The Medicine Ball Plate Blocks is a ballistic exercise for beginners to improve neural pathways for explosive shot production, body control and coordination.
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Medicine Ball Plate Blocks Description

Medicine Ball Plate Blocks
Coach/partner stands in front of athlete, holds a medicine ball (MB) in both hands and chest passes it towards the athlete.
- Athlete holds the plate in both hands close to the chest
- Athlete takes serving position (trailing foot is in front of leading foot); look forward during exercise
- Coach/partner chest-passes MB towards chest of the athlete
- Athlete explosively extends arms forward, hits MB with the plate, thereby returning MB to coach
- Athlete returns plate toward chest
- Coach holds the MB for 1 second before passing it back to the athlete
Related Ballistic Exercises
- Medicine Ball Diagonal Lunge Plate Blocks
- Loaded Mid-Level Tuck Jump
- Plate Jacks
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