1. Platform 1 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 Purpose of drill
Moving to the ball, “hip whip”, stopping to pass, angling platform to target, ball control and communication 3
Keys to success
Move quickly to where the ball will go and STOP to do the skill
Target should call for the ball. This will give the passer an audible cue for where the target is.
Passer should call for the ball before it crosses the net.
Toss should happen just before passer turns to pass.
Players follow their ball to the next position
Passers face the tosser but angle platform to target.
Target catches the ball with setting hands and corrects hand position if necessary 4 1 2
This drill uses 4 players and two balls per side
Players 1 and 2 each have a ball
Player 1 tosses over the net to player 4 then runs to player 4
Player 4 calls the ball before it crosses the net and passes a settable ball to player 3 then runs to 3
Player 3 catches the ball with setting hand position and takes the ball to 2