Category: Passing
Type: Drill
SIDE TO SIDE CHIPPING
Separate your athletes into groups of three. Two athletes should be directly across from eachother approximately 25-30 yards apart. The third athlete should be in the middle of the two. Only one ball is needed for the three players. The ball starts with the person in the middle. He/she passes to one of the end players, who without stopping the ball, must chip the ball over the middle players head and over to the other end player 25 - 30 yards away. As the ball floats in the air the middle person should be turning and following the ball. The receiving end player traps the ball at his/her feet and passes it to the middle player. The middle player lightly one touches the pass back to that end player who now must chip it over the middle man and back to end player who first chipped. This drill should go on for approximately three to five minutes before switching the middle person. It is important that the middle persons passes are accurate and proper. They should be passed back at a 45 degree angle so that the end person can properly chip the ball to the other end.
What to look for Coaches: Although this drill is designed to develop ones chipping abilities, the middle person is truly the most important player. It is his/her responsibility to lay a proper pass back to the chipper. If the ball is laid straight back it becomes a much more difficult ball to be chipped with any accuracy. A slight 45 degree angle allows the chipper to make a nice angled run and chip the ball smoothly. Make sure that the chippers are working on both feet and are really getting under the ball and floating it above the middle players head.
Submitted by: Coach Clay
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