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1 vs 1 Centre Pass

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Set up a 3m x 3m area, with an attacker and a defender inside. A feeder stands outside the area and starts with the ball. You can set this up in the context of the court with the feeder starting on the Centre circle and the box being in a shooting third. The feeder tosses the ball up to themselves to start the drill and turns to face the attacker. The attacker's aim is to come over the front line to recieve the ball, getting free from the defender. 3 seconds for a pass once drill has begun.

1 vs 1 Centre Pass

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Mel LlewellinCoach, New Zealand

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Matt MorrisonPlayer, England

Hi Mel,

Here's an idea to work on stepping - when doing a simple running and catching exercise drill, tell them to land on their left foot, or their right foot.

Another idea is to get the whole team in lines and get them to jump landing on one foot and pivot. then get them running E.g blow your whistle and tell them to face the building or the trees.

Matt

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