Warm-Up · Beginner
Two-Ball Partner Juggle
This objective of this drill is to raise body temperature in preparation for more strenuous activity and increase awareness of how current conditions affect the ball. Additionally this drill develops hand eye coordination and encourages good athletic body position.
How to run it
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Each athlete starts with one ball. 1 2 The drill begins with one athlete throwing their ball to their partner in this drill. (athlete 1 throws the ball to athlete 2) Before the thrown ball reaches athlete 2 they must throw their own ball up in the air, catch the ball thrown to them, throw the caught ball back to their partner and then proceed to catch their own ball. Once each pair has managed this successfully several times then they should try to throw their own ball up every time the ball comes to them. Athletes should be encouraged to do this drill facing all directions in the wind.
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Coach emphasis: Keep warmup reps game-like and technically clean.
Why we run it
This objective of this drill is to raise body temperature in preparation for more strenuous activity and increase awareness of how current conditions affect the ball. Additionally this drill develops hand eye coordination and encourages good athletic body position.
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