Objective:

• A fun game that greatly improves the touch on the ball, ball control and volleying.
• Develops heading technique as well as heading accuracy and power.

Organization:

• Mark out a "court" as shown in the graphic.
• Put in a net or improvise with string, benches, etc.
• The initial service can be from within the courts (younger players) or from the back of the court (older players).
• In the illustration shown, these are teenage players who can use more advanced rules.
• Depending on the ability of the players, after the ball comes over the net they are allowed a maximum of two bounces before it must be played back over the net.
• Later make it one bounce only (eventually no bounces).
• If a ball goes outside the court the team that did not make the error wings the point.
• Use Tennis, Table Tennis or Volleyball system of scoring.

Teaching:

• Encourage good communication and support ("Mine!" "I'm here!").
• Tell them to keep it simple and to get the ball over the net as soon as possible.
• The head is the most predictable way of returning the service.
• Encourage a player to stay close to the net when the ball is being returned, as they might need to head on a return or make a desperate volley chip if the ball is not making the net or is going out of play.
• The game will be the best teacher; so don't feel compelled to stop it too much.

Target:

• To beat the other team.