Watch as Coach Jazmyne Johnson explains, and players demonstrate blocking form and footwork. Start loaded in a ready position, squeezing your core with hands at an angle in front, and jump. Footwork progresses to step and push and then to crossover, close while swinging the arms. Coach emphasizes the importance of technique. Control your body and stay out of the net.
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