1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1
Posted on Dec 09, 2007 under Individual Skills |Purpose: Teach hitters to hit high and hard on consecutive attempts, while also having to focus on ball control.
Set-up: Coach Setter, Left Front, Left Back, waiting player, 1 ball.
1. The coach (C) stands on a platform on the other side of the net and attacks cross-court at left back and left front.
2. Left front (LF) or left back (LB) must dig a ball, to the setter and transition off the net to hit a ball.
3. The left front moves to the left back when the turn has been completed. The left back steps off the court; a new player steps in at left front.
4. In order to get out of the drill, the hitter must dig and hit a ball clean once (no net tape), then twice in a row, then three times in a row, then three times in a row again, then two times in a row, then once.
5. If the hitter fails during a series (e.g. the second ball of the attempt at three times in a row), the series must still be completed (finish out the third ball).
6. A player does not advance to the next series (e.g. from two in a row to three in a row) until the series is successfully completed. If the series is not successful, the player simply moves to the next position (left back) and tries again on the next attempt at left front.
7. This drill can also be done with right front or middle hitters, but they will not pass any balls.
8. Another variation is to go 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, or add a single blocker.