Rounders: Landing Circle Edge

Work on your player's attacking capabilities using a change of pace and direction to lose their opponent and hit the circle edge to successfully feed the circle.

Set up 4 cones/throw down lines making a line with markers at the far left, 4m, 2m, 4m.

Partners work facing opposite each other, 1 attacker and 1 defender, starting in the 2m zone in the middle. The attacker has to lose the defender within the 2m zone, by dodging and feigning, and then run to either of the outer markers 4m away at the left or right.

The defender's job is to tag the attacker before they make it to an outside marker.

Keep score of tags

This drill enables players to begin to link the movement patterns up the court from the centre pass.

2 lines of players beginning in the centre third, 1 shooter and 1 defender in the shooting area.

Players in 1 line have a ball each, player in opposite line sprints to receive a pass on the circle edge.

Feeder (after passing ball) also drives to circle edge to support the first attacking player. Meanwhile the attacking player with the ball passes to the shooter and makes a shot for goal.

Players then join the back of the line and the next pair attack.

Create a square, approximately 3m x 3m as shown by the by the blue cones in the diagram.

Two feeders will stand either side of the square, with an attacker and defender in the middle.

The attack can choose which feeder they wish to offload the ball to.

The practice is continuous - with the attacker working towards a set number of passes or time.

Blue player 2 starts with the ball and the other two players set up a few meters away, with the defender marking B1.

When everyone is ready:

B1 should make a forward run and then perform an outside roll, spinning 360 degrees before then running into space and receive the pass.