Serving · Intermediate

First to 10 Serving

This drill develops consistency of serving and a understanding of the area of the court that are best to serve into.

How to run it

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Servers try to get 10 points by serving into areas that give them certain points. Any balls that are served out constitute a loss of a point for the server. The value of each area can change depending on skill / age and objective. 0 points
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Coach emphasis: Keep serving reps game-like and technically clean.

This drill develops consistency of serving and a understanding of the area of the court that are best to serve into.

Keep building

Install a repeatable pre-serve routine and build control before power.

Connect serve with immediate transition to defensive ready — no admiring the serve.

Add a jump spike serve to the toolbox using the footwork that fits the athlete.

Practice the deep rainbow (high-arc deep) serve — land it past the back line passers without going out.

Train serving through serve + free ball run-throughs with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

Train serving through short/deep serve receive reps 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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