# Volleyball Passing Drill: 3-Touch Lateral Passing

> Master passing drill: 3-touch lateral passing with this drill. Develop ball control skills, movement, and accuracy with proven coaching points for practice.

## Quick Specs
- **Sport**: Volleyball
- **Duration**: 10-15 Minutes
- **Intensity**: Medium
- **Web URL**: https://volleyballxpert.com/drills/details/lateral-passing-3-touch
- **Court Diagram**: https://volleyballxpert.com/images/volleyball/drills/350X250/96.png

## Objective
Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in ball control, defense, passing through high-repetition game-like execution.

## Setup & Court Layout
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Players: 3 passers active, 3 tossers, 3 passers waiting at serving line


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Court: Half-court, with cones marking passer start points


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Equipment: Volleyballs, cones


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Roles: Tossers feed balls, passers execute passing reps, waiting passers rotate in

## Step-by-Step Instructions
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Each passer begins at a cone in front of a tosser.


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The tosser initiates the first ball back and to the passer’s right.


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Passer retreats and performs a right-side lateral pass back to the tosser.


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Passer returns to the cone and touches it.


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The tosser then tosses a ball toward the passer’s midline.


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Passer retreats and executes a forearm pass to the tosser.


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Passer returns to the cone and touches it.


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The tosser tosses the final ball back and to the passer’s left.


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Passer retreats and performs a left-side lateral pass back to the tosser.


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Passer returns to the cone.


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This sequence equals 3 touches (right, midline, left).


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Repeat the cycle for a preset number of reps (e.g., 12–15 passes per player, or 3–5 full cycles) before rotating. Each round should last 3–4 minutes.

## Key Coaching Points
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Stay Low: Keep your knees bent, weight forward, and maintain a balanced posture throughout.


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Movement: Shuffle correctly toward the ball—avoid crossing feet or lunging.


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Platform Control: Keep your arms locked and angle the platform towards the target.


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Reset Quickly: Touch the cone with urgency before preparing for the next ball.


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Consistency: Emphasize quality over speed to build repeatable passing form.



This one is excellent for developing serve-receive footwork and reinforcing the difference between midline and lateral passing.

## Variations & Progressions
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Change the order of tosses (e.g., left, right, midline) to challenge adjustment.


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Add a scoring system for perfect passes to a target zone.


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Increase the speed of tosses to force quicker reaction time.