Pass, then catch in your window

What you need

Players

1 player

Time

3 to 5 min

Level

Beginner

Equipment

Ball

Ball fed by

Not needed

Space

A yard or driveway

Ages

8 to 12

Setup

1. Outside, or a garage with a high ceiling.
2. One ball. Toss it to yourself to start.
3. Pass it up, then catch it on your forehead.

How it runs

The player passes the ball up off the platform, then moves under it and catches it in the setting window above the forehead. It links the two skills and teaches a habit every player needs: get your body under the ball before it arrives.

Time and reps: 2 rounds of 10, a short break between.

Coaching points

• Arms like a table, then hands up to the window.
• Move your feet so the ball comes down on your forehead.
• Catch with your fingers and bend your knees.
• Freeze the catch for a second before the next one.

Ways to change it

• Easier: a grown-up tosses to the platform; pass and catch.
• Harder: pass, then set it once before you catch.
• Goal: 10 pass-and-catches without taking more than one step.

Make it easier or harder

Make it easier

• Pass lower and catch right away without moving the feet.

Make it harder

• Pass higher and farther from the body.

Terms on this page

Setting window

The triangle your thumbs and pointer fingers make above your forehead. You set the ball by pushing it up from there.

Platform

The flat surface your forearms make when you pass: arms straight, thumbs side by side, angled at the target.

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