This is a great drill – fun and very competitive. And because it involves only three players, everybody gets lot of touches.
It works this way: Two players receive serve on one side, one player serves on the other side. An ace earns the server a point. If the receiving team gets the ball back over the net with a pass, set, hit, the server needs to at least touch the ball to keep serving. A touch is a wash. If the server can dig to herself and set, she earns a point. A dig, set and kill earns her two points. Whenever the receiving team gets a side out, the players rotate.
As Austin Juniors Coach Mike Garcia describes here, the emphasis of this drill is on serving tough and playing good defense.
If you need more work on defense, view our library of defensive drills or check out our online course How to Train Team Defense.
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