Monday, February 16, 2009

Drill: grr and long-grrr

We use this drill to train aggression, going-to the disc, boxing out and catching. Lots of things for one simple drill!

Basic setup:
- 2 cutters, starting shoulder to shoulder either 20-ish yards away for the basic grr drill, or more like 40-ish yds for the long-grr (haha, get it? longer...)
- Thrower taps the disc in, and the two sprint towards the thrower, calling for the disc
- Thrower throws the disc towards both cutters
- Cutters go get it

I usually do the grr drill after having them practice claw catches for a while, and emphasizing how much further in front you can catch the disc. It's also good for those times that everyone is slowing down on the catch and nothing has worked.

I use the long-grr drill to demonstrate the power of body positioning and how even getting a shoulder or hip in front of the other person is enough to block their chance at the disc.

And above all, both these drills train players to catch under pressure - a most useful skill indeed!

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