Purpose

To allow each player to spend time focusing on their ball handling skills while involving the whole team

Setup

  • Position one player near the net in setting position with a ball
  • Position the remaining players in three lines on the same side of the net

How it works

  • The player near the net tosses the ball to the first player in one of the three lines
  • That player passes the ball back and the player near the net sets, tips, or hits the ball back to another player
  • After each player in the three lines contacts the ball, they move to the back of the line
  • This continues until the player near the net has made 10 contacts on the ball above their shoulders (passes below the shoulders are acceptable…they just don’t count toward the 10)
  • Then a new player replaces the player at the net and the drill repeats until all players have made 10 contacts

Notes

  • Players can switch lines or stay in their position  throughout the drill(outside, middle, right side)
  • You can reduce the number of touches from 10 to 8 or 6 to speed up the drill, especially for newer players