Defense
Three-Player Back Court
Three defenders cover the entire back court and have to move as one unit.
Quick look
12 minutes 4–12 playersIntermediateChoose up to three drills, then let the builder complete and time your practice.
What players are learning
Learn to move as a connected unit in the back court.
Set it up
- Three defenders cover the whole back court.
- The coach hits from a box.
Run the drill
- The coach hits to gaps, corners, and seams.
- Defenders communicate and shift together.
- Run 20 attacks. Any ball landing untouched costs a point.
What to say
- When one shifts, everybody shifts.
- Talk on every ball.
- Cover the seams first.
How to score it
20 attacks, count balls dug to a target. Any ball landing untouched costs a point.
Make it harder
- Reduce to two defenders covering the same space.