Library/Practice Drills/Out of system drill Digging, setting, hitting

Technique Study Speed:

Out of system drill Digging, setting, hitting

Tod Mattox • The Art of Coaching Volleyball

Head Coach, The Bishop's School

Session Overview

Tod Mattox demonstrates a three-touch out-of-system drill that trains defenders, non-setters, and pin hitters to execute cleanly when the first ball is dug off the net. Players rotate through digging a coach-driven ball, delivering a high bump or hand set from mid-court, and taking an aggressive swing against a live defense.

Core Biomechanical & Tactical Principles

Dig the first contact up into the middle of the court rather than tight to the net so the second-contact setter has room to operate
Train non-setters to square their shoulders to the left or right antenna and deliver a high set four feet off the net and four feet inside the sideline
Require hitters to adjust their approach timing for higher, slower out-of-system sets and swing aggressively into the deep court

Verbal Coaching Cues for Practice:

"Dig the first ball to the middle of the court""Four feet off, four feet in on high sets""Wait on the high ball and swing big"

Why Recommended for Coaches:

Trains every player on the roster to comfortably dig, set a playable high ball, and terminate out-of-system rallies.

Up NextVolleyball tips: Passing techniques with John Speraw

Continue

Key Coaching Cues

"Dig the first ball to the middle of the court"

"Four feet off, four feet in on high sets"

"Wait on the high ball and swing big"

Related in Practice Drills

View all

Volleyball tips: Passing techniques with John Speraw

John Speraw08:31

Setter Tempo & Location | Pro Setting Lesson with Joe Worsley PART 2

Joe Worsley & Coach Donny14:32

Pro Setting Lesson with Joe Worsley PART 1 | Dynamic Setter Warmup & Setting Out of System

Joe Worsley & Coach Donny18:47