Short court, narrow court scrimmage
Purpose This drill forces players to change their approach on the fly and encourages the development of ball control. Setup Place a third antenna at the mid-point of the net. Position 2 players on [...]
Two Touch Tennis Game
Purpose This activity helps players learn to move to pass and to more strategically place free balls. Setup Position 2 players on each side of the net. Additional players should be waiting off court. [...]
Figure 8 Passing Drill
Purpose This activity helps players learn to move to pass. Setup Position 3 players on one side of the net with one player covering middle back and two near the 10ft line on both [...]
Passing under the net
Purpose This activity encourages correct passing form and getting low, while also providing a conditioning element. Setup Line up half the players along the 10 foot line on one side of the net. Give [...]
Run and Pass
Purpose To practice moving before passing while incorporating conditioning into the drill. Setup Position 3-4 players near the net facing back court. Each of these players gets a ball. Position 3-4 players on the [...]
Scrimmage: Earned points only
Purpose To allow players to scrimmage while removing penalties for errors and encouraging aggressive play. Setup Position players on both sides of the net as if starting a regular scrimmage. How it works The [...]
Scrimmage: No serves
Purpose To allow players to scrimmage while removing the challenges of serving and difficult serve receive. Setup Position players on both sides of the net as if starting a regular scrimmage. How it works [...]
Passing to setter
Purpose This helps novice players develop ball control in passing Setup Organize players in three receiving lines. A coach stands near the net in the setter's location with a basket of balls. How it [...]
Scrimmage: Equal number of serves
Purpose To allow players to scrimmage while giving each player multiple serve attempts. Setup Position players on both sides of the net as if starting a regular scrimmage. How it works The players scrimmage [...]
Scrimmage: Points for touches
Purpose To allow players to scrimmage while encouraging multiple touches on the ball. Setup Position players on both sides of the net as if starting a regular scrimmage. How it works The players scrimmage [...]