Water polo: cannot move while controlling the ball

Stops swimming whenever the ball is close, or loses the ball as soon as they move.

Activities that help

• Ball Push Dribble – Head-up front crawl with the ball pushed along on the bow wave between the arms – the basic water polo dribble.
• Ball Retrieval Relay – Teams swim head-up to a ball, pick it up one-handed and pass it back to the next swimmer – a fun way to rehearse swimming, pick-ups and passing together.
• Counter-Attack Swim – On the whistle, defenders switch to attack, swimming head-up to the other end to receive a long pass – practising quick transitions.
• Dribble Slalom – Dribble the ball around a slalom of floats, changing direction without losing control.
• Wet Pass to Space – Pass the ball onto the water in front of a swimming team-mate so they can swim onto it without stopping.