Tic-tac-toe - serving

Purpose: to develop ball placement skills from the service line

Set up: Divide the court into 9 equal sections with cones or tape. Two players line up on the opposite service line with a ball. Other players spaced around the court to shag the balls back to the servers.

Each player takes their turn serving over the net towards the marked off area. A player that lands a ball in an unoccupied spot takes that spot for their color. Mark the occupied spot with a pinnie of their color. Players continue to alternate serves until 1 player places 3 in a line or all the spots are filled. The winner is the player who serves 3 in a line or has the most marked spots at the end.

Variation: Allow players to steal each others spots by hitting a taken spot (1 or 2 times based on your rules)

Created by: Steve Turner www.interclubvolleyball.ca