🛡️ Defence
IntermediateDig
Passing a hard-driven attack. The goal is to keep the ball up and in the middle of your own court so a setter can play it.
Side view
🪜 Step by step
- Get low and stable before the hitter contacts the ball — "stop" on the contact.
- Weight forward, arms in front and apart, ready to react.
- Absorb the ball by bringing the platform under it; let it rebound high.
- Aim high to the middle of the court, not necessarily to the target.
🗣️ Coaching cues
“Low and still on contact”“Absorb, don’t swing”“Up and to the middle”
⚠️ Common mistakes
- Moving while the attacker hits
- Standing too tall
- Swinging the arms (ball flies out)
🏋️ Drills
- Coach on a box hitting at defenders
- Read-and-dig from different hitting angles