The Killer-Ball Game is a low-intensity yet engaging cool-down drill that combines attention, reaction speed, and gesture recognition. Players in a circle pass a ball with various techniques (no-look, volleyball-style, Pete Maravich palm pass), while one player in the center reacts to cues—great for minibasket and introductory training levels.
Note: some alternative names for the game would be AsesinaBall or PalmaBall
Objectives
- Download beats.
- Make a game prior to stretching of end of session.
- Habituate to the Triple Threat position.
Contents
- Attention
- Perception
- Speed of reaction (reflex)
- Gestural speed
- Pass
- Triple Threat
- Feints
- Dissociation oculo manual
Recommended age
- From 6 years onwards (School and Minibasket: categories pre-benjamin, benjamin, and fry).
Number of players
- From 3 players forward.
- The person who is in the center giving the passes tends to be the coach, but it can be quite a player.
Recommended time
- Total duration of the game 3-5 min.
Equipment and facilities
- 1 ball of Basketball.
- You can make this game in a open space or in a field (whether half or whole).
- If we want to raise the level of difficulty, we can change the ball by a tennis ball.
Initial layout and description of the Killer-Ball Game
The group is placed in a circle in the circle in the center (while maintaining a separation of one or two steps with respect to the center circle).
The coach, in the centre, and with a ball, will be passing the ball to each one of the players in a random order.
The player who is being targeted by the pass, you will have to give a pat before controlling the ball. In case of being a fake pass and give the pat, the player will be eliminated and will start the stretches of ground.
The player can not let the ball bounce and dodging the ball to give the slap. The pass itself can be chopped, but in that case you will have to give more of the same.
Note: To start the game, it is recommended to start a round by passing the ball to each player without the use of feints.
Variants
- To perform a certain stop before controlling the ball.
- Give two (or more -3 or 4) down the pass the chopped or goes up.
- You can give a pass chopped with effect rotary for the ball to go to the player on the side.
- The person who is in the center of the circle is a player.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
