Wall setting

What you need

Players

1 player

Time

5 to 8 min

Level

Beginner

Equipment

Balls, Wall, Tape

Ball fed by

Not needed

Space

A solid wall

Setup

1. A clear stretch of wall with a strip of tape about 3 m (10 ft) up.
2. One player 1.5 to 2 m (5 to 7 ft) from the wall, facing it, with a ball.
3. Start with a self toss, then set every rebound back above the tape.

How it runs

A setter stands just under 2 m (7 ft) from a wall with a tape line about 3 m (10 ft) up. The setter tosses the ball up to start, then sets it against the wall above the tape again and again, moving under each rebound and setting it back with the same hand shape. Count the sets in a row and start again after a drop.

Time and reps: 5 sets of 20 in a row, 20 s rest.

Coaching points

• Make a window with your hands just above your forehead and look through it.
• Push with your legs and arms at the same time.
• Soft fingers: catch the ball's shape for a moment, then release.
• Meet every ball at the same spot above your head.

Ways to change it

• Step farther back from the wall.
• Alternate a high set and a low set.
• Turn a full circle between sets.

Make it easier or harder

Make it easier

• Stand closer to the wall and lower the tape line.

Make it harder

• Raise the tape line.

Terms on this page

Setting window

The triangle your thumbs and pointer fingers make above your forehead. You set the ball by pushing it up from there.

Setter

The player who usually takes the second contact and sets the ball to a hitter.