Sport

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Central Illinois Elite based in East Peoria, Illinois, shares a wash drill called Match-Up that is played six versus six. The defense works on defending around a single block and the offense works on efficiency and running various plays.

Summit Volleyball based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, shares drills for training serve receive footwork, platform and communication in a part to a whole system. These drills are great for beginners and can be progressed for intermediate or elite level players.

Munciana Volleyball based in Yorktown, Indiana, shares a breakdown of how it trains middle blocker movement to block the pin attackers, followed by transitioning to attack.

Milwaukee Sting based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shares a drill that works on blockers reading the attacker, closing the block and taking away a section of the court.

692 West shares a drill that progresses and works on transition offense and the blockers footwork to set the ball to an attacker.

Xcel Volleyball Performance (Hendersonville, NC) shares a beginner out of system setting drill to give players a lot of reps setting the pin attackers in an out of system situation.

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Ethos Volleyball (Nashville, TN) shares two drills to train players on every skill: Cross Court Competitive is scored to 5 points and allow players to play offense and defense in front and back row.