In pairs, the players stand around 3-4m apart.
Player 1 rolls the ball along the floor to player 2, then shuffles sideways to the left or right.
Player 2 collects the ball and rolls it to player 1. Player 2 then shuffles left or right.
The movement while passing the ball should imitate the underhand pass, with both arms straight when passing.
Make sure your players are using the same arm movement when passing as they would when performing an underhand pass.
Add another ball so one would be rolling while the other one is thrown using the underhand method at the same time.
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.
Coaches spend hours correcting arms in serve receive when the real fault is almost always the feet. Fix the movement and the platform fixes itself.
Most teams win the dig and then hand the point straight back with a slow, predictable transition swing. The best 2026 sides treat the moment after the dig as their sharpest scoring chance, feeding the middle in transition and running first-tempo attacks off a defensive ball.
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