Serving · Beginner
Serve and Get Into Position
Rarely do we serve and stay at the baseline so this drill works on serving and moving into the court to get additional practice on any specified play determined by the coach.
How to run it
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In this drill the athlete serves and then moves quickly into defense or blocking position to make a play. Depending on a player's level of skill, position and area requiring improvement, the coach should decide on the movement that is to be practiced after the serve. The possibilities are almost endless as to what the player could do in this drill. Running to the net to block a ball hit by the coach. Running to the net then retreating to defend a high ball. Running into defensive position to dig a ball that it hit short. Running into the court to defend a ball that is played over on two,
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Coach emphasis: Keep serving reps game-like and technically clean.
Why we run it
Rarely do we serve and stay at the baseline so this drill works on serving and moving into the court to get additional practice on any specified play determined by the coach.
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