Defense: Dig, Chase and Catch

Objectives:
To practice digging hard driven balls and encourage relentless pursuits.

  1. Defenders enter court taking a defensive posture.
  2. Coach hits a hard driven ball at or around the defender.
  3. Defender attempts to dig ball up into the air.
  4. Defender must catch the ball before it hits the ground in order to score a point.
  5. Continue until players reach a preset number of points.

Variation:
Put multiple defenders on the court with defender that digs ball must catch the ball.

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