Next Level 400 Series

Thank you for attending Lesson 5 of our 12 week Training Series! Please note that lessons do not have to be taken in numerical order. You are welcome to start anytime during the 2 month rotation.

 

Here are your notes and homework from class. Keep practicing to solidify all you learned.

 

Looking forward to seeing you next week!

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Swing Volley Mechanic

• Soft hand, soft stable wrist, soft body

• Swing forward and up

• Lay back your wrist and brush up the back of the ball

• Contact Point in front – no backswing behind the body

• Allow weight to flow- don’t let legs get locked down

• Prep Pause Swing

 

Swing Volley/Overhead Gasser Drill

• 1 player at NVZ off towards sideline – Hitting Player

• Feeder at T of NVZ

• Feeder tosses 1 swing volley and then a lob for an overhead

• Hitter practices loading forward and through the swing volley on their way up to the NVZ after the overhead

• Go until baskets are empty and switch roles

 

Flick Speed Up Mechanic

• Laid back wrist

• Approach like a dink

• Accelerate through contact with flick of the wrist

• Follow through out in front and pointing where you have hit the ball

• Wait for the right ball

  • Be balanced and in position

  • Ball out in front and the right height

 

Block/Reset Mechanic

• Soft Hand and body

• No sharp angles or straight lines

• Contact out in front

• Weight forward and fluid

• Don’t Chop or Go out to meet the ball – just hold and let it hit your paddle

 

Skinny Singles Dinking Drill

• Players stand at NVZ straight on

• Engage in game play focusing on dinking, speed ups, swing volleys and blocks

• Possession Scoring- play game to 11 win by 2