Figure Eight Digging
Posted on Dec 09, 2007 under Individual Skills |Purpose: To create movement on defense. It is also to teach the defender the differences in posture and platform between digging a hard driven ball and a tip.
Set-up: 2 coaches, basket of balls, 3 defenders.
1. The drill begins with a defender (#1) in ready position in the left back corner. Coach 1 (C1) will stand on the same side of the net as the defender in middle front and will attack a ball at the defender (position A).
2. As soon as #1 digs the ball, #1 will attempt to dig a tip initiated by C1 (position B).
3. #1 then runs to the right back corner and receives an attack from C2 (position C).
4. #1 runs forward to dig a tip initiated from C2 (position 4). To keep the drill running efficiently, have #2 begin the drill when #1 is running to receive the attack in right back. You may vary the difficulty in the drill by varying the coaches’ attacks and by putting a strict goal on finishing the drill (10 perfect digs).
