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Teqball · Intermediate · i2

Half-volley into the hands

Park or court 4 min 2 players Yard or lane

Ready when: Throw, read, pass back (b4) self-check met.

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What you are learning

The half-volley: playing the ball with the inside of the foot just after it bounces, sending it up and forward with a follow-through. It is fast and keeps the rally going without waiting for the ball.

Words on this card Inside of the foot, Half-volley
Inside of the foot
The inside edge of the foot, used for accurate passes; the top of the foot, used for hard shots.
Half-volley
Playing the ball just after it bounces.

Set up

4 m apart.

Weather: dry ground

The base setup for teqball

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. Throw the ball so it lands beside the child's standing foot.
  2. The child meets it with the inside of the foot straight after the bounce.
  3. The leg follows through up and forward, sending it into your hands.

Your part while they practise

Throw so the ball lands beside the player's standing foot.

Step by step

  1. Take the ball with the inside of the foot just after the bounce.
  2. Send it up and forward into the thrower's hands.
  3. Follow through with the leg.

How much: 4 rounds 4 min a session 3 days a week

Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.

The game: Catch it still

A point for each half-volley the thrower catches without moving.

Who plays: 2 players, 1 minute each, then swap.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. The thrower throws to land beside the standing foot
  2. The player half-volleys it back
  3. Count the catches in 1 minute
  4. 4 rounds
Fair play
A grown-up uses the weaker foot.
Points
1 point for each catch without the thrower moving.
Fouls
No point
  • Waiting for the ball to rise high after the bounce
  • Two bounces
  • Passing with the toe
Winning
Beat your best minute.
Stars
  1. 5 points for 1 star
  2. 9 points for 2 stars
  3. 13 points for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

Toss it to yourself first.

Harder

Alternate feet.

What you will see, and what to say

  • too late after the bounce Straight after the bounceMeet it low.
  • the ball stays low Lift with the legFollow through up.

Self-check

7of 10

7 of 10 into the hands.

Fitness for this

Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.

This card trains half-volley.

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