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Passing Platform

Make a flat platform with your forearms and let the ball bounce off it.

By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026

Set up

Put one hand in the other with thumbs side by side.

Core: Medium. Beat your own best out of 10.

Ages
7 and up
Time
8 min
Players
You and a partner
Space
Gym or court
Bring
Volleyball, partner
Level · skill
Beginner · Passing

The steps

How it works

  1. Put one hand in the other with thumbs side by side.
  2. Lock your elbows and angle your arms to your target.
  3. Your partner tosses; pass it back to their chest.
  4. Do 30 passes.

Coaching point

Flat arms, face your target.

Make it fun

Play it, don't drill it

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.

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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