Defense: Red D Wing

Objectives:
Practice moving to sideline to dig balls.

  1. Players begin in their wing base.
  2. Coach slaps ball and lifts the ball into the air.
  3. Players get to the line and square with coach's hitting shoulder.
  4. Coach swings, hitting left or right.
  5. When coach's arm begins forward players stop and prepare to receive hit.
  6. Blocker jumps and attempts to block ball.
  7. Players dig ball to the target.
  8. Repeat for a set number of digs or for a set amount of time counting digs.

Variations:
Change the Target to a setter and have the setter set back row attacks for wing defenders, count good hits instead of digs, or give a point for a good dig andhit combined.

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