Notes & Homework

Skill: Offensive Drop Shot

• Contact Point: Contact Point out in front. Push forward through the ball.
• Weight Transfer: Weight transfer focusing on forward and low.
• Hands: Soft relaxed hand, lay back wrist.
• Swing: Smooth, slow, even swing tempo. Follow through pointing out in front.
• Emphasis on forward and low with swing and weight transfer. Place this cross court.

Drill: Drop Shot Collector

• Set up target rings in the outside quadrants of the NVZ.
• 1 player at NVZ and 1 player at baseline.
• NVZ player feeds balls to baseline player and keeps track of how many drops they hit in the NVZ.
• Set timer for 1 min rounds. Count how many drop shots baseline player can land in NVZ or diving just behind the NVL in the 1 min round.
• Repeat and see if you can beat your own time or compete with your drilling partner.

Drill: Transition Zone Neutralizer

• Set up 3 cones on the sideline as guides: 1 at baseline, 1 mid-court, 1 at NVL.
• 1 player at baseline and 1 at NVZ (straight on or cross court). NVZ player hits slightly challenging ball to each cone depth. Baseline player must hit a drop shot or reset ball at each cone - staying at each cone until they land one in the NVZ.
• Make it harder with more pressure from feeder. Keep positions for timed rounds then switch roles.

Skill: Setting Up a Poach

• Set Up
  
  • Hit cross court in front of your partner
  • Be aware of going too wide so you dont' set up a down the line passing shot.
• Poach
  • Leave as soon as you know you are not taking the 3rd ball
  • Look to cut ball off at a diagonal to use weight transfer
  • Stay in the fight once you start it

Drill: Transition Zone Neutralizer

• Set out circle or dot on the center line at transition zone. This is your starting point reference.
• All 4 players set up in Zone 2 (transition zone).
• Even side players initiate a cross court rally to each other.
• Odd side players begin immediately to move forward looking for a poach opportunity.
• Even side players must hit the ball 2 times before they can move forward to play out the point. They are looking to set up a poach and also go behind opponents if they get too poachy.
• Perform 2 rallies starting on the even sides then switch roles and initiate from the odd side.
• After 4 total rallies players switch odd/even sides and repeat.