Drill Objective
Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in warm-up, ball control, passing through high-repetition game-like execution.
Drill Setup & Court Layout
- Each player works on forearm passes on their own with a volleyball each. This will allow for the maximum number of contacts in a short period of time.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Each player performs 30continuousforearm passes to themselves 30 times while not allowing the ball to touch the ground.
- Repeat the contacts for 30 times. This time every pass should go about 5 feet above the player's head.
- Repeat the contacts again for 30 times. This time, have the player make a 6 inch pass followed by a 5 foot pass and alternate between the each contact.
- Repeat the contacts again for 30 times. This time, have the player spin 90 degrees after each pass.
- Repeat the contacts again for 30 times. This time, have the player start in a low squat and touch the floor between each pass to themselves.
Variations & Progressions
- You can increase or decrease the number of contacts based on the skill level of the players.
- Make the players start over at 1 each time the ball hits the floor until they reach the set number of contacts.
Key Coaching Points
- Make sure each of the passes are performed with the forearms.
- Knees should be slightly bent and player should be slightly bent at the waist.
- Keep each contact consistent.
- Repetition, repetition, repetition.
