Receiving Skills Part 7

Height & depth rally: calling short, medium and deep balls before the ball crosses the net to challenge players reading of the incoming ball.

Height and depth rally

In this video, Mark progresses the players to a rally activity calling short medium and deep balls before the ball crosses the net, as a way of challenging the players reading of depth of the incoming ball.

Key take-aways for coaches

Make sure that players call and move early to show good reading of the depth of the incoming ball
Contact the ball using the triangle
As a progression, try this drill first with single feeds before progressing to a cooperative rally