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Speaking from my own point of view I find that my game has barriers that I want to overcome. With this is mind I have been reading the training and coaching threads in the Bike Polo section to get some ideas and there are some good drills there.
I think that playing throw ins is good for practical application of your skills but they rarely seem to improve specific parts if your game much as you never make a conscious effort to play in a different way. I think this is especially true of interaction with team mates as well as building play, passing and communication that doesnt end with shouting the point of the court you are at and would like the ball passed to.
Therefore I am suggesting that maybe one night a week anyone who is interested comes down to PP (or alternative venue) and we do some drills. I think this would be especially useful for anyone who feels their game isnt at the standard that we currently play at.
As winter approaches it is clear that attendance wont be the same as it was at the height of summer so instead of playing disappointing 2 v 2s on days when people cant make it maybe the ones that do can make use of the time by doing some agreed drills etc.
I think because we are all at a similar level and not playing teams that are much better than us we are missing out on improving our games and being more competitive in future tourneys.
Queue bitching and disparaging comments but if no one is up for it I will be down there on my own doing some solo drills. Knocking the ball about on my own last Sunday when everyone was packing up made it clear that I need to work on shooting accuracy and I am sure there are other areas I can work at on my own