Warm-Up · Beginner

Partners Short-Deep

Train the passer to read depth and move forward/back through the contact.

How to run it

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P1 tosses a short ball (~2m from net). P2 passes the short ball back to P1, who catches and tosses a deep ball (~7m). 5 short, 5 deep, switch. Tosses must clear the net height. Progression 1: P1 sets to himself, then sets the short/deep ball (no catches). Progression 2: P1 sets to himself, pokeys the short, hits a soft deep ball.
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Coach emphasis: Move first, contact second — no reaching forward or back.

Train the passer to read depth and move forward/back through the contact.

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.

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

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

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