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Beginner Level 1- Forearm Pass Sample Activities

Activities for one player

Number Activity Notes

Practice correctly putting hands together to Thumbs together and parallel, heels
P1
form pass platform of hands together
Coach tosses a ball to player who 1) catches Coach moves player laterally, forward
P2 the ball with arms extended, then 2) receives or backward. Passer keeps the head
with a forearm pass level while moving.
Player will pass against a wall using a forearm Contact ball at midline, outside right,
P3
pass outside left
P4 Player will forearm pass to self

From middle back area, player will bounce the Begin to work on out of system 2
nd
P5 ball off the floor, then forearm pass a high ball contact
to the left front area

Activities for two players

With partner, use forearm pass back and
P6 Shoulders forward, feet apart
forth
With partner, forearm pass back and forth, Begin work on re-directing the ball
P7
contact the ball outside body to right and left with platform
With partner, player at net will set, player in 20‘ apart, passer wide base with feet,
P8
backcourt will forearm pass weight balanced

Same as above, player at net will move the Passer uses shuffle step to get to the
P9
passer forward, backward, laterally ball

Activities for multiple players

Player #1 tosses ball over the net to player
P10 #2, who will forearm pass to setter target Passer 20‘ from the net
area
Same as above, setter will set the pass to LF
P11
or RF
Same as above, setter will set attacker, who
P12 uses a two-step approach to set the ball over
the net
2v2 or 3v3 small court- forearm pass all
P13 Vary the number of contacts
contacts