My assistant coach came up with this drill (hence the name) and it is great for getting your team to move their feet and get to the ball quickly. The great thing about this drill is that there are many variations, and you can make variations up as you go along!
1. Start with two lines of athletes on the attack line and the coach in the center of the court across the net.
2. As soon as the coach slaps the ball, the player at the front of one of the two line runs back to the end line and back towards the middle of the court (ensure they are utilizing the turn and run technique). The coach will toss/hit a ball over the net as soon as the athlete touches the end line, but before they reach the center. The objective of this drill is to make the athlete move their feet quickly and get under the ball before they contact it. Once the athlete has finished the drill the coach will slap a ball and a girl from the other line will run through the drill. The drill continues with the athletes alternating between lines for as long as the coach desires.
3. Once the athlete has begun to master getting to the ball you may increase the level of difficulty of this drill by tossing/hitting the ball to the opposite side of the court or tossing/hitting the ball deeper or shorter into the court to make them have to work a little harder at getting under the ball before contacting it.
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