With a partner players stand side by side.
One partner rolls the ball for the other to run out, past it by 2-3 metres, before turning to face the ball, lay face down and lets the ball hit the top of their head.
They then pick up the ball run back and repeat.
Important! When laying down be aware not to bang nose on the floor.
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.