Serving and Defense are already showing up as meaningful strengths in live field situations, and those strengths are beginning to raise the quality of every rep. The next jump is Passing.
Avery is doing well with jump serve, and that strength is starting to show up in more live reps. The goal is to keep making it reliable when the pace rises.
Avery needs to keep developing passing so this part of the game becomes more consistent under pressure. The next step is cleaner reps that hold up at game speed.
A Season view of how Avery is trending over time.
See the strongest skill groups and the clearest room to grow.
Avery's Skill Build: Passing
Your drill this week: Angle and Aim Passing
Develop awareness of platform angle and direct forearm passes to a specific target zone consistently.
A split second of mental stillness before you contact the ball helps everything come together. Relax into the play instead of rushing it.
Many beginners make contact with the ball but send it in random directions because they have not learned how platform angle controls trajectory.
Place a cone or hula hoop at the Zone 3 setter position on the net.
Point your platform at the target, not at the ball
It's clicking when your passes land in the same target zone 6 out of 10 times, not perfect, but aimed, not random.
Passer receives two consecutive tosses, one from Zone 4, one from Zone 1, and must redirect both to the same target.
Each skill gets a 1-10 rating that maps to a milestone, helping track skill development and player growth over time.
Milestones show progress in a specific skill. Players usually move through milestones with age, practice, and better game understanding.
Stages describe the player's broader development level. They are based on the overall rating, which averages the skill ratings in the report.
A player can be at different milestones in different skills while still having one overall stage for the report. The value is seeing what changed from one evaluation to the next.
The player is building the base. Coaches are looking for understanding, effort, and cleaner reps before expecting the skill to show up consistently in games.
Open a skill to see the rating, growth, and next milestone.
PassingStandout milestone8.18ratingStandout⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Passing measures timing, accuracy, pace, and whether the ball is delivered in a way that helps the next action happen cleanly.
Elite passer. Platform is consistent under maximum pressure. Transforms bad situations into good ones.
Elite setter. Creates offensive advantages through set placement and tempo. Hitters love playing with them.
AttackingStandout milestone8.32ratingStandout⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Attacking measures timing, approach, contact, and the ability to swing with control and purpose in system.
Elite arm swing at this standard. Generating pace that blockers and defenders struggle with.
Elite attacking intelligence. Reads the block and defense before swinging.
ServingStandout milestone8.45ratingStandout⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Serving measures rhythm, contact quality, placement, and the ability to create pressure from the line.
Elite float serve. Movement, placement, and speed combine into a consistent ace threat.
Elite jump serve at this standard. Consistently disrupts even well-organized serve receive.
DefenseStandout milestone8.38ratingStandout⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Defense measures how well the athlete protects space, stays disciplined, and disrupts the opponent without losing shape.
Elite defensive range. Makes impossible-looking digs look routine. Defense is a primary characteristic.
Elite blocker at this standard. Opponents adjust attacks because of the blocking threat.
