AVCA Video Tip of the Week: Defensive Read Drill HD

In this simple one-person defensive drill, Stanford Head Coach John Dunning requires players to show their form as they complete their dig. The idea is to create awareness in players that a digging platform should involve the entire upper body, not just the arms. A big key to success here, as Dunning stresses, is for players to connect with the ball when it’s in front of them, not to their sides or behind them.