Game version
Eggbeater catch: tread with an eggbeater kick while a partner tosses you a ball. The pair counts steady catches, then swaps, with a coach watching.
Eggbeater Pass and Hold
Stay high on your legs while you catch, hold and pass.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Tread 4 yards (4 m) from a partner.
Core: Hands up. Beat your own best run.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 12 min
- Players
- You and a partner
- Space
- Pool
- Bring
- Pool, water polo ball, partner
- Level · skill
- Developing · Eggbeater
The steps
How it works
- Tread 4 yards (4 m) from a partner.
- Catch the ball and hold it up for 3 seconds.
- Pass back without dropping in the water.
- Do 3 sets of 15.
Coaching point
Stay tall the whole time.
Safety: Swim only with a lifeguard or coach watching and, under 14, a grown-up within arm’s reach.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (hands on the wall), Core (hands up), More (catch and pass without sinking). Beat your own best run.
Story
You are a lighthouse standing tall in the water.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best run. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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