Serving and moving into the court to get additional practice on any specified play determined by the coach.
Set up
# of players : 2-12 players
Ideal : 2 players
Equipment : 4+ balls
Average duration : 5-15 minutes
Description
- In this drill the athlete serves and then moves quickly into defense or blocking position to make a play.
- Repeat.
Evaluation : # of reps (ex. 8) or # of time (ex. 4 min)
Variations
- Rotate between players.
- Serve in different positions on the baseline
- Switch side.
Progression
- Hit a specific target on the court.
- Running to the net to block a ball hit by the coach.
- Running to the net then retreating to defend a high ball.
- Running into defensive position to dig a ball that it hit short.
- Running into the court to defend a ball that is played over on two
Key points
- Athletes should have a particular serve in mind when they contact the ball.
- Ensure that the athletes are thinking about how they might use the wind to their advantage on the serve.
- Athletes should move quickly to the spot to make the specified play.