Warm-Up · Beginner
Voleste — Beginner
This objective of this drill is to raise body temperature in preparation for more strenuous activity and increase awareness of how current conditions affect the ball. Additionally this drill reinforces correct defense techniques.
How to run it
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Drill starts with two athletes on either side of the net with one athlete serving underhand before moving into the court. Athletes are attempting to win a point by playing the ball over the net using the forearm pass. The ball can only be contacted once on each side of the net. Initially however you could allow 2 touches, as this makes the game slightly easier. For athletes under 9 or 10 (or for beginners) voleste should be played on a smaller court. Any ball played overhead must be played with both hands together and a one armed play is only allowed below the waist. If you have more than two teams you can play with a 'challenger' and 'points' side. If the team on the challenger side wins they go to the 'points' side to receive the next serve and chance to win a point. To speed the game up a coach can initiate a free-ball onto the 'points' side. For additional Voleste ideas go to page 127.
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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 raise body temperature in preparation for more strenuous activity and increase awareness of how current conditions affect the ball. Additionally this drill reinforces correct defense techniques.
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