In this drill players learn to control the ball and rally within the service box (alleys don't count). The objective is to reach the King postion at the end of the desingated time.
Players are randomly placed in the service box postions. King is the highest spot and Joker is the lowest spot (F)eeder feeds the ball to a random player and the players play the point out. Balls can be hit across the net and at the player next to them. Whoever misses the ball automatically moves down to the Joker spot and other players move up clockwise. The King stays in the postion until he/she misses The last player in the King position at the end of the time, Wins! (Can be played full court, depending on level)
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