Warm-Up · Beginner

Partner Passing

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

How to run it

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Toss, pass, catch, repeat. Coach gives detailed technical feedback every rep. Progression 1: both players pass back and forth (no catch). Progression 2: tosser delivers to P2's 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock — passer drops the shoulder for high outside balls. Progression 3: one arm only, alternate arms. Progression 4: two-ball juggle — tosser is never holding two balls.
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Coach emphasis: Slow this down. Every rep is a chance to fix a fault — don't waste it on volume.

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

Keep building

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

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.

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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