Catching Over the Shoulder Tennis Ball Drill: Improve Your Receiving Skills!

To become a great receiver, you need to train your ability to track the ball and consistently catch it over your shoulder. This tennis ball drill helps you practice looking the ball in, having late hands, and not breaking your stride early, which are all small details that translate well to the field. Start by catching with both hands while simulating yourself running, trying to leave your hands as late as possible. Once that becomes easy, move on to single-hand catches, switching sides to train both. Practice not giving indicators to your defensive opponents by naturally shooting your hands out.