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Block and Hit Drill

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Block and Get Off the Net Quickly to Hit
Block and Hit Drill

This drill works on a player's ability to transition - to block, land and then quickly get off the net and ready to hit.

A coach standing on a box slaps the ball and the left side blocker takes a shuffle step out to the antenna while the middle does a cross-over step to close the block. The coach tosses and hits at the double block.

The middle then gets off to the ten foot line in the middle of the court while the outside hitter gets off to behind the ten foot line and just outside the court ready to hit the high outside set.

The first tosser quickly tosses a ball to Setter 1, who sets the middle a quick set. The second tosser lobs the ball to setter number 2 to set high outside.

Each hitter takes five swings and then rotates out of the drill.

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