In this drill players learn to get their hips low to protect a ground ball from a defender, they practice scooping and immediately passing to a teammate. This is a great drill to get them used to responding to defensive pressure, and a good drill to use as a pre-game warm up. It gets them active and in the correct state of mind.
1. The player protecting the ball must keep his hips low and knees flexed to maintain leverage against the defender.
1. Player 1 puts the ball down.
2. Player 2 stands behind him.