Game version
Setting triangle: a trio sets the ball around the triangle and counts sets in a row, trying to beat its own last round.
Balloon Sets
Young players learn the setting window with a slow balloon.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Hold your hands up in a window shape.
Core: Set. Beat your own longest run.
- Ages
- 7 and up
- Time
- 6 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Gym or court
- Bring
- Balloon
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Setting
The steps
How it works
- Hold your hands up in a window shape.
- Push the balloon up with all ten fingers.
- Keep it up as long as you can.
- Try 3 rounds and beat your own count.
Coaching point
All ten fingers.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (catch and set), Core (set), More (set to the weaker side). Beat your own longest run.
Story
You are a gardener passing the flower from hand to hand without dropping a petal.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own longest run. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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