Attacking
Hit the Cone
Hitters call line or angle before the approach and have to hit what they called.
Quick look
12 minutes 5–14 playersIntermediateChoose up to three drills, then let the builder complete and time your practice.
What players are learning
Learn to hit to a spot you chose before you approached.
Set it up
- Place cones in the deep cross-court corner and down the line.
- A live setter or coach feeds sets.
Run the drill
- The hitter calls line or angle before approaching.
- They must hit the called target.
- Score three for the called cone, one for in-bounds anywhere.
What to say
- Turn your shoulders where the ball is going.
- Call it, then commit.
- Same approach either way.
How to score it
3 points for hitting the called cone area, 1 for in-bounds anywhere, 0 for out or into the net.
Make it harder
- The coach calls the target as the set goes up, so the hitter has to adjust in the air.