming.
  • Key points - Soft hands / Long Arms /Palms Facing up towards the sky.

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    • Ball 
    • Players stand at equal distance away at differnt points along the grid.
    • One working player runs in the middle of the channel. 
    • The players on the outside pass the ball into the running player.
    • The Working player must complete 2 sets of passing - 1 run off each hand. 

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