Dani Busboom Kelly goes over the “collapse” dig for a hard driven ball that is too fast for any lateral movement. Most importantly, the player must drop quickly to her knees and get her passing platform under the ball and parallel to the floor. A simple drill to practice this skill is to have three defenders alternate digging hard driven balls initiated by either a live ball played out or by a coach.
Floor work for defenders: The collapse dig
University of Nebraska
