Run Throughs
Posted on Dec 09, 2007 under Individual Skills |Drill #1
Purpose: To teach movement and low posture in defense. Especially at a young age, we need to teach our players that rarely is an attacked ball hit directly to us. They need to learn to move to the ball.
Setup: The drill begins with 3-4 players on the end line in middle back.
1. The coach initiates the ball from middle front to land on the10-15 ft. line.
2. The players may leave their starting position when the ball leaves the coach’s hands. #1 must play the ball and get back in line. There should be a work team who is shagging, targeting, and handing to the coach.
Drill #2
Setup: The players start from 20 feet back on the sideline.
1. The drill is performed the same way. This time #1 must round the ball with the body or adjust the platform to the target.
Drill #3
Setup: The players begin on their stomachs in the back corner.
1. The coach stands in the right front corner and bounces the ball to #1. The coach should slap the ball before initiating. This variation causes the players to stay in a low posture while getting to the ball quickly.
Drill #4
Setup: The players begin on either the left back corner or the right back corner. The initiation is from the left front on the opposite side.
1. The coach tips the ball over the net to land on the 10 ft. line. #1 is forced to read the attacker’s (coach’s) hand and react. Drill continues until goal is reached.