Net Guard Academy

This sequence focuses on blocking, digging, and defensive alignments used to neutralize high-powered offenses in volleyball. Students learn to read hitter cues and implement perimeter and rotational defensive systems to coordinate the block and back-row defense.

Wall of Iron

Students practice the footwork for blocking at the net, including ready position and penetration across the plane. The lesson emphasizes timing the jump to seal the net against an attacker.

The Hitter's Tell

Participants engage in drills where they must observe a hitter's body language to predict the direction of the attack. Discussion focuses on visual cues like shoulder rotation and approach angle.

Floor Is Lava

Focus shifts to the back row, teaching techniques for digging spikes that get past the block. Students practice the 'sprawl' and emergency defensive moves to keep the ball off the floor.

System Shift

The class workshops two main defensive systems: Perimeter (middle back deep) and Rotation (reading the block). Teams practice shifting positions as a unit based on where the set goes.

Dig To Strike

Students practice the critical moment of transition—converting a successful dig immediately into an offensive approach. The lesson connects defense back to offense in continuous rally drills.