I. HAND BALL DRILL (ELEMENTARY)
A. BOUNDING
INDIVIDUAL PLAY
1. Bound, and catch with both hands, palms upward.
2. Bound, and catch with one hand (right, then left), palm upward.
3. Bound, hit to rebound once, and catch with one hand (right, then left), palm upward.
4. Bound, and catch with one hand (right, then left), the palm downward in catching ("dog snack").
5. Bound, hit to rebound twice, or more times, and catch with one hand (right, then left).
WITH PARTNERS
(If there be many players they may stand in long ranks facing each other for these drills, or in separate couples scattered promiscuously over the ground. In either case they should begin with a comparatively short distance, say of three feet, between partners, and gradually increase the distance.)
1. Bound to partner, who will catch with both hands.
2. Bound to partner, who will catch with one hand (right, then left), palm upward.
3. Bound to partner, who will catch with one hand (right, then left), palm downward.
4. Bound to partner, who will return ball by hitting it for a rebound without catching it. This may be kept up between the two indefinitely.
B. TOSSING
INDIVIDUAL PLAY
1. Toss, and catch ball with both hands.
2. Toss, and catch with one hand (right, then left), palm upward.
3. Toss, and hit it to retoss in the air without catching (right hand, then left), palm upward.
WITH PARTNERS
1. Toss ball to partner, who will catch with both hands.
2. Toss ball to partner, who will catch with one hand (right, then left), palm upward.
3. Toss ball to partner, who will catch with one hand (right, then left), palm outward ("dog snack").
C. BOUNDING AGAINST WALL
INDIVIDUAL PLAY
1. Throw ball upward against a wall, allow it to bound once, and catch with both hands.
2. Throw ball against wall, bound once, and catch with one hand (right, then left), palm upward.
3. Throw against wall, bound once, and catch with one hand (right, then left), palm downward.
4. Throw against wall and catch without bounding on the ground with one hand (right, then left), palm upward.
5. Throw, and catch without bounding on ground, with one hand (right, then left), palm outward.
WITH PARTNERS
1. Repeat the above throws against the wall, the partner catching in each case as designated in the list.