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DESCRIPTION

Set up two feeders facing each other - approximately 5m apart

Two workers will start in the middle in a staggered position - so they are balancing the court

Both players will drive for the ball

The feeder can choose which player to pass to

The player who does not receive the ball must change direction and drive hard down court to recieve the ball from their partner

The player will pass the ball off to the other feeder

This repeats - both players will re offer for the ball

The practice is continuous - players should work for a certain time or number of reps

COACHING POINTS

Ensure your players drive hard for the ball when they are offering

The player who does not receive the ball must put down their outside foot, change direction and drive hard for the ball

Your players should always stagger their position to ensure they are balancing the court - they must be aware of each other and read off one another

PROGRESSION
Add a defender - they can mix up who they mark, this will make it harder for the attackers to get free
- You can slowly increase the intensity of the defender, starting at 50% to ensure success and work towards 100% as your players get more confident

Add an additional defender so both players are marked - this will be a lot harder, so decrease reps or time

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Up and Across Passing:

To practice running off the ball players work in pairs, with 1 ball between 2.

The stipulation for this drill is that one player can only pass square whereas the other one can only straight forward.

After each pass the player has to run across to the next cone to be able to receive the next ball and continue the movement.

Movement

Zig Zag- Finding Space and Changing Direction:

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Set up: Half court, 3 stationary feeders, 3 balls, 1 attacker, 1-3 defence.

Feeders are placed in an extended triangle formation. Each feeder has a ball.
Attacker drives out from transverse line to first feeder where a pass is received, attacker returns pass and moves around the feeder.
Attacker does so with the other two feeders in the extended triangle formation creating a 'zig zag'.
Attacker works her way through the 'zig zag' in both directions without errors.

Movement

1 vs 1 Defending in the Circle:

Slowly the two attackers pass the ball back and forth down the court towards the circle. The defender must move to the ball side of the player inside the circle.

The defender must remain on their toes and keep moving as the two attacking players can put the ball into the circle at any point.

Defence

Whole court attacking challenge:

Split group into 3 equal teams. Ideally 6 per team.

1 team is the attackers,
1 team are defenders,
1 team is resting off the court.

Split court in half. Half of the defence and attack are restricted to defending half of court while the rest of the players are restricted to attacking half of the court.

1 A starts with the ball on the baseline.
Attackers have 5 minutes to get the ball to the other end of the court and score as many times as they can. If the ball is tipped, intercepted or dropped the ball is taken back to the start.
After 5 minutes, defenders become attackers, attackers come off to rest, resting team become defenders.

Passing

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