Players work in pairs, this can be done with players facing each other without a net or with one player on each side of the net.
Player 1 sets the ball across to player 2 who catches the ball and then sets the ball back again.
Fingers should be pointing up, with player's thumb and index fingers making a diamond shape.
Knees should be bent when catching the ball. When setting the ball back push up and stay tall on the balls of your feet.
Keep your elbows bent and push through the ball with fingers, keeping eyes on the ball at all times!
When your hitter gets stuffed, five teammates standing and watching is how you lose the point. Good attack coverage turns a blocked ball into a second swing.
Coaches spend hours correcting arms in serve receive when the real fault is almost always the feet. Fix the movement and the platform fixes itself.
Most teams win the dig and then hand the point straight back with a slow, predictable transition swing. The best 2026 sides treat the moment after the dig as their sharpest scoring chance, feeding the middle in transition and running first-tempo attacks off a defensive ball.
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