Stanford coach John Dunning knows that volleyball players like fast-paced practices. But he likes game-like drills. His solution is a wash drill combined with a game to 15 that keeps players engaged and teaches them to finish sets.

The coach enters a free ball to either side to start the drill, and the rally is played out. Whichever side wins the rally receives a little point and the next free ball. Note that if a team has one or 2 little points and then loses a rally, its score resets to zero little points and the other team receives a little point and a free ball.

The first team to win 3 little points in a row earns a fifth-set score of 14-13. The remainder of the drill is played out like a regular game: players rotate normally, and teams must win by 2.

Teams earn a big point by winning the 3 little points AND the subsequent game to 15. If one team wins the three little points but loses the game to 15, the round is a wash. After each round, players rotate and the drill repeats until a team scores 5 big points.