DESCRIPTION: - Players in pairs, one ball per pair - Use cones to space players 3-5yds apart - Players throw under-arm for partner to catch at waist height - After 3mins switch the throw to be face height - After 3mins switch to a roll on the ground
COACHING POINTS: - Ready position - M-Position hands for waist hieght catch - W-Position hands for head height catch - M-Position hands, step forward & collapse trailing leg sideways for low save
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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