KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Digs and sets
Net and wall games: tactics and strategies in volleyball
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can replicate a consistent dig and set shot with good technique using a full size volleyball net.
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Digs and sets: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can replicate a consistent dig and set shot with good technique using a full size volleyball net.
Key learning points
- Move: keeping the hands and elbows locked when performing a dig increases control.
- Move: a triangle between thumbs and forefingers is used to cushion the ball on impact in a set shot.
- Think: it is illegal to catch and release the ball, this is considered a carry or a lift.
- Feel: satisfaction comes from learning new skills.
- Connect: support can reassure others when they are struggling.
Words to know
- assist
- passing or setting the ball to a teammate
- bump
- a common term for passing from the serve using the forearm
- carry/lift
- when a player makes contact with the ball for too long with an open palm facing upwards
Common mistakes
Pupils think a bump shot needs the hands to come together to make a fist.
The correct technique is to place the back of one hand in the palm of the other hand with the arms extended and the elbows locked creating a platform with the forearms.
For parents, carers and teachers
- It might be useful to start the lesson with a 4v4 game to explore the new court and height of the net. Then move into learning cycle 1 and revisit 4v4 competitively as the lesson conclusion. The volleyball net can be set at the junior height, but use the adult female or male height as appropriate.