DRILL
Kick to Space with Numbers

Purpose and Skills

  • Purpose
    Kicking to a player who is leading at 45 degrees is a difficult skill, as players must judge their teammate's speed and angle, and put the ball to a spot they can run onto. This drill practices kicking to players leading at 45 degrees, both defensively and into attack with the flight of the ball. Working in pairs, the second player must put themselves in the best position to receive a handball.
  • Focus
    Front & Square
  • Skills
    Kick Long

Players and Equipment

  • 12+
    Players

  • 6+
    Ages

  • 2
    Balls

  • 4
    Cones

  • 80
    Distance

  • 0
    Opp Strip

Diagram and Steps

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  • (Pair A) starts by kicking to pair (B)
    (B) leads wide and defensively
    Players should kick so the leading player can run onto the ball, and not have to wait under it
  • (B) marks and their partner can either work in front to receive the handball, or around the back. They then run hard, bouncing if required, before kicking long out in front of leading pair (C)
    Don't let players 'cheat' and just come across the front all the time - receiving around the back is a more realistic play.
  • Pairs (C) and (D) and (A) repeat the actions of pair (B) to complete the loop.
  • Introduce more balls to increase the intensity

Video

demo
: Gather Give Bump play

Gather Give Bump

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GROUPS OF
AGES 13+
demo
: Kick & Follow-up Hands play

Kick & Follow-up Hands

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PLAYERS 16+
AGES 11+
demo
: Help After Poor Disposal play

Help After Poor Disposal

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PLAYERS 20+
AGES 13+

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