Playing the Short Ball

 

Suggested Coaching Drills Within Practice:

- Use Boxing Routines to Develop Associated Patterns of Movement and Speed (0:55)

- Start with a Tennis Ball/ Incrediball and Underarm Feeds (1:11)

- Progress onto Using a Katchet Ramp (1:39)

- Then Isolate the Challenge by Using a Bowling Machine (1:49)

- Make the Challenge More Varied through Using a Sidearm (1:59)