| A handling skills drill from our members page library, called "The tunnel quick hands drill". A great drill in which players can practice quick passing under pressure. |
| "I have designed this drill to teach players how to use quick passing (or as we called it, "quick hands"). A player needs quick hands when he has a man over on his outside and he is being rushed by a defender." - Jan Oberholzer |
| We look at "The tunnel quick hands drill" |
| He asks for another pass. |
| The running player receives a pass from the player on his right. |
| He immediately passes to the player on his left. |
| Running and passing lines of the Drill |
Objective:
To teach player effective quick passing.
To teach player effective quick passing.
| Exercise / Drill explanation: 1. The first player starts running on the signal of the coach and then asks for a pass from the player with the ball and then he immediately passes the ball to the player on his outside, before asking for the next ball again. |
| The setting out and execution of the Drill |
| He passes to his outside again. |
Equipment:
1) 3 balls for each grid.
2) 8 Marker cones to form the grid
1) 3 balls for each grid.
2) 8 Marker cones to form the grid
Key coaching point
- Coaches must see to it that the player loudly asks for
the pass when his hand is in the correct position and
that the player must then look at his target before
passing..
| Animation of the Drill |
This drill forces players to pass quickly and accurately. Coaches will see that their players will struggle to do just that when they start with the drill. |
| Drills Library Page: Handling Drills |
| Video Clip of the drill |
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