Develops consistency of serving and an understanding of the area of the court that are best to serve into.
Develops the ability of an athlete to place a variety of serves accurately.
For servers the objective is to create a passes that are off the net. For passers the objective is to pass consistently forward to an ideal position off the net.
Develop a good consistent deep serve that lands in the last 3 feet of the court and pushes the passer back.
Develop serves that make the opposition move away from their starting positions with the objective of creating a passing error.
Because this is not a serious drill and the athletes are lying on top of each other to start the drill, it often creates laughter and can be used as an icebreaker
Practice dropping off the net, digging balls and playing soft
shots.
Loosen up the body and raise body temperature in preparation for more strenuous activity. Get the competitive juices flowing at the start of training.
Loosen up the body and raise body temperature in preparation for more strenuous activity. Using the knuckle technique and playing the ball with one arm.
Loosen up the body and raise body temperature in
preparation for more strenuous activity. Develops accuracy in soft shots and ‘taking a look’ before shooting in order to play the ball away from the
defenders.