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- Pepper Volleyball Drill
Three Player Pepper Volleyball Drill Use With Odd Numbers Of Players
Usually in practice there's an even number of players but with an odd number of players you can use the three person pepper volleyball drill as a warmup option
One of the first drills every high school and club player learns is the pepper volleyball drill, which is a warmup drill used to increase and improve your ability to control the ball using four of the six basic skills setting, passing, hitting and digging.
We do variations of the Three Player Pepper Volleyball Drill in Warmups in Breakfast Club with Coach April especially when we have an odd number of players.
Concentrate on improving your ball control skills during your pepper drill warm-up.
What you do in pre-game warm-up prepares you for game performance. Practice in pepper how you want to play in the game.
Work on proper setting and serve receive skill, form, and technique when performing pepper during pre-game warm-up.
Every opportunity to play pepper is another opportunity to improve your basic setting and serve receive skills. Take advantage of it.
Three Player Pepper Volleyball Drill Use With Odd Numbers Of Players
Use the three player pepper volleyball drill warmup to
- become the best passer on your team
The Three Player Pepper Volleyball Drill During Breakfast Club Volleyball Class with Coach April
Practice using excellent technique
Every opportunity to practice your arm swing makes you a hitter that reaches high for every set.
Imagine clearing the net height even when you pepper. This helps you contact the ball at its highest height.
What Should Your Goals Be For The Three Player Pepper Volleyball Drill?
- With your two partners don't play small play big and push each other
You improve faster when you push yourself beyond your comfort zone, land become okay with earning to do things that make you uncomfortable at first
Three Player Pepper Volleyball Drill - Hit, Set and Dig with Carmela, Adlai and Alex
Your goal is to be in this low stance before the ball gets to you, not as it is getting to you.
- Learn to react quickly and rely on quick reflexes that can control the ball
This is what helps you improve your control of the ball.
- Narrow your focus so the only thing that you are focused on is the ball.
This will help you increase your concentration and the focus you need to have during tense game moments.
Three Player Pepper Volleyball Drill Use With Odd Numbers Of Players
Three Player Pepper Volleyball Drill with Carm, Cass and Adlai
Playing with a male or someone better or stronger than you makes you a better, stronger, faster player.
- Commit to hitting harder at your partner as your ball control skills improve during pepper warm-up.
By hitting harder, you and your partner increase your reactions and ability to dig hard spikes. It also reduces your fear of digging hard hit balls.
Three Player Pepper Volleyball drill with Kate, Adlai and Alex
- Do your Pepper drill with a player that's better than you and has much better ball control skills.
Playing with a male or someone better or stronger than you makes you a better, stronger, faster player.
Three Player Pepper Volleyball:
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