DRILL
Three-way Straight Leads
  • Purpose
    A warm-up drill for catching following varying straight lead angles.
  • Skills
    Preliminary Moves & Passing
  • 2
    Groups of

  • 6+
    Ages

  • 1
    Balls/grp

  • 0
    Cones/grp


  • Distance

  • 0
    Opp Strip/grp

  • Pair-up and allocate each 1/6 of the court and a ball. Pairs elect who will start as worker (A) and feeder (B) and stand 5-7m apart.
  • (A) begins with a *straight lead* directly towards (B). (B & A) perform a 1-2 pass, then (A) quickly runs backwards to the starting position.
    Practice an effective landing
  • Repeat this action of (straight lead |catch | return pass | run back to start), except the angle of the straight lead will differ each time:-
    Run 2: Left angled 45 degrees, two-handed catch
    Run 3: Right angled 45 degrees, two-handed catch
    Run 4: No run (remain stationary) but make player leap high to catch
  • Players repeat this circuit for 45-60 seconds. Rotate roles and repeat.
  • Progress by performing a one-handed catch for wide passes.
    Feeder (B) makes their throws a little more challenging to catch.

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