Volley Refinement Extended

Tactical Problem:  Setting up to attack

Skill development: Accurate overhead pass to teammate

Teaching Points
Tactic
  • Return to base position
  • Get behind ball/square to target
  • Anticipate direction of pass
  • Communicate with teammates
  • Open up to passers
Skill
  • Ready position, feet shoulder width, on toes, head up
  • Overhead pass
  • Hands for "window"
  • Use legs to generate force
  • Follow through into "superman" position
  • Square to target
  • Set from forehead
  • Lateral, front and back movements

Diagram 9

Volley Refinement Extended

Organizational Points
  • Put students into threes
  • One setter, one tosser/hitter, one passer
  • Tosser throws freeball to passer
  • Passer forearm passes to the setter
  • Setter sets the tosser
  • Tosser catches
  • Repeat
  • Five good sets then rotate
Questions
  • Q.  How do you anticipate where the pass is going?
  • A.  Watch the passers shoulders to see if they are square to you..
  • Q.  How do you accurately set a bad pass?
  • A.  Get below and behind the ball.