Serve Receive Counter Attack

Focus

Setting (Overhead Pass), Spiking, Team, Offence, Serving, Serve Receive.

Skills

Serving, Spiking, Passing.

Purpose

Replicating a game play while practising in difference positions from a serve.

Difficulty

Players

4⁺

Balls

Cones

Setup
This drill requires a server, a setter (C) in Zone 3, a passer (B) in Zone 6 and and an outside hitter ready and waiting in Zone 5.
Step 1
Player (A) serves the ball over the net towards player (B) in Zone 6.
Step 2
Player (B) then passes as accurately as possible to player (C) who is standing in Zone 3.
Step 3
Player (C), the setter, must set towards the net in Zone 4 (or Zone 2 if the drill if using the other half of the court).
Step 4
Player (D), who started in Zone 5, runs, jumps and spikes over the net as firmly and accurately as possible.
Step 5
After serving, player (A) goes to the position of player (B).
Step 6
Player (B) then goes to Zone 5 and takes over the position of player (D).
Step 7
Player (D) follows and collects their ball, and joins the servers (A). The setter, (C) stays put.
Step 8
The coach may ask the team to complete the drill 5 -10 times with no errors. And rotate the setter accordingly.