Pressure Five
The group tries to make five serves in a row while teammates support the server.
Quick look
10 minutes 3–18 playersBeginner · Intermediate · Advanced
Family: Serving pressure and placement Choose up to three drills, then let the builder complete and time your practice.
What players are learning
Practice a dependable serve while managing simple competitive pressure.
Set it up
- Create one or more serving groups with a retriever on the other side.
Run the drill
- Servers alternate, trying to build a team streak of five in-bounds serves.
- A miss resets the count to zero.
- After reaching five, call a target zone and start again.
What to say
- Breathe before you begin.
- Trust your normal routine.
- Teammates encourage—never punish—the miss.
See the setup
Where everyone starts
Serve from behind the end line and aim through the court, not just over the net.