Game version
Pass-to-target pairs: a partner tosses or serves softly and you pass to a target. The pair counts good passes, then swaps.
Balloon Bumps
Use a slow balloon to learn a flat platform with your forearms.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Make a flat platform by putting your hands together, thumbs side by side.
Core: Medium. Beat your own best out of 10.
- Ages
- 7 and up
- Time
- 6 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Small room
- Bring
- Balloon
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Passing
The steps
How it works
- Make a flat platform by putting your hands together, thumbs side by side.
- Bump the balloon up with your forearms.
- Keep it going as long as you can.
- Play 3 rounds and beat your own count.
Coaching point
Flat arms, lift with your legs.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (close), Core (medium), More (to a small target). Beat your own best out of 10.
Story
You are a mail carrier delivering the ball to the setter’s door.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best out of 10. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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