Returning the serve
Purpose To practice serves and serve receive. Setup Organize 6 players on one side of the net. The remaining players line up to serve with a basket of balls nearby. How it works The [...]
Self-toss hitting progression
Purpose This drill helps new player develop proper hitting form and ball control for overhand serving and attacking. Setup Pair up (if uneven, one group can have 3 players). Give each pair a ball. [...]
Harass the passer
Purpose This drill teaches players to stay focused and pass while dealing with distractions Setup Have two or three servers on the other side of the net and a target player in the setter location. [...]
Serve and catch
Purpose This is a fun drill for younger kids that encourages tough serving and getting to the ball in serve receive. Setup Divide the players into two even teams. One side starts as the serving team [...]
Spider serving
Purpose This drill focuses on aim and gives more repetitions for weaker servers. Setup All players line up behind the service line. Each player should have a ball How it works The first player [...]
Scrimmage: Multi-serve scrimmage
Purpose To help players get serving reps while simulating a game Setup Position 12 players on the court as if playing a game How it works This drill works like a regular scrimmage, except [...]
Serving over the net
Purpose To help players learn to serve consistently and accurately. Setup Create two lines of players, one on each service line Give each player a ball or each side a group of balls How it [...]