Lines Drill 1

Groups: of 3 players
Sliotars: 2
Cones: 3
Skills: Striking, Controlling, Catching
Level of Effort: 3/5
Level of Complexity: 1.5/5

Set-up:

Arrange cones in a 70m line as shown below. Players on either end have a ball.


Description:

Player 1 strikes the ball to 2 who controls the ball and strikes the ball back to 1. Immediately player 3 strikes the ball into 2 who controls and strikes it back.

Repeat as described. Give each player 2 to 2½ minutes in the middle.

Variations:

A) Players can strike the ball

• Off the left
• Off the right
• Off the hurley
• One touch and strike without catching

B) Make this a competition among the groups of 3. How many can the group get in one turn? How many can the group get on aggregate?

C) Instead of returning the ball the side from where it came the player in the middle can continue the ball in the same direction. To speed this up make sure there are two sliotars at the side that starts. Players in the middle can either:

• Control the ball and strike it from the hand.
• Control the ball and strike it off the hurley.
• Double first time on the ball.

D) To encourage players to move on to the ball set up four cones for the middle player as below with 10m metres between the cones. Players move on to the ball and strike the ball from the outside the line of the cones.

E) To encourage players to work harder in the middle and move after receiving one ball place a bench or suspend a rope across the middle which the player must jump over before receiving the ball from the next side.

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