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Teqball · Intermediate · i4

First smash from a held ball

At a club 15 min 3 players Hall or court

Ready when: Chest and head to the zone (i1) started; hips and hamstrings warmed up.

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What you are learning

The smash: a hard shot down over the net with the inside of the foot or the laces, hitting the top of the ball as it falls. It wins points, so it must be safe and controlled first, from a gentle toss.

Words on this card Net, Inside of the foot, Smash
Net
The low barrier across the middle of the table; at home a rope or a bench.
Inside of the foot
The inside edge of the foot, used for accurate passes; the top of the foot, used for hard shots.
Smash
A hard shot hit down over the net to win the point.

Set up

A soft cone or plate to rest the ball on; a mat as a target.

Weather: dry

The base setup for teqball

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. The holder lifts the plate about 1 m from the net, arm still and to the side.
  2. Toss the ball gently up from the plate.
  3. As it falls, swing the leg and hit the top of the ball down onto the mat.

Your part while they practise

Hold the plate up about 1 m from the net, arm still and to the side; fetch balls.

Step by step

  1. Smash the ball down over the net with the inside or the laces as it falls from a gentle toss.
  2. 10 smashes, then swap.
  3. Then toss, bounce, smash.

How much: 10 smashes each, 2 rounds 15 min a session 2 days a week

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

The game: Hit the mat

The first player to smash onto the mat 5 times wins.

Who plays: 3 players: a smasher, a holder and a fetcher, rotating.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. The holder tosses; the smasher smashes
  2. Count the hits on the mat
  3. Rotate after 10 smashes
Fair play
The holder's arm is always to the side, never above the ball.
Points
1 point for each smash on the mat.
Fouls
No point, and stop for a moment
  • A kick near the holder's hand
  • Hitting the ball before it starts to fall
  • The leg touching the net or rope
Winning
The first to 5 points.
Stars
  1. 1 points for 1 star
  2. 3 points for 2 stars
  3. 5 points for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

A lower rope.

Harder

A foot pass as the feed.

What you will see, and what to say

  • the kick goes near the holder Plate up, hit the topTop of the ball.
  • the ball flies long Down onto the matOver and down.
  • too early Hit it fallingWait for the drop.

Self-check

5of 10

5 of 10 smashes on the target half.

Stop and get a coach when

Jump smashes; check the current rule on smashes out of the field.

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 attacking smash.

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