Ball Control · Intermediate

Six-Touch Emergency Pepper

Train ball-control through six-touch emergency pepper with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

How to run it

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Pair across from each other. 6 contacts before sending the ball over. Sequence: Pass-Tomahawk-Fist-Fist-Set-Control Spike (or swap Pokey-Pokey for Fist-Fist). NEVER catch — train emergency touches under live pressure.
2
Coach emphasis: Keep the stated constraint clear, give quick feedback, and demand repeatable quality.

Train ball-control through six-touch emergency pepper with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

Keep building

Layer emergency touches into a continuous over-the-net exchange so they're trained in a rally context.

Long-rally control drill — two simultaneous rallies on the same court force constant focus and ball control.

Train ball-rhythm awareness, force technical simplification under pressure, and develop team timing.

Train setting through cross-court bump-set pepper with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

Train setting through cross-court hand-set pepper with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

Train passing through server vs passer hard-serve challenge with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

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

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