Warm-Up · Beginner

Movement Into Passing

Train athletes to beat the ball to the spot, slow their feet, and let platform angle solve direction.

How to run it

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Coach tosses left, right, or short. Passer must beat the ball to the spot, stop or slow feet, then pass to the cone. Rotate every 6 reps.
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Coach emphasis: Beat the ball — feet stop before the platform forms.

Train athletes to beat the ball to the spot, slow their feet, and let platform angle solve direction.

Keep building

Train passers to read serve direction early, move their feet first, and arrive balanced before contact.

Build a clean, repeatable hand-set through deliberate contrast drills that isolate each fault.

Teach setters to travel with the ball using the correct footwork pattern for each direction.

Build the full library of scramble touches so athletes have an answer when the rally goes sideways.

Foundational passing technique drill — high feedback, slow tempo, fix faults before adding speed.

Train the overhead pass / hand-set as a connection touch in a 3-player line.

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

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