The pit

This game encourages good defensive plays.

Set up

# of players : 4-8 players
Ideal : 6 players
Equipment : 6 balls +
Average duration : 15-20 minutes

One team will start on one side of the court and will be playing defense for 3 minutes.
They are in The Pit and are the only team that can score points. The other teams will be on the other side of the net receiving easy free balls from the coach. They also rotate at the end of every point.
1) Digs (any ball that comes over the net which they get two touches on). Even a fingernail counts as a touch. We want to reward hustle.
2) Winning volleyball points (transition kills, errors by the offensive team, etc.)
3) Stuff blocks (blocks for points). A block that is continued is not worth anything but a block for a point counts as two points in this drill.
After 3 minutes, the team in
The Pit will have a fnal score. The rest of the teams will then have their chance to go into The Pit.
NOTE: An overpass does not count as a dig but if it falls for a point, The Pit still gets one point.

* BeachCamp Hermosa Booklet