TRAINING A SWING HITTER: SERVE RECEIVE-TO-ATTACK MOVEMENTS (AVCA-MORRISON)

• Instill “we're passers first” mentality that will keep you “in system” more consistently
• Drill your players to'get feet to the ball to hit the ball in the same spot every time
• Train passers to go hit to make the offense as efficient as possible
• Learn to approach different types of sets after passing

with Jamie Morrison, UC Irvine Assistant Coach;
Assistant coach for the US woman's National team 2009-2012; Assistant coach for the men's national team 2005-2010 (2008 Olympic Gold Medal)

Teams must have a strong “we're passers first” mentality to focus on sticking the pass first to get in system then be able to aggressively attack. Join USA Women's National Team Assistant Coach, Jamie Morrison, as he brings in his variety of experience including coaching collegiate athletes and working with national team athletes to bring you almost an hour of training focused on footwork and technique for passers transitioning to hit.

Throughout the video, Coach Morrison uses live players to show drills that include passing and then releasing to swing hit. He demonstrates how the approach will differ depending on the tempo of the set and where the set will be located. Morrison discusses strategies that should be considered when using a swing hitter depending on the strengths of your team.

Many of the drills used in this video will push your athletes outside their comfort zones. This will help them improve and become better volleyball players. The drills included in this video will help you teach swing hitters how to pass and then transition to hit high balls, huts, go balls, 1's, bics and slides. Coach Morrison uses small groups in most of his drills and gets players touching the ball as many times as possible in each drill. He shows ways that you can make each drill more game like and gives various examples of how to control the drill by score, time or in a row type scoring system. Whether or not you use a swing hitter, this video will prove to be useful for any coach and team who wants their offense to be as efficient as possible.

Take your team to the next level of aggressive attacking by enabling your passers to transition directly into an attack using a variety of shots (e.g. Bic, Slide, Go, High Ball, etc.) regardless of where they are on the court!

Produced at the 2012 AVCA National Convention in Louisville (KY).

56 minutes. 2013.