Get Closer to Your Partner as You Move to the Kitchen Line

 John Cincola has created another video on YouTube about basic movement.  

Basically, he says, if your side hits a shot that will bounce, your team needs to move toward the kitchen line.  It's all about blocking as wide an angle as possible to be able to return the next shot.

Conversely, if the ball won't bounce (and your opponents are at the kitchen line) then hang back to give your side more time to defend, as the return is going to be volleyed.

What John didn't mention, is that it is frequently a really good idea for both you and your partner to get close together.  And the overlap of coverage will be in the middle.  He has some nice diagrams on what the coverage is.  The video link is below.

As you rush towards the net, you rush towards the ball's position.  Don't just rush forward.  Note also that you want to be moving before the ball lands.  As soon as it looks good, get going.  If your partner is good at drops or the opponent(s) has hung back, then move before the ball is struck.  You can move ahead of your partner's hit in these cases.  If your partner likes to drive the ball, then hanging back a bit is reasonable play.

Also you don't/can't cover the whole court, think about covering about 2/3s of it.  If the opps hit the hero shot, good for them.  If you and your partner are close together, then you can't cover the entire court -- don't worry about it.

Here is the video link.  It's worth the watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R60Y17nUt8