In pairs with one ball, both players face each other in the squat position.
The players then have to push the ball at head height with two hands. Heels should not stay in contact with the floor.
On the coach's signal the players should start to push harder and jump in squat position with the aim of making their opponent lose balance.
The one to stay balanced three times wins
If you want players to work more with their whole bodies excluding arms, tell your players to straighten their elbows and keep them straight during the exercise.
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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