Goal - Lots of contacts for all players to help with general ball control in a confined area of the court.

How to play - With a roll of court tape, create a 20’×40’ volleyball court, with each half of the court being 20’x20’. This is why the game is called “400s,” because each half of the court is 400 square feet (as opposed to 900 square feet on a traditional court).

On the court, two teams of 3, 4, 5, or 6 athletes play rally score volleyball for a certain amount of time. On another court(s), two additional teams are playing against each other. After each round, rotate the teams around so each team can play one round against each other.

The rallies begin with a serve, and each team is allowed three contacts like in normal volleyball. However, hard-driven spikes are not allowed. Each attack must be a toolbox type of shot to improve offensive versatility and defense against tips and rollshots.

How to Keep Score - Each rally is worth a point.

Goal - Fast-paced 6-vs-6 drill. Teams must win a “U” rally, an “S” rally, and an “A” rally to score a point.

How to play - Create two teams of six and place each team on one side of the net. A coach starts the drill by tossing a free ball to one of the teams. If the receiving team wins that rally, it earns a “U.” After a “U” is earned, a coach sends another freeball to the same team. If the receiving team wins that rally, it earns an “S.” After an “S” is earned, a coach sends another freeball to that same team. If the receiving team wins that rally, it earns an “A” and scores a point.

Each time a team scores a big point, have the players on each team rotate to a new spot on the court or have the entire team rotate to a new rotation.

If at any time the receiving team loses a rally, the non-receiving team earns a “U” and will get the next freeball with an opportunity to earn an “S” and an “A” if it continues to win rallies.

How to Keep Score - After a team wins an “A” rally, that team scores a point.

Time - Play to a certain amount of big points or for a certain amount of time.

Variations - Depending on how many athletes and courts you have, you can:

• Adjust team sizes: The USA national team plays this game with anywhere from 3-6 players on each team.
• Play Queen of the Court style of Speedball style: If you have only one court available but would like more than two teams, use these game styles to have more than two teams participate on the same court.

Benefits - Lots of good touches for all players.

Emphasis - Passing, setting, spiking, blocking, digging, general ball control.