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tacman21 · **Serve receive -** 10-20-2006, 02:57 AM

I think more people on serve receive means more chances of miscommunication as well as more chance that the person you don't want to pass the ball will pass it. I would say the big thing to help determine whether to use a 3 person serve receive or to go with a 4 or 5 person is dependent on the athleticism of the players who will serve receive (can the 3 people back actually cover the court?) and also what your definition of intermediate level play is. I would say an intermediate level should be reasonably proficient enough at passing to be able to handle a 3 person serve receive if they practice it. My high school girls team (at a small high school of under 300 students) handles a 3 person serve receive with no problem and I've even had them switch to a 2 person receive on occasions when I've really wanted to be sure my best passers were always going to pass. Just my thought though.

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tacman21 Spectator Status: Offline Posts: 6 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: McMinnville	Serve receive - 10-20-2006, 02:57 AM I think more people on serve receive means more chances of miscommunication as well as more chance that the person you don't want to pass the ball will pass it. I would say the big thing to help determine whether to use a 3 person serve receive or to go with a 4 or 5 person is dependent on the athleticism of the players who will serve receive (can the 3 people back actually cover the court?) and also what your definition of intermediate level play is. I would say an intermediate level should be reasonably proficient enough at passing to be able to handle a 3 person serve receive if they practice it. My high school girls team (at a small high school of under 300 students) handles a 3 person serve receive with no problem and I've even had them switch to a 2 person receive on occasions when I've really wanted to be sure my best passers were always going to pass. Just my thought though.