🙌 Passing & Receiving
IntermediateOverhead Pass
Receiving with the hands above the forehead, like a set. Used for high free balls and (at elite level) float serves.
Side view
🪜 Step by step
- Move under the ball and face the target.
- Raise the hands above the forehead, forming a window with thumbs and index fingers.
- Contact the ball with the finger pads, not the palms.
- Extend the arms and legs together toward the target.
🗣️ Coaching cues
“Window above forehead”“Finger pads”“Extend through the ball”
⚠️ Common mistakes
- Ball contacts the palms (catch)
- Uneven hands causing double contact
- Contact too low
🏋️ Drills
- Self-setting to increasing heights
- Overhead receive of light float serves