Team & Extras · Advanced
Over on One
This is a good drill for improving fitness and accuracy on attack.
How to run it
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The coach or an athlete picks a spot that attackers need to hit into (example shows deep corner) and then serves the ball. The athletes receive the serve and attack the ball into the chosen spot. After serving the ball the coach moves to the designated spot and gets ready to defend the forthcoming attack. The coach or an athletes digs the hit ball directly back over the net to the opposition where they try to play out the rally again. With advanced players the ball may need to be a soft shot otherwise the rally may end quickly. If the spike misses the spot the server gets the point. Server can move into
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Coach emphasis: Keep modified game reps game-like and technically clean.
Why we run it
This is a good drill for improving fitness and accuracy on attack.
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