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Ground Tennis

  • Mar 22, 2024
  • 1 min read

Players: 4+ | Difficulty: 2 |


Description:  "Tennis" game of driven passes between teams.


Application: Receiving & accurate driven passes.



Instructions





  1. The Red Team sends a driven pass through the central gate the Blue Team.

  2. Each player has ONE TOUCH , and must take ONE TOUCH.

  3. After one player receives the pass, the other passes/lays it off, and the third fires a driven pass back through the central gate to the Red Team.


Rules

  • Each player has ONE TOUCH , and must take ONE TOUCH.

  • If the ball goes out of the grid or not through the central gate, the other team gets a point.

Setup

  • Cone Box divided by a line of cones.

  • Cone Gate the center of the line of cones.



Coaching Points




  • See how hard players can receive driven passes.

  • Does their first touch set up the other player?

  • Are they spaced out within the box to be able to receive any angle of pass?

For Youth Coaching:

  • Instep only passes.

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