Player will deliver a pass from the coach at positions A-E.
-Coaches will be looking for:
1) Players calling the ball
2) Players keeping their body facing the net at all times
3) Proper footwork
4) Proper passing technique
5) Accurate Passing
***Once each athlete has gone through the drill 4x times. Than the coaches will be delivering a down ball hit when players reach positions A & E.
-Coaches will be looking for:
1) Calling the ball
2) Attempting to make contact with the ball
3) Potential "digging" accuracy on more suitable down ball hits
4) Proper digging technique
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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