Warm-Up · Intermediate
Fun Touch Pepper
Expand the emergency-touch toolbox in a fun, mentally engaging format.
How to run it
- 1
Coach assigns a 3-touch sequence (instead of dig-set-spike). Players alternate touches keeping the order. Examples: Open Hand → Backhand → Fist; Pokey → Head → Chicken Wing; Right Arm → Left Arm → Tomahawk. Be creative. Run each sequence 60–90 seconds.
- 2
Coach emphasis: Keep the ball alive AND keep the order. Do everything you can to recover.
Why we run it
Expand the emergency-touch toolbox in a fun, mentally engaging format.
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