Full-court Beeline

Focus

Attacking Systems.

Skills

Preliminary Moves & Passing, Footwork & Agility.

Purpose

Teaches the concept of correct landing technique for speedy delivery, in particular after receiving from a straight lead.

Groups of

5-7

Ages

6⁺

Balls/grp

Cones

Distance (max)

Setup
Start with groups of 6 or 7 (max) if possible. Each group has a line marked with 1 cone for every player, spread evenly down the court. Form 2 lines if necessary.
Step 1
(A) starts with an away-facing catch and turn. (B) performs a straight lead and receives (A)'s pass

Players jump to catch and land sideways, with outer footer same foot as their throwing arm (e.g. RIGHT foot for RIGHT handers)

A good change of direction will allow the team to progress quickly
Step 2
(B) repeats (A)'s "lead-catch-change direction" movement, before passing to (C)
Step 3
Continue in this fashion the length of the court until the final player receives. They turn towards the vacant baseline and throw a high lob - landing at least 2m away - which they leap to catch.

This player uses same footwork when catching their own pass.
Step 4
Repeat back up-court in the same fashion.
Step 5
Progression 1: If you have 10 or more players, you can turn this into a fun race - first to complete a number of laps wins.
Step 6
Progression 2: The less people per line, the longer the passes will need to be. Reduce numbers per line to practice longer shoulder passes.