High Catch - Opposed Catch
Football – Advanced Drill
This advanced drill to practice the High Catch technique introduces an opponent
Organisation
- Mark out a grid approximately 10m x 10m
- Divide the players into groups of 4
- Two players are positioned within the grid
- The other two players act as feeders
- Each feeder is designated a partner
- Each feeder in turn throws the ball for their partner to perform the high catch while the other player provides token opposition
STEP Variation
Task - As the players become more competent allow both players to contest for the ball
Task - To increase the difficulty of the drill the feeder should kick pass the ball from a greater distance for the players to contest
Cones
Football