Defense · Intermediate

3 Man Cross Court

High-volume cross-court digging — defender works the diagonal between two attackers continuously.

How to run it

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P1 hits to P3 (cross-court). P3 digs into the middle of the court and immediately moves to the other diagonal. P1 runs to set the dig to P2 and returns to the antenna. P2 hits diagonally to P3, who digs to the middle. P2 runs and sets back to P1. Continue 2 minutes or 20 digs.
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Coach emphasis: Defender: read attacker's body, shift before contact. Hitters: control the cross-court angle.

High-volume cross-court digging — defender works the diagonal between two attackers continuously.

Keep building

Teach defensive base position and reading the attacker's body for shot vs. swing.

Train the diagonal defensive shift — defender reads the attacker and moves to the gap before contact.

Train the blocker-to-defender peel — pull off the net, find the seam, and play defense.

Train the blocker-to-defender transition through a fixed 6-ball sequence covering every common attack scenario.

Train defense through coach tip chase to target with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

Train defense through downball dig & catch with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

Many of our drills are adapted from the coaching resources at Better at Beach and the FIVB.

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