On 2

This is a challenging game forcing you to be agressive to win the point on 2.

Set up

# of players : 4-8 players
Ideal : 4 players
Equipment : 1 ball +
Average duration : 15-35 minutes

The coach will feed a free ball to one side of the court. Teams must try to use only two touches.
As always, standards will be different for different levels but the goal is to make the second touch an attack or, at the highest levels, a jump attack.
The court as a whole must get three digs from “On 2” attacks without the ball dying to enter the scoring phase. If a team kills the third “On 2” in a rally they do not earn a point. The two teams on the court must stay on the court until they enter the scoring phase.
Note: The “On 2” attacks do not have to happen in a row. It only needs to occur three times before the ball dies. Encourage players to keep the ball alive if they don’t have a good chance for an “On 2” ball. If you never get to the scoring phase, the drill doesn’t move.
Once in the scoring phase, teams earn three points for an “On 2” kill and only one point for anything else which leads to a point.
When one team scores a point. The losing team rotates and the next team takes their place.
This drill can be exhausting. It has a control to competitive rhythm. The first team to 7 points wins this drill.

As always, standards will be different for different levels but the goal is to make the second touch an attack or, at the highest levels, a jump attack.