From the ground up

WHY USE IT

By focusing initially on just the arms and hands, you can engrain the right body movements for proper passing actions - and then put the passer under pressure.

set up

One ball between three players, a 5m square.

HOW TO PLAY

ACTIVITY: Get the players to line up 5m apart as if they were passing the ball along the line. The player in the middle lies on their back. The standing player passes the ball to the player on the ground, who then passes to the other standing player. Then go back in the other direction. At first, players will try to push the ball, as in a basketball chest pass, but reinforce that they must pass in the same way as if they were standing up.

DEVELOPMENTS: Get the middle player to kneel/sit while passing. Increase realism by adding a defender and having the middle player walk, and then run, to the ball before passing.

COACHING POINTS

• Hands out to receive the ball.
• Pass the ball across the body and release it to the next player.
• Hands pointed towards receiving player - if not, it will go to the left or right of the receiver.