Tactical Problem:  Keep the ball bouncing off the wall with one hit

Skill Development:  The motion of the underhand clear (upward swinging motion with arm)
 
 

Teaching Points Tactic:  Anticipating where the ball will be on next shot Changing the force put on the ball Using angles to keep ball away from opponent Skill: Keep knees slightly bent Contact the ball in front of the body Follow through on hit

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Organizational Skills In pairs, number off one and two, with one's getting two cones and two's getting a ball Place cones 10 yards away from wall and 5-10 yards apart for width (to create a square) One player serves the ball off of the wall and the players take turns afterwards The ball must travel above head height off of the wall and can only be hit using an underhand motion with either hand The ball can only bounce once off of the ground inside the square and then the other partner must hit it before it bounces again If the ball lands outside the square then a point is awarded to the player who was supposed to hit next. If the ball hits the ground more than once after landing inside the square on the first bounce, then a point is awarded to the player who last hit it off of the wall Points can be awarded on every rally Simplification: Ball can bounce more than once inside square Extensions: Can score a point by getting the ball to bounce on a cone placed in the middle of the square

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