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Volleyball drill: long short

Suitable for the following techniques: attack defense serving

Long Short

Goal of the exercise:
  • Quickly handle two balls being saved.
  • Play 2 balls in quick succession and then move 1 position.

Explanation of the exercise:
  • Passer learns to pass diagonally backwards a deep ball and immediately afterwards a short ball (this is how the passer learns to make large angles).
  • Playmaker must look for the next ball immediately after the first set-up.
  • Attacker, after landing, must go backwards as quickly as possible to make another attack.
  • Trainer can indicate where the balls should be hit, determine the pace of set-ups or that passer should do attack coverage immediately after first pass to then pass the second ball.
drawing Long Short

Characteristics of the drill

6
8
Necessary materials:
3
Suitable for the following levels: