Ball Control · Advanced

Two-Ball King of the Court

Use competitive scoring to pressure-test setting decisions in two-ball king of the court.

How to run it

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Team on King side must win 2 balls in a row to stay. Ball 1: normal serve, play out. If King side wins, coach enters a slap-ball from the King side (counts as touch 1). King side has 2 more touches: transition set + attack.
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Coach emphasis: Arrive balanced, square to target, and make the set hittable before adding speed.

Use competitive scoring to pressure-test setting decisions in two-ball king of the court.

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

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

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