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Stopping a Ground Ball - Turn & Block
Hurling — Intermediate Drill
This is an intermediate drill to practice the ground block when the sliotar is coming from different directions
Organisation
- Mark out a grid 5m x 5m using cones
- Position one player at each corner of the grid with a fifth player in the middle
- The corner players in turn roll their sliotar to the middle player who blocks and sweeps it back
- Each player takes a turn in the middle
STEP Variation
Task - To increase the challenge: Assigning a number to each corner player who throws the ball when their number is called by the Coach the middle player adjusting their position in response