🛡️ Defence
IntermediateHitter Coverage
When a teammate attacks, everyone else forms a low "cup" around them to dig any ball that rebounds off the block.
Bird’s-eye view
🪜 Step by step
- As the set goes up, move toward the hitter.
- Get low, in a semicircle around and behind the hitter.
- Watch the ball off the block and play it up.
🗣️ Coaching cues
“Close, low, still”“Expect the block”
⚠️ Common mistakes
- Watching the hitter instead of moving
- Standing tall
🏋️ Drills
- Coach blocks every attack with a pad — team must cover