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Three-Lane Serve Receive

Three passers protect clear court lanes and send first contacts to a target.

Quick look

18 minutes 516 playersBeginner · Intermediate

What players are learning

Build a simple three-player serve-receive shape with shared seam rules.

01

Set it up

  1. Mark left, middle, and right passing lanes with cones.
  2. Place a target near the setter position.
02

Run the drill

  1. Servers send six balls across the three lanes.
  2. Passers call every ball and recover to base after contact.
  3. Rotate one new passer in after each six-ball round.
03

What to say

  • See the server before adjusting.
  • Own your short ball.
  • Pass high enough for the team to organize.