Agility & Catching Drill. Player starts at Cone A Runs backward to Cone B Around COne B and runs into centre of square (at point C) Coach hits 1, 3 or 5 sharp catches (tennis balls preferable) at player who has to try and catch all. Once finished catching runs backward to Cone D Then player sprints forward to cone E and finishes. Once all fielders have gone through reverse the drill and go back the other way.
Footwork Agility Catching Fast Burst Drill Keep the number of players in the group small enough so there isn't much waiting around but enough to give players a rest between attempts. Preferably tennis ball catching but can introduce hard balls once in season. You can set this drill up as 1 drill if you have a small group of 4 or 5 OR set up multiples across the field to cater to larger number of players.
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