Week 6 of this experiment has concluded. At the start only four of us turned up- Evegenii, Oleg, Valera and myself. We had a good run for an hour and a half. We mostly played "keepings off", but also had some simple kicking practice. I guess it's easy when learning a new skill as an adult to forget the correct way to do it.
It was interesting for me to discuss catching techniques. I explained that it's important to wait for the ball to come into the palms of the hand and not snatch at it with the fingers. Most Aussies would take this for granted. But when you consider that soccer and ice hockey are the most popular sports then it is easier to realise that people have not had as much practice catching a ball with the hands. (This is not true for people who play rugby or basketball.)
After an hour and a half we had nearly quit, as it was a hot day. Summer has started in Krasnoyarsk, it was 25 C. Just as we were ready to leave, four of Valera's friends turned up. They had all played rugby in school (so they have some ball catching skills- at least on the chest). But we were keen to share the game with the new comers.
I was keen to teach the skills of the game, but most just wanted to start a game. So we played, and I played too while umpiring at the same time. The game had a different dynamic from last week, due to the rugby players present. Their ball handling skills are definitely an asset. There are definitely things to learn though, such as catching the ball in the air. The biggest tendency for our rugby friends (Sasha, Oleg, Vanya and Vladimir) was to throw the ball when they thought they would be tackled.
The game stopped at:
Akadem 5.3.33
Krasnoyarsk City 4.0.24 (Our rugby friends.)
Another win for Akadem, but the score was much closer this week.
I then stopped the game, due to the ball being thrown too much. We had some training drills, especially in handballing while running. We also had kicking/ passing drills, and two people at a time competing for a high mark. (This competing for the mark had the desired effect of people not simply waiting for it to come to the chest, but sticking their hands in the air to catch the ball.)
Instead of posting all of the photos a second time, you can see them on the Russian review of this weeks session and game.
It was interesting for me to discuss catching techniques. I explained that it's important to wait for the ball to come into the palms of the hand and not snatch at it with the fingers. Most Aussies would take this for granted. But when you consider that soccer and ice hockey are the most popular sports then it is easier to realise that people have not had as much practice catching a ball with the hands. (This is not true for people who play rugby or basketball.)
After an hour and a half we had nearly quit, as it was a hot day. Summer has started in Krasnoyarsk, it was 25 C. Just as we were ready to leave, four of Valera's friends turned up. They had all played rugby in school (so they have some ball catching skills- at least on the chest). But we were keen to share the game with the new comers.
I was keen to teach the skills of the game, but most just wanted to start a game. So we played, and I played too while umpiring at the same time. The game had a different dynamic from last week, due to the rugby players present. Their ball handling skills are definitely an asset. There are definitely things to learn though, such as catching the ball in the air. The biggest tendency for our rugby friends (Sasha, Oleg, Vanya and Vladimir) was to throw the ball when they thought they would be tackled.
The game stopped at:
Akadem 5.3.33
Krasnoyarsk City 4.0.24 (Our rugby friends.)
Another win for Akadem, but the score was much closer this week.
I then stopped the game, due to the ball being thrown too much. We had some training drills, especially in handballing while running. We also had kicking/ passing drills, and two people at a time competing for a high mark. (This competing for the mark had the desired effect of people not simply waiting for it to come to the chest, but sticking their hands in the air to catch the ball.)
Instead of posting all of the photos a second time, you can see them on the Russian review of this weeks session and game.
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