Wave passing to the coach

Four lines, one coach and a ball that has to come back to the same spot every time. Every player moves forward, passes and peels off straight away into the free lane — the running route matters more than the pass here, because without it you have twelve players in each other's way inside a minute.

12 players 10 phases ± 10 min 2 balls, half court From U13 upwards

Phase 1 of 10Four lines of three behind each other; the coach has the ball

P = twelve players in four lines; the coach tosses the balls in Coach Ball

This animation comes straight out of the Koach app. In the app you play it at your own pace and the positions carry your players' real names.

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How the drill runs

What you are training

Players move forward in a wave, pass the coach's ball back and rejoin at the back.

Stepping in on the move and still being stopped at the moment of contact.
Passing back tight to one fixed point, whichever line you come from.
Sticking to a running route that leaves the next player a clear lane.

Coaching points

Move forward, but be standing still when you play the ball.

A wave drill tempts you into passing on the run. Here the last step is a braking step.

Always peel off to the outside.

Peeling off to the inside means running through the lane of the next line, and that costs you a ball and sometimes a collision.

Pass back to the coach at chest height.

A tosser who has to bend down or jump throws the next ball less accurately, and then the quality of the whole line drops.

The next player sets off while you are still walking back.

Anyone who only starts once the previous player is back at the end of the line halves the number of balls in the same ten minutes.

Variations

Easier: Three lines instead of four and the coach tosses high, so there is time to get stopped.
Harder: The coach tosses short or deep without any warning, or a second tosser feeds from the other side.
With six players: Two lines of three; the lines come up faster, so the running route gets shorter and the pace goes up.
As a game: Twelve balls per line. Only passes the coach can catch without taking a step count; the line with the most points picks the next drill.

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Read on in the knowledge base: the forearm pass · warm-up drills with the ball · putting an end to standing in line