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Blocking a Ball Overhead - Block & Pass
Hurling — Intermediate Drill
This is an intermediate drill to practice the Overhead Block technique requires the players to turn and strike the ball to another player after blocking
Organisation
- Mark out a distance of 10m and 5m using cones
- Divide the players into groups of three; one ball per group, one player at each cone
- Player A throws the ball underarm for Player B at the 5m marker
- Player B blocks the ball overhead allowing it to drop to the ground, then strikes the ball to Player C
- The players rotate and the drill continues
STEP Variation
As the players become more proficient challenge them to block the ball to catch it in the non-dominant hand before striking the ball to the receiver