Short Serve Response
Serves dropped just over the net make passers sprint forward and still deliver.
Quick look
8 minutes 4–14 playersIntermediateChoose up to three drills, then let the builder complete and time your practice.
What players are learning
Learn to sprint forward and still deliver a controlled pass.
Set it up
- Passers stand in normal receive position.
- The coach serves from close to the net.
Run the drill
- The coach serves short balls into the 10-foot area.
- Passers sprint forward and pass to the target.
- Mix in deep serves so nobody cheats forward.
What to say
- Short ball is a sprint.
- Your platform gets there before the ball.
- Stay low through the contact.
How to score it
10 short balls. Count how many are passed and how many hit the floor.
Make it harder
- Mix in deep serves so they cannot cheat forward.