Advanced Square Drill
(submitted on February 23, 1996)

Author:

David MacKay

Summary:

Throwing to moving target, give-and-go

Description:

THIS DRILL USES TWO DISCS. -- Here I use two of the white players as discs. Please ignore the red disc which the other white players are attempting to use for simple square drill. In the advanced square drill, Three players stand on three corners of a square. One and Three hold discs. One Player with a disc throws to the player without a disc, who receives at the open corner. (Note, no fake this time.) Thrower immediately cuts for the corner vacated by that receiver... and receives a pass from the third player. Third player cuts for the open corner immediately, and receives from the other dude. You get the idea. This is a very fast moving drill. It drills in the idea of running as soon as you have made a pass and looking to receive a pass straight away (like a give and go). Unlike a give and go you actually receive the disc straight away, from another player, quicker than a real give'n'go. Note that you will automatically alternate backhand passes and forehand passes. You always pass to one player and receive from the other. It may look confusing, but if you remember to always cut for the just-vacated corner then you should get it working straight away.

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Reader's Comments for Advanced Square Drill [add your own comment] Stefan September 11, 2003 17:51:49 This is pretty cool. At first I thought the pattern was complicated, but like the explanation says, "cut for the just-vacated corner". Moreover, disc #1 simply travels back-and-forth across the top edge of the square. Disc #2 does likewise along the bottom edge of the square. So, the rule is simple: when you receive a disc, just throw it back to the corner it came from, and then run to where your receiver was coming from! If all three dillsters can follow that simple rule, it should go without a hitch. Looks tiring though! Runner September 12, 2003 09:53:26 This drill can wear you out quickly if the passes are on the mark. We put in a fourth 'waiting' person who stands near one of the corners. If a person wants a sub when they get to that corner they signal the waiting person to step in and the drill continues without stopping. The person who just stepped out becomes the waiting person. Anonymous April 19, 2006 12:08:55 good drill not to great though hard and colmplicated easy to fall apart if everyone is not working on the samelevel

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