Warm-Up · Advanced
Standing Shot With Retreating
This objective of this drill is to loosen up the body and raise body temperature in preparation for more strenuous activity. It will also increase the athlete's awareness of how current environmental conditions affect the ball. Additionally athletes get to practice dropping off the net, digging balls and playing soft shots.
How to run it
- 1
Athletes play a standing shot game with no jumping (as per drill 1.17) however as soon as the ball crosses the net the team attacked must run up to the net and get into position to drop off, with one athlete on the left and one on the right. Both athletes then drop off the net as soon as the opposing team sets the ball. You could make this drill cooperative initially then competitive after the ball crosses the net 3 times.
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Coach emphasis: Keep warmup reps game-like and technically clean.
Why we run it
This objective of this drill is to loosen up the body and raise body temperature in preparation for more strenuous activity. It will also increase the athlete's awareness of how current environmental conditions affect the ball. Additionally athletes get to practice dropping off the net, digging balls and playing soft shots.
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