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Wide Handball on-the-up

Focus
Skills under pressure.
Skills
Crumb.
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.
group
Players
10+
profile
Ages
6+
ball
Balls
2
cone
Cones
4
distance
Distance (max)
15m
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  • Step 1

    (A) handballs on-the-full to (B)

  • Step 2

    (B) takes, runs hard, then handballs to the feet of (C) who is calling loud and leading towards (D)

  • Step 3

    (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

  • Step 4

    (D) takes, runs hard, then handballs to the feet of (A) who is calling loud and leading towards (B)

  • Step 5

    (A) picks up the half-volley and hearing a call from (B), handballs on-the-up to them

  • Step 6

    After a minute or so, introduce a second ball.
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Ages
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Balls
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6+
Cones
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Ages
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Focus
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Skills
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Ages
profile
13 +
Balls
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2+
Cones
cone
0
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
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Skills
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Players
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Ages
profile
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Balls
ball
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Cones
cone
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Distance (max)
distance
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Focus
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Skills
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Ages
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Balls
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Cones
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Distance (max)
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Ages
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Balls
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Cones
cone
0
Distance (max)
distance
160m
Focus
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