Purpose

The purpose of this volleyball drill is to work on closing the hole between blockers.

Setup

  • You need a setter and hitters in a hitting line
  • Position two blockers on the other side of the net.

How it works

  1. The coach tosses balls to the setter which the setter sets to an outside hitter. The hitter tries to hit between the blockers on each attack.
  2. Any balls that are blocked into the other court count as a point. At 5 points rotate.

Coaching Tips

  • The middle and outside blocker start the drill by standing next to one another, so timing is less of an issue. After the blockers become comfortable, have the middle blocker come from the middle, as in a game. This makes sealing the hole more difficult.
  • This drill can also be done with two hitters and three blockers, so the middle has to choose which way to go. Start with high sets and gradually introduce more dynamic sets.