Drill Library

91 drills

Hold height and hips while handling contact.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 8 min · Beginner

4.2· 40

Accurate wet passes while a defender closes.

Serbian Extra Man · 10 min · Intermediate

4.6· 26

Fake, pump, then finish into space.

Croatian Attack · 8 min · Intermediate

4.9· 43

Time the hole-set entry off the first pass.

Australian Counter · 12 min · Advanced

4.5· 37

Press the ball, help the next passing lane.

Hungarian School · 14 min · Advanced

4.1· 41

Trap the wing, steal or force a turnover.

Serbian Extra Man · 10 min · Intermediate

4.5· 42

Shift with the ball, recover the weak side.

Russian Defence · 15 min · Advanced

4.9· 26

Standard extra-man rotation into a 4-2 shot.

Croatian Attack · 8 min · Intermediate

3.7· 43
4 On 2 Tight TriangleGame PlayVideo

Timeout extra-man: 4-2, move ball to space.

Serbian Extra Man · 6 min · Intermediate

3.9· 38

5v6 organisation and communication.

Hungarian School · 10 min · Advanced

4.4· 33

Full-field counter after a stop, decide at the 5m.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 12 min · Advanced

4.1· 40

Continuous 2v1 with rotating defenders.

Hungarian School · 8 min · Beginner

4.9· 41

Short maximal sprints with incomplete recovery.

Russian Defence · 16 min · Advanced

4.0· 10

4v4 with constraints to emphasise one skill.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 14 min · Intermediate

4.0· 24
Serbian 6v5 RotationGame PlayVideo

Classic extra-man rotation: ball faster than the slide.

Serbian Extra Man · 8 min · Advanced

4.3· 23
Hungarian Press DropGame PlayVideo

Press high, then drop as a unit on the first skip.

Hungarian School · 12 min · Elite

4.3· 33

Build load from eggbeater, then release a high shot.

Russian Defence · 10 min · Intermediate

4.8· 22
Timeout 6v5 Quick HitGame PlayVideo

First extra-man look off a timeout, no reset.

Hungarian School · 5 min · Advanced

4.5· 17

Time drives relative to ball movement.

Hungarian School · 10 min · Intermediate

4.1· 25

Scull for stability without full eggbeater.

Spanish Point · 5 min · Beginner

4.8· 36

Station-based shooting to build volume and variety.

Australian Counter · 15 min · Intermediate

3.8· 17

Defensive help and recovery rotations.

Australian Counter · 12 min · Advanced

4.8· 9

Attack a 3v2 after the steal, before the defence recovers.

Croatian Attack · 9 min · Intermediate

4.0· 15

Simple on-ball press and one helper.

Croatian Attack · 12 min · Beginner

4.1· 11

Head-up swimming with eyes on the far goal.

Spanish Point · 8 min · Beginner

4.7· 20

Explode on the whistle from a vertical sit.

Croatian Attack · 6 min · Beginner

3.7· 15

Quick dry passing off the wall or a partner pad.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 8 min · Beginner

4.1· 40

Three-player wet passing with a moving target.

Italian 3-3 · 8 min · Beginner

4.8· 19

Skip over a dummy press into the weak-side post.

Australian Counter · 10 min · Intermediate

4.2· 33

Catch with the outside hand and reverse the ball.

Serbian Extra Man · 8 min · Advanced

4.8· 22

Centre or wing outlets without telegraphing.

Hungarian School · 8 min · Advanced

4.8· 21

Weak-hand wet and dry passing under control.

Serbian Extra Man · 8 min · Intermediate

4.1· 14

Three keepers of the ball vs one chasing defender.

Serbian Extra Man · 9 min · Intermediate

4.7· 38
Backhand FinishDrillVideo

Backhand shots from the post and 2m line.

Serbian Extra Man · 8 min · Intermediate

4.5· 30

Skip the ball into the water just in front of the GK.

Italian 3-3 · 8 min · Intermediate

4.6· 27
Lob Shot TimingDrillVideo

Lob when the keeper is off the line.

Australian Counter · 7 min · Intermediate

3.8· 17

Lean-out layout from 2 and 4 positions.

Hungarian School · 10 min · Advanced

4.7· 29

Catch and shoot inside one second at the 5m.

Serbian Extra Man · 10 min · Intermediate

4.3· 26

Shoot while a defender is on the shooting arm.

Hungarian School · 9 min · Advanced

4.2· 41

Build a long-range shot from eggbeater, not the arm.

Australian Counter · 10 min · Intermediate

3.8· 25

Crash the 2m after a blocked or saved shot.

Russian Defence · 8 min · Intermediate

3.9· 30

Move laterally and forward while staying high.

