Team & Extras · Beginner
The Weakest Link
This 'game like drill' gives athletes game practice with varying partners and also teaches athletes to evaluate the major cause of lost points. Athletes learn to be responsible and accountable for their mistakes.
How to run it
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Athletes play as they would in a normal game with the additional athlete/s on the sideline. At the end of each rally the athlete who is responsible for loosing the point is off and is replaced by the athlete waiting on the sideline. For beginners, to encourage the use of 3 contacts you may want to award a point for every contact on the ball. Often lost points are due to cumulative errors by both partners but for the sake of this drill athletes need to evaluate who made the most significant error to determine who leaves the court.
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Coach emphasis: Keep modified game reps game-like and technically clean.
Why we run it
This 'game like drill' gives athletes game practice with varying partners and also teaches athletes to evaluate the major cause of lost points. Athletes learn to be responsible and accountable for their mistakes.
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