Head - Chest - Return
Coaching Points:
Divide the entire group into pairs. One ball for each player. Players
work in an area approximately 10 yards x 10 yards or 9 metres x 9 metres.
One player throws an underhanded serve to their partners chest. The
receiving player must redirect the ball up into the air and head the ball
back to their partner.
Player
should try and maintain eye contact and communicate with each other.
Switch roles every 10 attempts.
Heading Technique:
Step One: The player’s eyes should be fixed
on the flight of the ball.
The player must
slightly arch the back and tighten the neck
muscles.
Step Two:
Immediately on making contact with the ball, the
player should quickly swing the upper body and
make contact on the ball with the center of the
forehead. Further power can be achieved by
pulling the arms back when making contact with
the ball.
Contact should be made above the
horizontal
mid-line of the ball. This will direct the ball
downwards.
Organizational
Set Up
Entire Team
2 players per grid 10 x 10 yards or 9 x 9 metres.
1 ball for 2 players
Supply of Cones
