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Blocking drill: Tempo, eye progression, footwork

Jed Stotsenberg • The Art of Coaching Volleyball

Boys' Volleyball Director at WAVE Volleyball Club

Session Overview

WAVE Volleyball director Jed Stotsenberg runs a high-rep 3-on-3 blocking eye-work and footwork drill. As a setting triangle moves the ball continuously on one side, trios of blockers practice reading set direction, communicating loudly, and closing two-person blocks.

Core Biomechanical & Tactical Principles

Use a continuous setting triangle on the offensive side to generate rapid, game-like reading reps for blockers without exhausting hitters.
Progress the drill from predictable left-side sets to random left, right, and pipe sets to force true eye-work.
Require blockers to call the set direction ('Outside!', 'Back!') out loud as soon as the ball leaves the setter's hands.

Verbal Coaching Cues for Practice:

"Eyes on pass, then setter""Call the set out loud""Off-blocker peel fast"

Why Recommended for Coaches:

An outstanding, low-impact practice drill that gives blockers dozens of live reading and footwork reps while training setting accuracy on the other side.

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Key Coaching Cues

"Eyes on pass, then setter"

"Call the set out loud"

"Off-blocker peel fast"

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