Ball control drill
Players are only playing short court 3vs3. Each side must have 3 contacts and 3rd contact if an attack must be a tip, push, or roll ball. Once player has contacted the ball they must sprint to service line and back to continue play.
First team to X points wins
Focus Points: Ball control
Preplanning your attacks
Team camaraderie/competition
Conditioning
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.
When the first pass breaks down, most teams collapse into a high ball straight into the opposing block. The best 2026 sides are building structured out-of-system offences that turn broken plays into scoring chances using libero sets, left-side options and disciplined hitter routes.
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