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Warm-up Exercises

Exercise 1

Each player jogs up / down hall with a ball :

Dribble ball - keeping head up

Repeat above - using alternate hand

Jog while passing ball from hand to hand around body

Throw ball up in air, jump up and catch in both hands

Throw ball up in front of body, catch behind back

Throw ball up from behind back, catch in front

Roll ball on ground, stop ball by kneeling on it - then repeat

Roll ball on ground, stop ball by sitting on it - then repeat

Exercise 2

A facing B - both jog length of hall and return passing a ball to each other :

Both players use two handed overhead throw
Repeat above - both players jog keeping their knees high
Repeat again - both players kick up heels
A uses shoulder pass, B uses bounce pass.
Both use shoulder pass, alternate hands.
Each player does two shoulder swings before passing. Repeat using alternate hands.

Variation :

Each player with a ball. Both players pass simultaneously - improves hand/eye co-ordination and reflexes.

Exercise 3

A and B facing same direction - jog length of hall exchanging passes

Start slowly and gradually increase speed

Exercise 4

Split players into two teams. Team A must keep ball from team B. Restrict the playing area e.g. within the 9m line.

A player receiving the ball may hold the ball for 3 seconds before passing it, and may take one step with the ball.

Overhead or lob passes are not allowed.

Variations include :

Right or left handed passes only

This page created and maintained by
Stephen Healy
Last updated 11-08-1999