Coaching Points:
Push Pass: High elbow, follow through with hands, hands finish in “catching position”, direction of pass, leading foot faces.
Pop Pass: Ball at chest height, ball upright, hands at bottom of ball, throw ball to head height, straight up, cradle catch technique.
Differentiation: Increase pass distance
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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