Block Option Training

How to run it

1. 1

   An athlete or coach (who ideally is standing on a box) tosses the ball up into the air and hits it into off or around the blocker. This drill is normally done with the blocker knowing what the attacker is hitting and working on specific arm and hand positioning for each particular block. This drill gives the blocker a great opportunity to practice the two types of angle block. Angle Block 1: The athlete makes a quick, low sideways movement into the angle before jumping up for the angle block. Angle block 2: The athlete stays on the attackers' line and jumps across into the angle. With angle block 1 the hand positioning will be similar to that of a line block as discussed in drill 6.1. The technique for angle block 2 is different in that the inside arm will penetrate across the net towards the middle of the court as the outside arm bends slightly to close up the gap between both hands.

2. 2

   Coach emphasis: Athletes need to stay low and balanced when moving across for block 1 so they do not waste