The left wheel, not to be confused with a third wheel, is a form passing drill. This is a good drill for players with a bad habit of standing up and swinging their arms when they pass. They will shuffle through the volleyball while keeping their bodies square and forearms low.

For this volleyball drill: 3 passers, 1 target, 1 tosser and 1 ball hander. So, 6 participants but the coach is usually the tosser.

1. Line up the 3 passers (holding a volleyball) on the left sideline between the 10-ft-line and the end line.
2. Put your ball hander (with 1 volleyball) in right back.
3. The coach slaps the volleyball just before each toss. Then sends a mid-low toss to the middle of the court.
4. At the slap, the player starts her shuffle. Her body must be square to the tosser. Toes pointed inward. Hunched back (imagine a scared cat). But there’s a catch. She must hold a volleyball just below her left knee as she shuffles.
5. She shuffles almost passed the toss and drops the volleyball in her hands just before she passes the tossed volleyball at her left knee.
6. She continues to shuffle, grabs a volleyball from the hander in right back and sprints back to the sideline for another turn (this circular movement is why the drill is called the “wheel.”)
7. The next player starts her shuffle at the slap and not before. The players repeat for 20 passes. (they should be winded if the tosses are dealt quickly)

This drill offers a repetition in form-passing that will progress your players’ skills so they will be passing nails in no time!

Try it and comment below to let us know how it went.