Passer vs. Server
Servers and passers compete for points based on the quality of each first contact.
Quick look
15 minutes 4–14 playersIntermediate · Advanced
Family: Serve receive and seams Choose up to three drills, then let the builder complete and time your practice.
What players are learning
Make accurate passing decisions under realistic serving pressure.
Set it up
- Put one or two passers in serve receive and a target near the net.
- Servers line up across the net.
Run the drill
- A perfect pass earns the passers two points; a playable pass earns one.
- An ace or overpass earns the server two points.
- Play to 10, then rotate servers and passers.
What to say
- Start balanced and read the server.
- Use your voice early.
- Keep playable balls off the net.
See the setup
Where everyone starts
Passers share the court in lanes and send every playable ball toward the target.