Stopping a Ground Ball - Pass the Guards
Hurling – Fun Routine
This is a fun game to develop the technique for stopping a ground ball
Organisation
- Mark out a grid 10m x 20m
- Divide the players into three teams
- One team acts as guards, forming a line across the centre of the grid
- The second and third teams attempt to roll or throw the ball past the guards from either end of the grid
- One point is scored each time a ball passes the guards
- Each team has a turn in the centre
STEP Variation
Task - As the players develop, increase the distance between them and allow them to strike the sliotar
Equipment - A large sliotar makes the technique easier to perform; a smaller sliotar makes it more difficult