Preparation
-Preparation is the cognitive process of thinking about what you are going to do, before actually implementing the task.
So preparing for a shoulder pass consists of looking around for a player on your team, which you believe is in a good position to receive the ball, and you can see that if thrown the direction that the ball will take will not go into the pass of any player from the opposition. you must be a quick thinker though for the process of preparation to occur, as you only as three seconds in which you can hold the ball, ten it must be passed on. So once the player has been seen to be in the right position the ball needs to be played.
After first receiving the ball you must have in under control with both hands, and then after doing so can bring it to shoulder level. The ball should then rest on the fingertips of the throwing hand. And must be protected until the very last moment by the non-throwing. Your elbow should be positioned at right angles to the shoulder to enable you to get great force behind the ball when executing the pass. Your feet should be placed to give you the most balance and power, which means your right foot, will be best placed in front of your body, and should be around shoulder width apart. Bending the knees slightly gives maximum control over your weight distribution, and provides the opportunity to spring out of position once the pass has been made.
Here is an example of what you should look like in preparation for passing:
Execution.
Execution of a shoulder pass is what you do to make the pass successful.
For full power behind the pass you need to fully straighten your arm all the way down to your fingertips.
Keep your eyes on the player your passing to at all times, you should aim to point your fingers in the same direction as your pass.
Whilst the ball has been passed you should transfer your weight to your front foot, producing more power into the pass.
You should pass the ball as vertical as possible as the need to find the quickest route between you and the receiver which is a straight line.
As soon as the ball has been passed the prepare to make your move into another space to receiver another pass by making your self available.
This picture is an example of your arm being fully outstretched after passing the ball.
Result.
The result will be a successfully received pass, which isn’t intercepted by the opposite team.
The ball should be caught with a good firm grip by the other player, being alert on there toes on ready to reach the pass.
In a game situation you should be running into open space or dodging the opposite player.
The ball should have come out of your hand and gone in a straight line towards the receiver. If your foot and arm positions were correct then the pass should have been powerful, allowing it not to have been intercepted easily.
This may seem like a uncomplicated and simple skill, however getting them right is essential for winning games, you need to practice a lot to perfect them.
Recovery.
After passing the ball, you should be leaning forward slightly, with your weight on your opposite leg, from this, if you are running to receive the pass back, you will need to bring your other leg forward and continue running to receive the ball, remembering to do correct footwork.
However, if the pass fails and is intercepted by the opposition, you will need to be on your feet, ready to mark your opponent.
Overall efficiency.
The overall efficiency of the pass
Task 2.
From your names skill, identify and explain suitable progressive practices for it’s development.
For shoulder passing the most basic and easiest way to begin teaching it is the paired drill. In which two players stand about 2-4 metres away from each other. Player A has the ball and simply passes the ball to player B, you must make sure the opposite foot to the hand in which is throwing the ball is in front of the other one. The elbow must be at a right angle to the shoulder, nice and high, with a good grip supported by the other arm, and once the pass has been executed then the arm should follow through right own to the fingertips. The pass should be firm, in a straight direct line, and controlled.
Player A player B
To build on passing standing still, the next step up is to pass on the run. However you have to consider other things like footwork. This drill is call ed line passing, in which u have 2 cues off people cue A and cue B and a feeder in the middle.
This is the direction of running for the first pass, the feeder (yellow) then pass to player A when she gets into the middle.
Player A receives the ball at the green stage, this is where footwork is needed( for beginners you can stop at green then receive the pass, however we are progressing). After receiving the pass player A then passes the ball to player B, with a shoulder pass, once received by player B, she then passes to the feeder and she then repeats what player A just did.
And finally to take this to the next step would be to do line passing with a defender. You do exactly the same as the normal line pass however, you have to do a shoulder pass with a defender in the way, then dodge around the defender to then receive the ball.
To then this.
Green then being the new position, and pink being the defender. This will improve your footwork, dodging and what we want the most passing.
