Out-of-system setting and attacking

The first ball lands well off the net and the libero has to set it outside from the back corner. So the hitter cannot run his usual approach: he starts further back, runs longer and takes off later. This trains the ball you get most often in a match and rehearse the least in practice.

2 players 6 phases ± 15 min 6 balls, half court with net From U17 upwards

Phase 1 of 6The first ball is far from the net; the libero is there, the outside hitter waits behind the attack line

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How the drill runs

What you are training

First ball far from the net; the libero sets high outside and the hitter attacks with an adjusted approach.

A longer approach on a set that comes from far away.
The set out of the back corner: high, wide and with enough time in it.
Placement over power, because on this ball the angle simply is not there.

Coaching points

Start further back than usual.

A ball from well off the net travels into the court at an angle. Start in your usual spot and you end up underneath it, hitting it into the net or off the side of your hand.

The libero sets high and to the antenna, not to the middle.

Out of the back corner a low ball is unplayable; height gives the hitter time to run his extra steps. Setting wide also keeps him away from the block.

Nobody terminates an out-of-system ball with a full swing.

Teach players to place the ball deliberately here: high over the block into the back court, or off the hand. Swinging away full on this ball mostly produces balls out.

The libero may only set overhead from outside the front zone.

If he sets overhead inside the front zone and the ball is then attacked above the height of the net, it is a fault. Out of the back corner there is no problem at all — let players feel that difference right here.

Variations

Easier: The libero may catch the ball and throw it high outside with two hands.
Harder: The first ball lands in a different spot in the back court every time, so the hitter has to judge his starting point ball by ball.
With six players: Add a double block and have a defender dig the attack up; the rally plays on until the ball is down.
As a game: Ten out-of-system balls. Every ball in the court is a point, every ball in the net costs two.

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Read on in the knowledge base: scoring when the pass is not perfect · setting off a bad pass · when the libero is allowed to set overhead