Hungarian School · 8 min · Beginner

4.0· 21

Max-height jumps from a still eggbeater.

Spanish Point · 7 min · Intermediate

4.1· 12

Hold position while a defender leans through the chest.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 8 min · Advanced

4.0· 40

Hold three heights: sit, match, jump.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 6 min · Beginner

4.7· 28

Sprint, stop, spin, sprint the other way.

Russian Defence · 10 min · Intermediate

4.9· 22

Legal breakout into head-up speed.

Serbian Extra Man · 8 min · Intermediate

3.9· 34

Side-on tracking swim used on press recoveries.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 8 min · Intermediate

4.0· 32

GK sets the angle on wing, post and point shots.

Hungarian School · 12 min · Intermediate

4.8· 17

Claim lobs and high skips at full stretch.

Italian 3-3 · 10 min · Advanced

4.6· 27

Reads and smothers bounce shots.

Serbian Extra Man · 10 min · Advanced

4.5· 10

Long wet and dry outlets to numbered breakers.

Spanish Point · 10 min · Intermediate

4.5· 24

Set for the penalty and the 5m free throw.

Hungarian School · 8 min · Advanced

4.3· 33

Seal, spin, and finish from 2m.

Croatian Attack · 10 min · Advanced

4.9· 27

Establish the seal before the entry pass.

Croatian Attack · 10 min · Intermediate

3.8· 15

Centre draws the exclusion without a charge.

Russian Defence · 10 min · Advanced

4.7· 42

Drop step to the water and catch the low entry.

Russian Defence · 8 min · Intermediate

4.1· 14
Wing Pick PlayDrillVideo

Wing sets a pick, driver uses it to the 2m.

Spanish Point · 10 min · Intermediate

4.9· 36
Drive and DumpDrillVideo

Driver attacks, dumps to the trailer or centre.

Australian Counter · 10 min · Intermediate

4.9· 29

Weak-side post times the skip from the strong side.

Hungarian School · 10 min · Advanced

3.8· 41

Deny the next pass without losing the man.

Italian 3-3 · 10 min · Intermediate

3.8· 27

Communicate switch or trail on a drive.

Hungarian School · 12 min · Advanced

4.3· 9

Coach calls press or drop on the first skip.

Australian Counter · 12 min · Advanced

4.7· 17

Stay legal on the 2m; no early entries.

Australian Counter · 8 min · Beginner

4.4· 33

Create a shot with 10 seconds on the shot clock.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 12 min · Advanced

4.5· 24

4-2 set with the point as the reset.

Croatian Attack · 8 min · Advanced

4.6· 29
Italian 3-3 Extra ManGame PlayVideo

3-3 rotation into a close-range post shot.

Italian 3-3 · 8 min · Advanced

4.3· 34

Isolate the point after two dummy posts.

Spanish Point · 7 min · Elite

3.8· 20
Post-Up Extra ManGame PlayVideo

Walk the ball to 2 or 4 and finish inside.

Serbian Extra Man · 7 min · Intermediate

4.1· 38
Sinking Defence 5v6Game PlayVideo

Sink to the posts, contest without fouling out.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 10 min · Advanced

4.5· 32
Foul and Drop 5v6Game PlayVideo

Foul the 5m, drop to the 2m as a unit.

Russian Defence · 9 min · Advanced

4.8· 18

Four attackers vs three recovering defenders.

Croatian Attack · 10 min · Intermediate

3.9· 11

First breaker draws, trailer finishes.

Hungarian School · 9 min · Advanced

4.0· 25

After a stop, press the outlet immediately.

Australian Counter · 10 min · Advanced

4.5· 29

Short maximal sprints with walk-back recovery.

Italian 3-3 · 14 min · Intermediate

3.7· 31

Eight seconds high eggbeater, then a 12m sprint.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 12 min · Advanced

4.3· 24

Hold the ball high while treading in a square.

Hungarian School · 6 min · Beginner

4.1· 41

Continuous head-up swimming with ball in hand.

Serbian Extra Man · 18 min · Advanced

4.2· 10

Tight 3v3 to force decisions.

Spanish Point · 12 min · Beginner

3.9· 12

5v5 with no centre allowed — perimeter only.

Gold Coast Water Polo Academy · 12 min · Intermediate

4.5· 8
1v1 Hole SetDrillVideo

Centre vs hole defender, live entry from the point.

Australian Counter · 10 min · Advanced

3.8· 37
2v2 Wing AttackDrillVideo

Two attackers vs two on the wing, live.

Spanish Point · 10 min · Intermediate

4.8· 20

Press the first outlet after every shot or steal.

Australian Counter · 12 min · Elite

4.5· 43

Delayed centre entry off a fake skip.

Croatian Attack · 10 min · Elite

4.5· 35

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