Miracle Catch
- Prescription
- 3 × 6 catches · 45 s restabout 5 min
- Players
- 2 minimum
- Equipment
- Football
You run along a line with your hands behind your back, thumbs together in a diamond. Your partner throws the ball at your back and you take it without seeing it come in front of you. It is an exercise in skill more than technique: it forces the hands to squeeze the ball on contact. Three sets of six.
Key points
- The thumb diamond stays formed behind your back.
- You squeeze the ball the moment it touches your hands.
- The run doesn’t stop for the catch.
Common mistakes
- Opening your hands instead of keeping them in a diamond.
- Slowing down to help yourself.
Demonstrations
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