DRILL
Switch Through the Centre Handball

Purpose and Skills

  • Purpose
    Quickly switching play is vital to open up space to lead into. This drill practices creating space by handballing to a player front and square in a central position, who then gives to a wider running option.
  • Skills
    Handballing

Players and Equipment

  • 15+
    Players

  • 6+
    Ages

  • 2
    Balls

  • 6
    Cones

  • 40
    Distance

  • 0
    Opp Strip

Diagram and Steps

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  • (A) runs their distance, has a bounce, then handballs to (B)
  • (B) takes the ball and handballs into the centre to (C)
  • (C) receives and handballs to (D), who is running towards (E) at full pace
  • (D) runs their distance, has a bounce, then handballs to (E)
  • (E) takes the ball and handballs into the centre to (F)
  • (F) receives and handballs to (A), who is running towards (B) at full pace

Video

demo
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Gather Give Bump

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

Kick & Follow-up Hands

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

Help After Poor Disposal

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PLAYERS 20+
AGES 13+

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