Peppering is by far the most important skill and drill in volleyball. The reason that it is so important becaus you can practice the three most vital parts of the volleyball game: setting, hitting, and digging. I always say to my players that I have never met a good volleyball player that is bad at peppering. The best volleyball players in the world are really good at it. Players must know that they should master the art of the pepper. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen players just not care much about it or just really are not good at it.Spend a lot of time in practice peppering. Have them do variations and different types of activies to get them better at it. Inb this article, I am going to point a few things that players can do to become better at peppering.
Pepper with Tips Only
Start off the players with tipping instead of actually spiking the ball. This way they will start with some control in the pepper. In my experience, most girls cannot control the ball because the spike is usually out of control or one player is consistantly hitting the ball too hard. Have them start off with easy tips then work to aggresive tips. They should always be sure that they control the tip and allow the other player to dog the ball.
Quick Pepper
This is how I warm-up my liberos before volleyball matches. Have the players stand very close to each other and pepper as fast as they can. By this I mean quick set, quick hit, and quick dig. If done correctly and under control, this warm up gets them much better at peppering and also gets them ready for the game. Have players do this in practice to help with their reaction time.
Far Away Pepper
This is by far the hardest version of peppering. Have each partner stand on opposite sidelines facing each other. Have them pepper. See if they can long pass, long set, and long spike. This will really help them in the control of their hitting. This is obviously very important.
Things to Look For
When peppering there are few things that you should be concious of. First of all, always be in athletic position. A player should never be standing straight up. Also, stay on your toes. Another important thing is for the players to constantly be moving. Once they stop moving, they will get stuck and will not be able to play a ball correctly.
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