Contact Catch vs Shield
- Prescription
- 2 × 5 catches · 60 s restabout 6 min
- Players
- 2 minimum
- Equipment
- Blocking bag or shield, Football
Catch the ball while taking shield contact at the exact moment of the catch. Your partner pushes as soon as your hands touch the ball. Finish the workout on what decides games: securing the ball when someone drives into you.
Key points
- Catch the ball before absorbing contact, never the other way around.
- Lock the ball under your arm within half a second of the catch.
- Complete ten catches, with contact arriving progressively earlier.
Common mistakes
- Bracing for contact rather than the ball: that is when the ball drops.
- A partner pushing before the catch, which makes the drill impossible and pointless.
Demonstrations
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LEVELS : Intermediate · Advanced
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