Give the defensive team a multitude of defensive and transition plays in a minimum amount of time.
The objective of this drill is for the defense to become comfortable moving from their initial defensive position to the line to make a play.
Develops the ability of an athlete to defend the hard driven ball and chase down the soft line shot.
The objective of this drill is for athletes to develop an understanding of the idea that partners move together to cover the court, and that it is important that you are aware of where your partner is at all times.
This drill assists in the development of court awareness in beginner athletes. In particular it focuses on how the position of the set affects where the ball can attack and therefore where the defensive players position themselves.
Developing the skill of jousting at the net.
Gives the blocker practice at making a decision on weather to retreat off the net or stay up to block. Additionally this drill can be modified to help develop the attackers’ ability to sense where the defender is dropping.
Developing a blockers ability to determine the angle of a power shot based on the approach and body language of
the attacker.
Developing the attackers’ ability to either hit or shoot the ball away from defenders.
Developing a serve that splits the passers down the middle (often referred to as the ‘husband and wife’ serve)