Off the ground game

Loosen up the body and raise body temperature in
preparation for more strenuous activity. Great drill for relaxing stressed athletes.

Set up

# of players : 4-8 players
Ideal : 4 players
Equipment : 1+ ball
Average duration : 10-25 minutes

Description

1. Normal scoring and format except each athlete must contact the ball off the ground on every contact.

Evaluation : Normal score game (ex. 10 points)

Key points

• Timing of the jump – encourage athletes to make contact on the ball on the way up and not jump too early.
• This is a less serious drill and as a result has less focus on technique development.