Picking Drill 3

Groups of 3
Sliotars: 1
Cones: 2
Skills: Lifting
Level of Effort: 3.5/5
Level of Complexity: 1/5

Set-up:

Arrange cones 13m apart with one player at each cone and one in the middle. Player 1 starts with a ball.



Description:

On the whistle Player 3 runs around cone A, player 1 throws the ball to the ground 4/5 yards in front and 3 runs on to it, picks it and handpasses to 2. 3 runs around player 2 at cone B who again throws the ball in front for 3 to pick up and so on for 60 seconds (or a set number of repetitions) when the players change.

Player 2 and 3 go in turn. Repeat 3/4 times.

Notes:

• Encourage players to run in a figure of eight pattern so that they are pushing off each leg.
• Have the runner touch the ground behind each player before they push off from the turn.

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Lines Drill 2

Groups of 4
Sliotars: 2 per group
Cones: 4
Skills: Striking, Control, Catching, Batting
Level of Effort: 2.5/5
Level of Complexity: 1.5/5

Set-up:

The players line-up over80m or across the full width of the field. In each line there is a player at either end and two players in the middle. The players on either end have a sliotar.

Description:

Players at the end strike a low ball to opposite player, 1 strikes to 3 and 4 strikes to 2. The middle players control the ball and strike it back to the same player at the end.

Players in the middle then turn and receive the ball from the opposite side. The again return it and turn to the opposite side again. Continue for 2 minutes when players swap.

Variations:

A) Players in the middle collect the ball from one end and turn and strike to the player at the opposite end. Players must side step to ensure a clear path for the ball. Players get the ball back from the player they struck it to.

B) Players from the end strike to a high dropping ball to the players in the middle. From one side the player catches the ball and returns it. From the other side the player knocks it down to himself at picks it up before returning it.

C) Additional cones can be used force the players in the middle to move between receiving each ball. Players 2 and 3 must run between the cones. This can be done for striking the ball to both the same and opposite sides.

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Warm-up Drill 3

Groups of 12+
Sliotars: 2
Cones: 6
Skills: Striking, Control, Handpass, Catching
Level of Effort: 2.5/5
Level of Complexity: 2.5/5

Set-up:

Two (or three) players line up at six cones, A to E, as shown below. Players 1 and 4 start with a ball at cones A and D. The drill is repeated around two interconnected triangles.

The ball will travel clockwise in one triangle and anti-clockwise once it crosses to the other. This will force the players to perform the skills included off both sides.

Description:

Player 1 strikes the ball at head height for player 2 to catch at cone B and runs to cone B. 2 catches the ball and handpasses to 3 and moves to C. 3 takes the ball and strikes a low ball along the ground to the first player at cone D and moves to the end of the line at D.

At the same time player 4 has begun the same cycle on the other side by striking the ball for player 6 to catch and cone E. He handpasses it to 6 at cone F who strikes the ball along the ground across to the first person at cone A and the cycle begins again.

Skills:

At Ⓐ control a low ball and strike to the hand off the right.
At Ⓑ catch the ball and hand pass to the left.
At Ⓒ catch a handpass and strike along the ground off the right.
At Ⓓ control a low ball and strike to the hand off the left.
At Ⓔ catch the ball and hand pass to the right.
At Ⓕcatch a handpass and strike along the ground off the left.

Variations:

A) If players get very proficient at this introduce a third ball into the cycle.

B) Move cone B back a further 10 or 15 metres to encourage a longer strike and have the players catch the ball running onto it and also give the handpass to the next player on the run.

C) Introduce token opposition for the handpass to force the player to pass around/over the defender.

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