What good looks like
- Hands up with fingers spread and thumbs close
- Eyes stay on the ball until the fingers have it
Guides / Catching and handling / Self-toss clap catch
Catching and handling
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Self-toss clap catch
This drill builds soft hands and eyes-on-ball under a clean vertical flight you control.
The drill
- Stand tall, ball in two hands at your chest.
- Toss the ball straight up just above head height.
- Clap once while the ball is in the air, then catch it with fingers spread, thumbs close.
- Watch the ball all the way into your hands every rep. Add claps as it gets easy.
Space
3m x 3m flat area, one ball.
Make it harder / make it easier
Harder. Two claps, then a full turn between toss and catch.
Easier. Lower the toss to eye height, no clap.
How to film it
Prop the phone front-on at chest height, toss apex inside the frame. How to film a drill.
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