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Give then Protect Handball

Skills
Shepherd.
Purpose
Players must be conditioned to keep running after disposing of the ball, rather than stopping, assuming their involvement is over. This drill trains players to run to assist the person they have given the ball to with a shepherd and instruction.
group
Players
10+
profile
Ages
6+
ball
Balls
1+
cone
Cones
4
distance
Distance (max)
20m
  • Step 1

    (A) handballs to (B) who is running towards (C), then runs behind (B), feigning a shepherd and instructing with voice
    (A) feigns a shepherd by getting near (B) and outstretching arms
    (A) then runs to the opposite cone (3) rather than going to (B)'s cone
  • Step 2

    (B) handballs to (C) who is running towards (D), then runs behind (C), feigning a shepherd and instructing with voice
    (B) then runs to the opposite cone (4) rather than going to (C)'s cone
  • Step 3

    This is repeated by all players around the square
    Players run to their opposite cone rather than the cone they give to, e.g. (A) to (3), (B) to (4), (C) to (1), (D) to (2)
More Drills
demo
play
video
Groups of
group
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8
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
1
Distance (max)
distance
15m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Run & Carry.
Skills
Shepherd, Crumb.
demo
play
video
Players
group
16+
Ages
profile
11 +
Balls
ball
1+
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Hard Running, Front & Square.
Skills
Handballing, Kick Long, Shepherd.
demo
play
video
Players
group
20+
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls
ball
6+
Cones
cone
6
Distance (max)
distance
160m
Focus
Hard Running, Front & Square, Forward line delivery, Goalkicking.
Skills
GoalKicking, Kicking, Handballing, Crumb.
play
video
Players
group
16+
Ages
profile
15 +
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
6
Distance (max)
distance
100m
Focus
Front & Square.
Skills
Kick Long, Handball Quick, Crumb.
play
video
Players
group
+
Ages
profile
6 +
Balls
ball
Cones
cone
0
Distance (max)
distance
0m
play
video
Players
group
18+
Ages
profile
16 +
Balls
ball
3+
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
100m
Focus
Decision Making, Forward line delivery, Goalkicking.
Skills
GoalKicking, Kicking, Crumb, Mark Contest.
play
video
Players
group
16+
Ages
profile
11 +
Balls
ball
1+
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Hard Running, Front & Square.
Skills
Handballing, Kick Long, Shepherd.
play
video
Players
group
18+
Ages
profile
15 +
Balls
ball
1+
Cones
cone
8
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Decision Making, Run & Carry, Goalkicking, Stoppages.
Skills
GoalKicking, Handballing, Tackle, Shepherd, Crumb.
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