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Jumping in the sand really is more about generating vertical force than transferring lateral force to vertical like indoors. If anything, work on your last hop step, and I mean hop! You can't really float or drag into the transition, you need to kind of hop on top of the sand and explode straight up, not forward like indoor. Until you get good sand legs, the rest of the approach should be more about getting you into the proper position than generating lateral force. Your timing will best be served by getting into position then waiting to explode on your final approach step, rather than trying to time out a four step. On blocking, squat real low and explode up and over. No need to be quick to block in the sand, you're really not going to face any trick sets. More advanced techniques have to do with hand movement and jumping into an angle, for example, but setting a good straight up block that cuts off half the court will be most effective for a while.