3-on-3 with a baby
Purpose This game helps develop communication skills, peripheral vision, and ball control. Setup Position three players on each side of the net. Give one player from each team a ball (the "baby"). The coach [...]
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 [...]
Pass and cover drill
Purpose This activity emphasizes quick reaction time. Setup Have players line up in a single file line. Coach stands near the net with a basket of balls. How it works Coach tosses a ball [...]
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. [...]
10 Touches
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 [...]
3-on-3 Kings or Queens of the Court
Purpose To encourage players to scramble and improve their ability to play out of system balls. Setup Position three players on each side of the net with the remaining players in a line behind [...]
Scrimmage: Reverse Sideout
Purpose To practice running the offense out of serve receive with an emphasis on quick points. Setup Position players on both sides of the net as if starting a regular scrimmage. How it works [...]
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: 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 [...]