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Dog House

Sideout-side game — Paradise variant where the losing side has to win twice in a row to escape.

How to run it

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Coach serves or feeds to the scoring side. Scoring side wins ball 1 = 1 point + rotates off. Scoring side LOSES ball 1 = Dog House gets a free ball; if Dog House wins, they swap to the scoring side and the loser takes the Dog House. Scoring side loses ball 1 BUT wins ball 2 = rotates off (no point), Dog House stays. First team to 21 wins.
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Coach emphasis: Sideout pressure compounded — survive twice to escape the Dog House.

Sideout-side game — Paradise variant where the losing side has to win twice in a row to escape.

Keep building

High-rep competitive format — challengers serve into the King side, must win the rally to advance.

Conditioning + sideout pressure — fast-feed free balls with running score.

Sequential pressure drill adapted from the U.S. National Indoor team — earn each letter, then finally play a sideout for the point.

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

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