DRILL
Wide Handball on-the-up
  • Purpose
    After a player crumbs they must dispose of the ball immediately as they will be hot. The crumber will have their eyes on the ball, so must use ears and peripheral vision to find a teammate. This drill practices handballing-on-the-up to a wide running teammate.
  • Focus
    Skills under pressure
  • Skills
    Crumb
  • 10+
    Players

  • 6+
    Ages

  • 2
    Balls

  • 4
    Cones

  • 15
    Distance

  • 0
    Opp Strip

  • (A) handballs on-the-full to (B)
  • (B) takes, runs hard, then handballs to the feet of (C) who is calling loud and leading towards (D)
  • (C) picks up the half-volley and hearing a call from (D), handballs on-the-up to them
    This simulates a situation where (C) has picked-up a poor handball and is hot, so they must handball as soon as possible after gathering
    (C) must launch their body at (D) when handballing
  • (D) takes, runs hard, then handballs to the feet of (A) who is calling loud and leading towards (B)
  • (A) picks up the half-volley and hearing a call from (B), handballs on-the-up to them
  • After a minute or so, introduce a second ball.

Gather Give Bump

GROUPS OF
AGES 13+

Kick & Follow-up Hands

PLAYERS 16+
AGES 11+

Help After Poor Disposal

PLAYERS 20+
AGES 13+