on court
The drop bucket
1 player · 15 min
Setup
- A court, a bucket of balls, and a target on the far side of the net: a hula hoop, a towel, or a chalk box about three feet wide.
- Put it just inside the kitchen line, on the far side. That is where a drop has to land so the player at the line can’t attack it.
- Three spots to hit from: (1) the baseline, (2) mid-court, (3) the transition zone, just behind your own kitchen line.
How it works
- Stand at the baseline. Drop a ball out of your hand, let it bounce, and hit a drop.
- Five in a row in the hoop, and you move up to the next spot.
- A ball that goes long, or lands in the net, starts the five again.
- Make five from the transition zone, then go back to the baseline and start over.
Turn the dial
Easier: a bigger target: the whole far kitchen.
Harder: toss the ball a step to the side before you hit it, so you have to move to it, the way a real third shot comes.