Beachvolleyball drills for technique pass / toetsen / onderhands
Pairs.
- Player 1 hits controlled, easy, smash to fellow player.
- Co-player passes the ball up the court.
- Fellow player does a setup for himself.
- Fellow player hits back again.
- Pairs play the ball over with focus on technique.
- First overhead.
- Then underhand.
- Then alternate.
- Focus on height to gain time.
- Two against two
- Trainer brings in ball
- Teams play rally against each other
- The one who loses goes out
- Substitutes come in
Two teams of maximum 4 people, 1 ball.
On both sides 2 people in the court, other people behind the back line.
Goal:
score in 1x in the other court (inside the lines).
Rules:
Start with simple underhand service
We play underhand tennis, so in 1x over the net.
Difficult ball may bounce 1x, but then the ball must be returned with : 1 hand, a foot, or the head.
Mistake made => out of the court, to the back line, new player takes over.
On both sides 2 people in the court, other people behind the back line.
Goal:
score in 1x in the other court (inside the lines).
Rules:
Start with simple underhand service
We play underhand tennis, so in 1x over the net.
Difficult ball may bounce 1x, but then the ball must be returned with : 1 hand, a foot, or the head.
Mistake made => out of the court, to the back line, new player takes over.
- 1 Coach and 3 players are ready.
- The coach serves the ball over the net.
- A player passes, a player sets, a player catches.
- After the completion they turn one spot.
- A variable is to focus on pass and/or set and/or attack.
- The more tasks the players are given, the harder the challenge becomes.
- The simplification of these exercises can be found in having the players perform 'only' one task.
Adjustments
- Throwing the ball in instead of serving.
- Serve from different positions.
- Making serving more difficult.
- Passer and setter run in from different sides.
- Set the ball in a basket.
Objective:
- The goal is to separate the elements and deliver quality.
- Pass the ball to the desired position.
- Then getting into an attacking position, and executing the hitting technique.
- Hereby preparation for the jump and reach is essential.
Execution:
- Two sides of the net are used.
- Player 1 stands at one side of the net, throws up the ball and hits it to player 2, who stands in a service-pass position.
- It is important to use the right technique when hitting the ball.
- Player 2 passes the ball to the trainer.
- Pay attention to the passing to the desired set position.
- The trainer catches the ball and throws it immediately in a perfect setup (start with a 1m set which contains a peak).
- Player 2 gets into position for the attack, and attacks in a specific area (use pawns as targets).
- After the attack, the player advances to the serving position.
- After player 1 hits the ball he joins behind the line of passers/attackers.
Adjustments
- Initially the direction of attack is "only" right or left.
- As the exercise progresses, the goal can be made smaller and more accurate.
- The ball can also be thrown in instead of hit by player 1.
- Give player 1 a more specific assignment.
- Use the distributor instead of the trainer who catches and throws the ball.
- Make attack zones smaller to increase the precision needed.
- Build up the attack from the service and attack with a defense.
- 1 server, 1 passer, 1 playmaker, 1 finisher.
- Between the passer and the setter an inverted triangle can be visualized.
- The top of the triangle lies near the passer, the bottom against the net.
- Start the exercise with an easier serve.
- The pass should be sent to the corner of the triangle, which is the most middle of the court.
- The setter sets the ball to the other end.
- The distance between them is max 2 meters.
- To work more accurately a standing basket can be used.
- Continuation: Instead of a basket the coach plays the ball back to the passer, repeats and catches / plays out if necessary.
- With 3 players use 1 passer and 2 setters; coach serves.
- With 5 players you let 2 playmakers alternate.
- With 6 players divide the game in two groups and use both sides of the court.
- Work on the correct technique - turning in towards the post, before the set is given, helps with the execution.
- The set should be given in a dynamic movement in the attacker's shoulder line.
- The most common is to work with a standing leg (front leg) in a small lunge position with the legs initiating the set up.
Adjustments
- The service of the 1st ball can be very easy so that the passer can deliver a good pass every time.
- Increase the pass rush by making the service more difficult.
- Have the setter start from a deeper point in the court.
- Have the setter start from block position.
- Vary set goals; increase the distance to the goal or decrease the goal, shift the goal per set.
- Try to get 5 perfect passes and setups in a row.
- Involve the partner in the exercise by giving feedback, or by having the ball attacked without a jump.