Notes & Homework

Skill: Cross Court Dink to Speed Up

• Contact Point & Body Positioning are CRITICAL

• Square up to the ball cross court to create space in front of you to contact out in front.

• Dinking intentionally to set up a ball in the middle zone to redirect at opponent in front of you with a speed up.

Drill: Cross Court Dink to Speed Up Drill

Targets:  Place a ball tube stood up straight across from each player

• Players set up at NVZ cross court from each other

• Engage in a dink rally looking to build the point to generate a ball in the middle zone high enough to speed up at the tube in front of you.

• Make this more cooperative if needed or play it competitively to work on creating the higher ball and executing the speed up.

Skill: Cross Court Dink to Pass

• #1 Select the right ball: must be from the outside quadrant to pass down the line

• #2 Aim just beyond your opponents feet - not to the back corner

• Appropriate depth on this shot will take away and attackable ball from your opponent

• Soften hand and take your time. Rushing this shot will put too much pace on it and lift it up.

Drill: Cross Court Dink to Pass Drill

• Target rings set up down the lines about 3 feet off the NVL
• Set players up cross court from each other.
• 1 Player is tossing a cross court ball into the outside quadrant
• 1 Player is hitting the passing shot aiming at the target ring.
• Rotate so all players hit and toss from both odd and even sides.

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