SettingFoundational skill work
Setter Decision Live
Live play where the setter has to explain why they chose each hitter.
Quick look
15 minutes 8–14 playersAdvanced
Family: Second-ball setting Choose up to three drills, then let the builder complete and time your practice.
What players are learning
Learn to choose a hitter based on what the block is doing.
Set it up
- Live play with a real block on the other side.
- A full front row available.
Run the drill
- The setter distributes based on the block's position.
- The coach freezes play and asks why that hitter was chosen.
- Track kills by set choice, not by hitter.
What to say
- Set to where the block is not.
- Look before you set.
- Do not feed the same hitter every ball.
How to score it
Track kill percentage by set choice, not by hitter.
Make it harder
- Restrict the setter — cannot set the same hitter twice in a row.