Washing to increase scrimmage intensity
Simple game play in volleyball training puts me on edge. Adding a wash element can increase the intensity and make for a much more worthwhile session.
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Game: Neville Pepper
This small-sided volleyball game is a variation on Winners with a single team on one side for a set period trying to accumulate as many points as possible.
Game: Virus
You can use the virus volleyball game to work out-of-system play on one hand and on recognition of it and proper defensive positioning for it on the other.
Game: Cross-Court 4s
By narrowing the area of play, this volleyball game puts a premium on control and problem-solving with potential for focused work and player evaluation.
Drill: Rotating Cooperative Cross-Court Hitting
This volleyball drill is a type of team over-the-net pepper in terms of ball-control, but with the added dimensions of problem solving and mental toughness.
Drill: Cooperative Cross-Court Hitting (aka Side v Side)
This volleyball drill is like a team over-the-net pepper in terms of ball-control, but with the added dimensions of problem solving and mental toughness.
Game: Hitter vs Hitter Challenge
This is a volleyball game which can be useful to assess the competitiveness of players and their relative game play effectiveness, potentially in a try-out.
Game: High Ball to Receive
Here's a game I saw at UCLA which works on hitters challenging the block, with additional serve receive and free ball attacking
Game: 2 in 2
This is a fairly simple wash-scoring based game which gives players an opportunity to work on both serve receive offense and transition attack to score points.