Intermediate 3: earn the next point

The practice, block by block

1. Minutes 0 to 88 min

   Dynamic warm-up

   Drill, 1 to 24 players

   Warm up together. Start at a walk, build to a jog, and leave room between players in each lane.

   Watch it in 3DSetup and coaching points
2. Minutes 8 to 102 min

   Today’s focus

   Note

   Separate rally wins from wash points. Have players call the wash score so the coach can watch the next-ball reset.

3. Minutes 10 to 2010 min

   Change the target

   Drill, 2 to 8 players

   Serve one at a time; extras collect only on the clear call and rotate through scoring. Use a counter for zones completed. Stay with the current zone after a miss.

   Watch it in 3DSetup and coaching points
4. Minutes 20 to 3212 min

   Turn free balls into attacks

   Drill, 7 to 9 players

   Six players work; rotate extras every four balls. Count controlled attacks in bounds. Ask the setter to find a second option when the pass permits it.

   Watch it in 3DSetup and coaching points
5. Minutes 32 to 353 min

   Water break

   Break

6. Minutes 35 to 5015 min

   Recover after a harder ball

   Drill, 7 to 9 players

   Keep six active and rotate the others through defense and hitting. Start with controlled coach attacks. Count the sequence only when the dig becomes an attack.

   Watch it in 3DSetup and coaching points
7. Minutes 50 to 533 min

   Water break

   Break

8. Minutes 53 to 6512 min

   Close the hitting seam

   Drill, 5 to 8 players

   Run one setter and hitter group against two blockers. Rotate extras through feeding and shagging. Change blockers after four attacks; read the set before closing.

   Watch it in 3DSetup and coaching points
9. Minutes 65 to 8520 min

   Earn five wash points

   Drill, 10 to 14 players

   Five a side. Alternate serves after each pair, rotate extras each round. Use the scoreboard for wash points, not individual rallies. Reset to base before the coach feeds.

   Watch it in 3DSetup and coaching points
10. Minutes 85 to 905 min

    Cool down and review

    Note

    Walk, drink water and stretch comfortably. Which team reset fastest after the first rally? Name the call that helped win the second ball.