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,…

Knuckles, fingers and crabs – what’s allowed and what’s not

There are a few options other then the standard spike or cut shot when attacking the ball. This post identifies a the basic alternatives and when to use them, and also has a few examples of what you can’t do, and what we recommend not doing. The idea for this post came from a reader…

Side out vision

Todd Rogers, just about to side out with an angle shot One of the common traits in all the best side out players, especially the smaller ones, is their ability to see the block, and or the defender. In the ideal situation, a player should know where the defender is, and see where the block…

Perfect side out drill

This is a great drill for working on your line and cut shot. Draw the usual zones into both ends of the court, as per the diagram. Here are the rules Start with a normal game situation. Two players on either side of the net. The only way to score a point is to side…

Competitive control drill

This is a good drill that combines control and shot making with game play. Number of players: Minimum 4. The scoring system for this drill is standard “king of the court”. I.e. one end of the court is designated as the Kings end. The teams that are not at this end, serve on the “King”…