Gloves Up
All drills

Hot Hands

Games, Handling, Reactions. About 6 minutes.

Keepers tonight
KKeeper working SServer or team-mate AAttacker KWaiting
Quick feet into a W catch
  1. Small side steps. Feet never cross.
  2. Set before the ball leaves.
  3. W behind the ball, thumbs close.
  4. Bring it in to the chest.
How it is set up

Setup. Everyone in a circle about 6 metres across. Two balls.

How it runs. Throw to anyone except the keeper next to you, and call their name or number as you throw. Two balls are going at once, so you have to catch one and look for the other. Drop a catch, throw a bad ball, or hold it for more than two seconds, and you lose a life. Three lives each. Last one in wins. Anyone who is out feeds a third ball in from outside.

Coaching points

  1. Hands up and ready all the time. The ball you are not expecting is the one that gets you.
  2. Eyes on the ball into your hands, then straight up to find the next one.
  3. Throw to the chest. A bad throw costs the thrower the life.
  4. Call the name clearly. In a match your voice is half of your job.

Make it harder. Throws must be one-handed. Then one ball is thrown and the other is passed along the ground with the feet.

With 4 keepers. A square, two balls.