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.

Skill: Transition Zone Defense

• Contact Point: Out in front, approx 12-15” in front of toes.
• Weight Transfer: Allow weight to flow into your shot. Push the ball forward with weight.
• Body Positioning: Stagger your feet to allow ability to transfer weight.
• Hands: Soft hands and wrist to provide shock absorber for ball.
• Swing: Push forward through this ball. Do not swing up at it.

Drill:  Transition Zone 7-11

• 1 player at NVZ and 1 player mid-court straight on.
• NVZ player feeds ball and point is played out with mid-court player staying in transition zone the entire point.
• Mid-court player may reset or attack from transition in an effort to win the rally.
• Scoring: Rally Scoring - Transition zone player must make it to 7 before NVZ player gets to 11.