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.
Passing Hard-Driven Balls
Absorb a hard-hit ball so it comes up softly.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Your partner hits firm balls at you from 6 yards.
Core: Medium. Beat your own best out of 10.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 15 min
- Players
- You and a partner
- Space
- Gym or court
- Bring
- Volleyball, partner
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Passing
The steps
How it works
- Your partner hits firm balls at you from 6 yards.
- Stay low with your platform out early.
- Give slightly at contact to take the pace off.
- Dig 20, then swap.
Coaching point
Low and still; let it come to you.
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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