Wide Channel Pressure Ring Receiving

Objectives

• -Receive cleanly with pressure arriving from any angle
• -Improve awareness of space before the touch
• -Play out quickly under pressure

Setup

1. 1A ring of servers with two receivers working inside in a 24 x 24 yards area.
2. 2Mark five-yard channels down both touchlines with flat cones.
3. 3Balls with alternate servers, bibs for the chasers.

Coaching instructions

1. 1A server plays in and calls the receiver's name at the same time.
2. 2The receiver must take a controlled touch and return the ball to a different server.
3. 3Working players rotate out every 45 seconds.
4. 4The practice is started by a pass into one of the wide channels.
5. 5End actions only count when the ball has travelled through a wide channel first.

Common mistakes

• -Receiving flat-footed
• -Returning to the same server every time
• -Everything funnelling into a crowded middle