Purpose

To teach your players a basic offensive play that will add complexities and a little confusion for defensive players.

Setup

  • Divide your players into groups of 4: One Passer, One Setter & Two Attackers
  • Start on the other side of the net with the ball

How it works

  1. The coach tosses the ball to a Passer.
  2. The Passer passes the ball to the Setter
  3. The Setter then calls out an Attacker and Completes a set.
  4. Both Attackers will approach the net but only one will hit the ball.
  5. Toss another ball into play and repeat.

Coaching Tips

  • This is a good technique for Attackers to learn, as this is a standard play at the high school and college level.
  • The key to this is for the Setter and the Attackers to communicate and deceive the defense.
  • Remind the Setter to mix the play up and change up who is hitting.
  • You can add a third Attacker into the mix to make the drill even more complex.