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The 3 Cs is a 6v6 volleyball game to 25 that rewards team habits. On every free ball a team can earn up to three points: Communication (everyone calls "free!" and passers call the ball), Cover (players surround their hitter in case of a block) and Celebrate (the whole team comes together after the point).
Source: Shared by Simon Lüdeking-Madsen (coach, Denmark) in the Sportplan community.
Games that score talking, not just winning. In the 3 Cs a team earns points for calling free balls, covering the hitter and celebrating. Simpler options: passing in threes where you must call before every touch, and serve receive with named targets.
Pepper is a partner warm-up where two players keep the ball going with a pass, a set and a controlled hit, in that order. It builds ball control and the habit of calling every touch, which is why it pairs well with the 3 Cs.
Start with movement and the forearm pass, then the set and an underarm serve. Use small games (2v2, 3v3) so everyone gets lots of touches, and reward calling the ball from day one. Add the 3 Cs once they can keep a rally going.
Get more touches: pass against a wall, play pepper with a partner and play small-sided games. Work on footwork before arm technique, and talk on every ball, because at club level more points are lost through hesitation than through poor skill.
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Below: the original question and answers from coaches in the Sportplan community.
A team of 6 will play to 25. They can earn up to three points from each freeball by: Communicating;Covering;Celebrating Define what needs to be done in order to win each point before you start the game. For example: Communicating Everyone must yell âfree!â when the freeball comes over; Every passer must call the ball and say who they are passing to; The setter must call the ball and say who they are setting to; and The hitter must call the ball while everyone else yells âcover!â Covering Everyone must be low and moving towards the hitter Celebrating Everyone must immediately turn into the middle of the court following the hit (whether it was successful or not);
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New hitters rarely miss because of their arm. They miss because of their feet. Build a reliable approach, then time it with your setter.
When your hitter gets stuffed, five teammates standing and watching is how you lose the point. Good attack coverage turns a blocked ball into a second swing.
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