Starting at the blue cones, two players race with footwork until they make it to the end of the other court. They then come in on a hit reception with a 6 back player already in. The 6 back does nothing more than swing from one hit angle to the other.
Loser of the race then proceeds to do 10 push ups.
The drill might also have a pass at both 3 metre line cones to increase difficulty.
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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