1. Start from a freeball toss to opposing team.
2. Enforce communication: Yelling "free!" and "down!".
3. Work on transition.
4. Rotate when a downball is hit from the backrow, over the net and in.
5. If passing, setting or spiking the ball over, do not rotate.
6. Celebrate each point!
This volleyball drill can be used as a warm-up, for skill specific instruction, or as a fun way to end practice. It's easy to tweak the difficulty depending on your age and skill level.
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