Volleyball drills for technique defense / passing / digging / diving / reception

  • 1 SV at mid position 3
  • 1 player on position 2
  • 1 player at position 4
  • 2 passers backfield
Exercise starts
passer position 5 starts --> ball overhand to setter- as soon as the setter sets this ball to position 4, the passer at position 1 plays the ball overhand to setter.

BALROTATION:
  • Passer at position 5 --> overhand to setter
  • Setter setup to player position 4
  • Passer at position 1 --> ball overhand to setter
  • Setter setup backwards to player position 2
At 6 players --> see drawing top field BUT then setterplays only 1 way. 
At 7 players --> see drawing top field and on bottom field then SV plays only 1 way. 

drawing Cooperation passers and playmakers
  • Batted ball from 2 to 6
  • Underhand to 3
  • Pen-handed into basket at 4
drawing Set-up to 4 or 2 in basket
  • play ball into basket
  • attack
  • defense
1. defense on batted ball trainer
2. pass to offense
3. pass to pass (passer goes to get ball and put it in basket)

drawing Positioning exercise
  • throw ball to 3
  • move to 6
  • Ball played to 6
  • Ball is defended to 3
  • Pass to 4
  • Attacker runs on
  • Attack
  • Ball is defended in front of himself
=> Exercise is performed on both sides!

drawing build-up exercise
Preparation
  • 2 benches side by side (A and B) 3 to 4 meters apart
  • Players face each other on the bench
Course of play
  1. The A players throw the ball to the B players, who defend the ball overhead and play it back to the A player in 1 contact.
    • 15 times
  2. Same as 1 but the other way around.
  3. The A players throw the ball to the B players, who defend the ball underhand and play it back to the A player in one contact.
    • 15 times
  4. Same as 3 but the other way around.
  5. Idem 1 tem 4 but with the bench reversed (narrow side up)
Finish by passing the ball to each player until the end of the row.
Only completed when full row is finished.
drawing Defending in unstable position
Organization
  • Games are played on a half court
  • 1 person in storage
  • 1 person with ball at the net
  • 2 people in reception
  • 1 pass
  • After a certain time, the game changes to another formation (mirror image)
Course of play
  • Ball is served over towards 2 reception players
  • Reception is taken towards pass
  • Pass plays a short ball towards the reception line
  • Reception goes back to pass and pass to attacker
    • H & O attack from outside
    • M attacks 1 or 2 at poor reception
  • Player with ball at the net throws a deep ball over the net, it comes back to the pass and attacker (sowiso on corner) attacks
Pass Storage - Reception - Reception - Storage
drawing Storage + Reception + Pass
Organization:
  • Making trios
  • 1st trio goes behind the 7m line on belly
  • Trainer with ball carrier on other field
Execution:
  • Trainer claps on the ball and immediately plays the ball over the net
  • Players must get up quickly and play the ball back over the net in no more than 3 contacts
  • Next trio is ready
  • Trainer can determine the difficulty
  • 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
  • Making quarters
  • Diamond shape in the field
  • Passers are on the ground
  • Trainer throws ball on, corresponding passer stands up and plays ball to setupper
  • After 10 balls rotate through
drawing Play that ball
Goal of the exercise:
  • Quickly handle two balls being saved.
  • Play 2 balls in quick succession and then move 1 position.

Explanation of the exercise:
  • Passer learns to pass diagonally backwards a deep ball and immediately afterwards a short ball (this is how the passer learns to make large angles).
  • Playmaker must look for the next ball immediately after the first set-up.
  • Attacker, after landing, must go backwards as quickly as possible to make another attack.
  • Trainer can indicate where the balls should be hit, determine the pace of set-ups or that passer should do attack coverage immediately after first pass to then pass the second ball.
drawing Long Short
  • Player is facing the wall.
  • Trainer calls and throws ball from the 3-meter line.
  • Player turns and plays the ball
  • First the ball may still be caught, then more difficult and finally passed underarm / overhead.
  • Always change and connect behind.
  • Possibly divide group into 2 teams (if help trainer is present).
drawing Reflex
  • 2 balls
  • 2 players
  • ball is rolled between the legs under to the other player
  • ball is played to the other player
  • underhand for yourself up and keys to the other player
  • ball is rolled back
drawing Warm-up exercise defense