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Serve Receive Wash

The receiving team must pass and win a rally before earning the right to rotate.

Quick look

20 minutes 818 playersIntermediate · Advanced

Choose up to three drills, then let the builder complete and time your practice.

What players are learning

Connect serve receive to the next two contacts and a competitive rally.

See the setup

Where everyone starts

Passers share the court in lanes and send every playable ball toward the target.

Court setup for this drillThree passers form a shallow arc on one side of the net. A server sends the ball over the net toward them, and they pass to a target near the net.servepassServerP1P2P3Target
Player Tosser or server Target
01

Set it up

  1. Place a receiving team on one side and servers/defenders on the other.
02

Run the drill

  1. Serve a live ball and play out the rally.
  2. The receiving side earns one wash point only with a playable pass and rally win.
  3. Rotate when the receiving side earns three wash points.
03

What to say

  • Solve the first contact together.
  • Transition immediately after passing.
  • Use three contacts whenever possible.