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LESSON PLAN 2

Front Drive

OVERVIEW
00:00 / 01:34

LESSON Sequence

LESSON PLAN 2 introduces the FRONT DRIVE which also builds on skills developed for the Front Defence.

Duration:  30 minutes

AIM

of Lesson Plan 2

  • Build on the skills developed for the Front Defence

Introduce:

  • Front Drive

CONCEPTS

to be introduced & developed

New concepts to be introduced:

  • Wrist snap (top hand)

Previous concepts developed:

  • Balance

  • Front foot step & turn

  • Head to foot

  • Toe to knee bend relationship

  • Stable base

  • Hitting zone

  • Timing

COACHING

Language

Lift / Step / Wrist snap

Weight through front knee

Hands to the ball – hands through the ball

KEY Points

to be discussed with player

The hitting zone for the FRONT DRIVE is beside the front pad

​​Staying side on at impact and NOT rotating the hips or shoulders

When running each lesson, check the setup and setup routine for each ball

BUCKETS 1 & 2

Reinforce

FRONT DEFENCE

10 minutes

BUCKETS 1 & 2
00:00 / 00:47

FRONT DEFENCE –

REAL TIME

FRONT DEFENCE –

REAL TIME

AIM

To reinforce:

  • Movements associated with playing the FRONT DEFENCE (as per Lesson Plan 1).

Bucket 1

BUCKET 3

Introduce

FRONT DRIVE

10 minutes

BUCKET 3
00:00 / 01:27

FRONT DRIVE –

REAL TIME

FRONT DRIVE –

REAL TIME

AIM

To introduce & establish:

  • Movements associated with playing the FRONT DRIVE​

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  • CONCEPTS appropriate for this phase of learning​​

  • Coaching Language

–

Lift / Step / Wrist snap

–

Weight through front knee

–

Hands to the ball – hands through the ball

BUCKETS 4 – 6

FRONT DRIVE

Develop

remaining time

BUCKETS 4 – 6
00:00 / 01:33

FRONT DRIVE –

REAL TIME

FRONT DRIVE –

REAL TIME

AIM

To develop:

  • Movements associated with playing the FRONT DRIVE​

To reinforce:

  • CONCEPTS whilst playing the FRONT DRIVE

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  • Coaching Language

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