Warming up in a pair: passing

In this video, you'll learn a passing warm-up to do in a pair

For the third exercise, you'll need a cone

The three exercises are: passing whilst seated, precision passing and passing in motion

Firstly, passing whilst seated

This exercise targets arm, wrist and hand work and warms you up by passing

Sit down on the ground. You partner positions themselves two or three metres away from you with a ball

Your partner throws the ball to you with one or both hands, and you pass it straight back to them

Repeat this ten times, then swap roles

Secondly, passing with precision

This exercise trains you to do the action of a pass

Stand three metres away from your partner

Pass the ball to each other whilst trying not to move your feet

Take the time to execute the action well- aim for your partner and throw the ball high enough

Make as many consecutive passes as possible without dropping the ball

To vary this warm-up, you can stand on the opposite sides of the net

You can also stand side by side facing a wall, bouncing the ball against it to pass to each other

Thirdly, passing in motion

This warm-up uses the whole body and trains you to adopt the right posture before making a pass

Place a cone in the middle of a half-court, between the net and baseline.

Stand with your back to the net with the ball, whilst your partner stands behind the base line

Pass the ball one or two metres to the left or to the right of the cone without telling your partner beforehand

Their aim is to move forward to get to the ball and return it back to you

Make a series of ten passes and swap roles

Have a good warm-up, and over to you!