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Passing and Receiving

Passing and Receiving 1

Group players in 2-3 with a ball and get them to move around passing the ball to each other
Get them used to calling for the ball

Passing and Receiving 2

Players in groups of 3 pass a ball standing, sitting or kneeling in a straight line across their bodies with high elbows (inside elbow slightly higher then the outside one) at chest height.
Players follow through on the pass facing the receiver.
Players communicate to the passer and reach for the ball and complete the pass.

Passing and Receiving

Passing and Receiving 3

Set up a grid with 2 feeders on cones with a ball and 4 players to work
Players run from a starting cone receive a pass from the feeder 1and pass to feeder 2
All the players complete the pass and repeat it coming back the other way

Passing and Receiving

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