Two Minute Drill

Purpose: To force the defensive players to go for everything. To give the offense the killer instinct. To have fun and train competitiveness.

Set-up: Many players, basket of balls, timer, tosser.

1. Have three players start on one side of the net (they are the defenders). Have the other players on the other side in three hitting lines. The setter starts at the net. The tosser can rotate or be an assistant coach. The clock starts when the first ball is set. The setter can set any desired set.

2. The offense is trying to put three balls away so that the defenders don’t even touch them. If the defenders get to three, they are out of the drill. Let’s say that the first ball is hit on the outside and hits inside the court before a defender touches it. That is one. If the next ball is shanked by the defender they still only have one. If the next ball is attacked and a defender digs a perfect ball they have earned a point so they now have zero.

3. If the defenders ever get to three before the two minutes is up they lose. If they can last for two minutes without getting to three, they win. Sometimes the drill will last 10 seconds and sometimes it will last 10 minutes.

4. To make this drill fun and competitive make a big deal when a group gets to three. Yell, “you…. are….OUTTA…there…..!!” The players start feeding off of the coach’s excitement and competitive attitude and have fun while working hard. It will become so fun that when a team finally does win they act as though they have won the National title. This is a fast paced drill and should be played towards the end of practice.

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