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Stand with feet apart. Throw the ball in the air above the head. Let the ball fall to the floor. Catch it in two hands just after the ball bounces.

COACHING POINTS

  • Keep eyes on the ball
  • Be careful not to let the ball bounce up and hit your face.

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    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
    Circles (on the floor) | Basic Ball Handling

    Circles (on the floor):

  • Put the ball on floor and with your dominant hand roll it around your legs.
  • The hand must be always in contact with the ball.
  • After do it with your non-dominant hand.
  • Alternate the direction of the circle.

    • Basic Ball Handling
    Release Bounce Catch | Basic Ball Handling

    Release Bounce Catch:

  • With feet apart, holding the ball with 2 hands between the legs with one hand behing the leg and the other in front, let the ball bounce.
  • Rotate the torso to alternate which hand is in fron of the legs and which one is behind, cathcing the ball after it has bounced once.

    • Basic Ball Handling
    Ball handling - side to side | Basic Ball Handling

    Ball handling - side to side:

  • Put the ball on floor and with your dominant hand roll it to opposite side.
  • The hand must be always in touch with the ball.
  • After do it with your non-dominant hand.

    • Basic Ball Handling
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