Defensive blocking drill

There is a lot to learn as a blocker in beach volleyball. This little video shows a training session I did last week working on a defensive technique that is very important to learn as a blocker. It deals with a situation where the attacker plays a poky just over the top of your block….

Learn to shoot a beach volleyball

This is a great little drill that will help you to learn how to shoot a beach volleyball and see your opponent while you are making a shot. The video shows it perfectly, sop not much to add apart from emphasising the importance of the coach in this drill. The coach should make big moves,…

Pepper with setter – 3 players

This is a really simple warm up with three players. One guy/gal sets the ball, and the other two do all the digging and spiking. It’s great setting practice, and if the passers are a bit rough is also good for fitness. the setter is constantly making short fast movements to the ball. The setter…

Pepper with changing setter – 3 players

This is another variation on the “pepper” that involves three players and quite a lot of running For that reason, it’s a very good warm up. The diagrams below show how it works. Start with player 1 and 2 next to each other at one end, and player 3 opposite at the other end. Step…