17-18u Girls Defence/Block Training

What to Expect

This session refines defensive specialists’ ability to handle high-speed attacks, execute precise first-ball contacts, and transition seamlessly into offensive play. Players will work on adjusting platform angles, reading attacker tendencies, blocking spacing and expanding their defensive range through advanced footwork training, including explosive first steps, lateral quickness drills, and shuffle recoveries. Training will emphasize dig trajectory control, ensuring athletes can absorb ball speed effectively while maintaining repeatable angles for setter-friendly digs. Athletes will be challenged to recognize setter cues, swing variations, and deception-based attacks, reinforcing high-speed reactionary digging against live attackers. The progression of the session will move from early-season technical adjustments and positioning refinements to mid-season competitive digging scenarios and out-of-system recovery drills, before culminating in high-pressure, game-speed defensive execution against full-strength offenses. For 17-18U athletes, training is intensity-driven, reinforcing reaction-based decision-making, aggressive pursuit of digs, and handling elite-level hitters in real-time gameplay conditions. Expect high-repetition defensive drills, pressure-based defensive situations, and game-like scrimmages that reinforce defensive consistency at full speed. Limit of 6 athletes supported by 2 coaches.