The Second Pass Is the Hard One
The third man run breaks a compact block with three players and two passes. Why the second pass is the hard one, and how defenses are coached to spoil it.
Tag: attacking patterns
The Slide Attack Arrives Before the Block Is Set
The volleyball slide attack broken into approach, single-leg take-off and tempo, the blocking problem it creates and the two errors that make it defendable.
Overlap or Underlap? Two Runs, Two Different Problems
Overlapping and underlapping runs measured on width, timing and risk, plus the build-up shapes and defensive pictures that make one run clearly correct.