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Blocking a Ball Overhead - Move & Block
Hurling — Intermediate Drill
This is an intermediate drill to practice the Overhead Block technique
Organisation
- Mark out a distance 8m wide using cones
- Divide the players into groups of four; one ball per group
- Position two players at one end of the area, the other two stand 5m from the other end
- Player A throws the ball underarm
- Player B blocks the ball overhead at the marker and hand passes it to Player C
- Player C throws the ball for Player D to catch
- Each player continues to the back of the opposite line
STEP Variation
Task - To increase the challenge; The feeder throws the ball at an angle requiring the blocker to adjust their positioning and adapt their technique