Step 1/4Pass back and forth
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Warm-up drill
Passing Hot Potato
Partners pass back and forth; on the whistle whoever has the ball dribbles to a spot while their partner tries to tag them.
- Time
- 8 min
- Players
- 2+
- Ages
- 8+
- Level
- All levels
Equipment: 1 ball per pair, cones
How to run the drill
- 1Pairs with one ball, a few metres apart, passing back and forth.
- 2On the whistle or clap, the player holding the ball dribbles to their spot (a cone or line).
- 3The player without the ball chases and tries to tag them before they get there.
- 4Point to the dribbler for making it, or to the chaser for the tag. Reset and go again.
Coaching points
- Catch ready to go either way
- First step quick, ball out in front
- Chaser: react to the whistle, not the ball
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