Pass Catch
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- Stage: Identify the stage of the skill that is exhibited (e.g. beginner, intermediate, expert).
- Stage Characteristics: Describe 2-3 features of the movement on the video that is characteristic of the stage identified.
- What to Change: Identify and describe the most important aspect of the skill that will need to be changed for the subject to improve.
- Cue: Write the single most important verbal instructional cue to help the performer improve.
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PES 294 Pass Catch
Stage: Intermediate/Expert.
Stage Characteristics: Player is in a ready position and concentrating on the ball, extends hands to meet the ball and adjusts positioning of hands to different pass types i.e. high, low.
What to change: Ball was not tucked close to body on second throw, other two throws ball was tucked in a safe poisiton.
Cue: "Catch and tuck"
Pass Catch
Stage: Intermediate
Stage Characteristic: Players doesn't tuck the ball away after catch. He does watchs ball all the way in and catches it with his hands not his body.
What to Change: Secure the ball away under arm after catch.
Cue: secure ball
Pass Catch
Stage: Expert
Stage Characteristics: He does a good job watching the ball into his hands, he reaches out to catch the ball and stays low to meet the ball
What to change: Sharper tucking the ball after the catch
Cue: Squeeze and tuck
PES 294, Skill Analysis
Stage: Expert
Stage Characteristics: Receiver started in relaxed and ready position. Receiver reached out to catch with hands in diamond shape. Hands thumb to thumb when ball was above chest and pinkie to pinkie when below chest. Kept eye on ball until ball was tucked.
What to Change: Receiver failed to tuck the ball into a protected position on the second throw.
Cue: "catch and tuck"
Football By Daniel Smith 3328
Football
By Daniel Smith
3328 Pass catching
Stage: Intermediate
Stage characteristics: Receiver responds with a proper hand positioning with the arms extended to pull back the ball thumb to thumb, pinkie to pinkie and he does follow the ball in two of the three times.
What to change: Receiver needs to pull the ball in every time and although it is important to keep your eyes on the ball it’s equally important to keep your head up prepared for a hit.
Cue: tuck the ball and keep head up.
Pass Catch; Velasco
Pass catch
Stage: Expert
Stage Characteristics: Good stance, comfortable and relaxed, hands raised, elbows bent, eyes on target
What to change: Needs to work on tucking the ball after catching, only tucks the first time, doesn’t 2nd and 3rd catches. Although, I did get the feeling he was a good player, who knows to tuck the ball and likely always does during other more authentic situations
Cue: Secure ball by tucking it
Pass Catch
Pass catch
Stage: Expert
Stage Characteristics: Good stance, comfortable and relaxed, hands raised, elbows bent, eyes on target
What to change: Needs to work on tucking the ball after catching, only tucks the first time, doesn’t 2nd and 3rd catches. Although, I did get the feeling he probably was a advanced level player, who knows to tuck the ball and likely always does during other more authentic situations
Cue: Secure ball by tucking it
3328- Pass Stage:
3328- Pass
Stage: Advanced
Stage Characteristics: Hand in the w shape, moving with ball level
What to change: The middle catch, to open hand catch
Cue: Move with the level of the ball
Written Analysis #4- Pass Catch
Stage: Identify the stage of the skill that is exhibited (e.g. beginner, intermediate, expert).
Intemediate
Stage Characteristics: Describe 2-3 features of the movement on the video that is characteristic of the stage identified.
The receiver was in a "ready" position to catch the pass. (knees bent arms relaxed).
The receiver on 2 out of 3 catches tucked the ball after the catch.
The receiver also watched the ball into hands on each throw.
What to Change: Identify and describe the most important aspect of the skill that will need to be changed for the subject to improve.
On the second throw the receiver did not tuck the ball after the catch. This is a very crucial skill for receivers. The receiver must also practice turning upfield once he catches the ball.
Cue: Write the single most important verbal instructional cue to help the performer improve.
Tuck and run with the ball.
Pass Catch
Stage: Intermediate/Expert
I think this guy could go either way. He does the main thing correctly each time, which is catching the ball. He bends his knees well and turns his hands when the ball is thrown below his waist. The balls that are thrown high he does a good job of not jumping which causes his eyes to move.
I wish he would build a diamond with his hands to allow the nose of the ball to enter through it and then allow his fingers to wrap around it. This is the only thing I wish he would have done a little better.
Cues:
Diamond