Triangle pass-set-attack

One triangle, a long line and a fixed rotation order: the passer becomes the setter, the setter becomes the hitter. So everybody sets at some point, including the players who never normally do, and that is exactly why this drill is worth running with a big group.

11 players 6 phases ± 15 min 3 balls, full court From U15 upwards

Phase 1 of 6Passer, setter and hitter form the triangle; the rest wait

P = passer, S = setter; the hitter stands at position 4 and the rest wait in line Ball

This animation comes straight out of the Koach app. In the app you play it at your own pace and the positions carry your players' real names.

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How the drill runs

What you are training

Passing triangle for eleven: pass to the setter, set to the hitter and the ball back to the passer.

Every player in every role: passing, setting and finishing within one round.
Setting by players who are not setters, which means a simple, high ball.
Keeping the line short by rotating on straight away.

Coaching points

If you are not a setter, put it up high and a meter off the net.

Any hitter can swing at a ball like that. Flat and tight to the net only works for players who train it every day.

The passer is already moving toward the net while the set is still in the air.

They are the next setter. That move starts the moment the pass leaves their arms, not once the attack is over.

Give the line a job: feeding balls.

With eleven players too much of the group is standing still. A line with a job stops being an audience.

Correct one thing per round.

In a drill with three techniques in it the temptation is to name everything at once, and then none of it sticks.

Variations

Easier: The ball is tossed in instead of passed, so the setter always gets something workable.
Harder: The coach calls out during the pass which zone the hitter has to find.
With six players: One triangle with no line: the hitter chases their own ball and goes straight back in as the passer.
As a game: Play out eight balls in a row from start to finish. Every breakdown puts the counter back to zero.

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Read on in the knowledge base: the role of the setter · learning to spike in five steps · when to pick a fixed position