Volleyball drill: diving with thick mat

• lay down the mat
• row of players far from the mat
• players walk towards the mat and dive on their stomachs onto the mat
• high tempo, but pay attention to safety, that they do not dive on each other

now with ball

• trainer stands next to the mat
• Line of players with ball near the trainer
• player pushes ball into trainer's hands and joins the other row in front of the mat
• player from the other row walks towards the mat
• trainer throws up the ball
• player dives and catchesthe ball
• takes his own ball and joins the row trainer

now play underhand

• trainer1 stands next to the mat
• 1 row of players in front of the mat
• 1 player behind the mat to catch the ball.
• 1 row of players with the ball near the trainer1
• player pushes ball into hands of trainer1 and joins the other row in front of the mat
• player from the other row walks to the mat
• trainer1 throws up the ball
• player dives andplays the ball to trainer2
• trainer2 gives ball to player
• player connects with the ball to trainer1