5 Player Line Drills – Ground Balls

Summary

A foundational ground ball drill for early learning!

Tags

AllBall Control (with the ball)BeginnerGround BallsGuided - Token OpponentU10U8

Set Up

Put players in groups of 5 (or 4 or 6 depending on your team size) on the sideline area. This drill is for ALL players so you can have 4-5 groups on the sideline spread out. Put a cone about 10 yards away, and another cone 10 yards away. Use a coach about 5 yards away, have them stand with a stick straight out with ball underneath. Player must run UNDER the stick, get a ground ball, carry around cone 10 yards out, and carry back to their line

Coaching Points and Principles

  • Ground Balls – Get low and Accelerate through the ball
  • Handle ball as you carry around cone and back to line
  • Work on both hands

Progressions

  • Add a stick over ball

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