Ball Control:  Line Hitting

Objectives:
Practice hitting different shots and tips to different areas on the court

  1. Coach initiates the drill with a down or free ball to line defender on one side of the court.
  2. Defender passes ball to the setter.
  3. Setter sets the outside hitter.
  4. Outside hitter hits a controlled shot down the line to the defender.
  5. Defending side repeats steps 2 - 4.
  6. Repeat for a set number of contacts.
  7. Players have to get a set number of consecutive contacts before the drill is over.

Variations:
Change defender locations to match your defense (Examples below).
Change the rotation, players rotate positions every contact (following their ball), or players rotate when the ball crosses the net.

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