# Practice at home with your player

Canonical: https://rufiostats.com/help/court/at-home-with-your-player
Reviewed: 2026-10-13

Run a 30-minute volleyball session with one child, one parent, a ball and a towel. The parent can toss and catch.

## Open the parent-and-player session

The **At home: parent and player** plan is a 30-minute backyard session for one child learning the basics and one adult. It uses a ball, a towel and water. The adult can toss and catch throughout; no net or volleyball experience is needed.

1. Open [the home plan in Court](https://rufiostats.com/court?plan=at-home-parent-and-player), or choose **At home with your player** in the welcome pane.
2. Read the setup and watch each drill with your player.
3. Use **Run practice** for the clock, or [read and print the plan](https://rufiostats.com/drills/plans/at-home-parent-and-player).

## What you will do

- Warm up together, then practice a few shuffle steps.
- Toss, set and catch. A catch in the setting window is fine while the player learns.
- Take water, then work on soft passes back to the parent.
- Outside, practice the serve toss onto a towel without hitting or jumping.
- Finish with a shared rally goal. The parent may catch every return.

Use flat, clear space away from roads, windows and obstacles. Keep tosses gentle and stop if anything hurts. Shorten the session if your player is tired or wants to stop.

## Choose your own home drills

Browse [At home drills](https://rufiostats.com/drills/at-home) for solo, wall and parent-fed choices. Check the equipment and safety note on each card; not every home drill fits a small room. Let your player choose a skill for next time.

For help understanding the game at matches, read [Volleyball for parents](https://rufiostats.com/learn/volleyball-for-parents).