Volleyball drills for technique block / net defense

  • Attacker stands at the block
  • Trainer throws a ball at position 4
  • Attacker plays the ball to the playmaker at the net
  • Playmaker plays to the same attacker
  • Attacker attacks
drawing coming off the block and then making an attack
Organization:

  • 3 servers/blockers on field B
  • Serve on 3 passers on field A
  • Block on p2 and p3
Execution:

  • Serve and passers come to attack on P4
  • Server goes to defend
Organization:

  • 2 players with ball on field B
  • 1 playmaker at position 2/3 on field A
  • 2 passers on field A at 5 meters from the net
  • 1 attacker on 3 meter line
  • The rest in line along left sideline
Basic

  • Player on field B passes ball to passer on field A
  • The pass is followed by a setup on 4 that is attacked by player standing by
Expand:

  • blocking at position 2
  • blocking on positions 2 and 3
  • defense on position 5
drawing B3. Blocking attack at position 4
Organization:
  • Per pair 1 ball.
  • One of the pair stands at the net in front of a blocker.
  • The other player stands across the net with a ball on a bench.
Execution:
  • The player at the net blocks the ball by pressing both hands against the ball.
  • 10 balls and then switch tasks.
Practice on defense, technical attack and drop balls.

  • Practice defensive techniques.
  • Improve technical attack techniques.
  • Practice with drop balls.
  • 1 side with block.
drawing Attacking exercise with 1-man block
  • The attacker puts a block.
  • The thrower hits over this.
  • The libero or passer passes the ball to the server.
  • The server passes the ball to the attacker who just blocked.
  • The thrower puts a block and the attacker hits straight through to the defender, who defends for himself.
  • Passing: passer becomes attacker -> attacker becomes backup defender -> defender becomes backup thrower -> thrower becomes backup passer.
drawing Attack variation
  • Groups of 3 people of approximately equal height.
  • The thrower pays attention to the correct steps:
    • Short, Long, Connect, Take arms with jump.
  • Attacker asks for higher/lower ball to get the timing right.
  • Defender determines start of exercise.
Setting:
  • One ball per 3-team.
  • 2 Blockers face each other at the net.
  • Setter next to 1 of the blockers.
Rotation:
  • Defender determines start, countdown = 3-2-1 block => try => hands touch each other above the net.
  • Defender => shuffle backwards to about 5-6 meter position -speed !
  • Attacker => fast to the 3 meters ready for attack.
  • Throw up => almost straight up on indication of height attacker.
  • Attacker => straight up calm stroke.
  • Defender => Pass up and catch.
  • Thrower to other side of the net.
  • Same principle but mirrored.

  • 5x attack per person so 10x toss up.
  • Mutual exchange, 3x total, everyone is the thrower once.
drawing Attack Pass
Practice attack run a few times with a few runs beforehand.

Attention => short long short, slant run, take your arms into the jump, try to get as high as possible.

Then do this exercise in pairs:
  • 1 person throws up
  • 1 person does attack pass with timing => catch as high as possible with 2 hands.
  • Thrower pay attention to correct steps: Short, Long, Connect, take arms with jump.
  • Catcher asks for higher / lower ball so timing is right.
1) First phase: Run-up from about 3 meter line => 5x good jump timing, then change
2) Second phase: Start with fake-block, fast backwards, around the pawn => Throw-up => 5x good jump timing then change.
drawing Attack Pass
  • Players on the cabinets play a fast ball.
  • The net blocks and the back players pass the ball.
  • Play it out.
  • Bring balls to basket and distribute balls to cabinets.
drawing Defense and resolution
  • Trainer in the middle holding up ball to block.
  • Both blocks in the middle.
  • Connect on the side.
  • Under the net, block again.
drawing Block and connect
Goal is action block, good exit and then attack

  • Block middle
  • Block outside
  • Good exit
  • Passing back overhead
  • Attack to a corner
drawing Middle man exercise
Setup:
  • 2 storage players
  • 1 blocker on 2
  • 1 pass
  • 2 defenders
Exercise:
  • Storage is given to or between the defenders.
  • Receptionist joins the pass.
  • Non-reception player attacks at 3 or 4.
  • The person who took the reception runs to the back and jumps over the hurdle.
Passing: storage player > blocker > reception > storage
drawing Reception & block