Ground Ball Rodeo

Set Up

Set up the players in lines of 4 or 5. Each player starts with a ball. On coaches whistle, each player will roll their ball out about 8-10 yards DIAGONALLY (Not straight ahead). Each player must go retrieve a ball that wasn’t theirs. You will notice 2 players may go to the same ball, which allows for a little extra competition. After they secure a ball, they will make a pass to the next teammate in the line they started in or go to the goal and take a shot as you see here with a smaller group.

Principles and Coaching Points

  • Ground ball principles, getting low and accelerating through the ball
  • Finding ground balls in traffic
  • Awareness, teammates in line waiting for ball to call for it.

Progressions

  • Take 1 ball away, so there are 4 players and 3 balls making it more competitive
  • Add constraints, like using your off hand for added skill work

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