Volleyball drills for technique passing / defense / reception

• Objective:
  • Develop ball sense, be able to control ball close to your body.
• Everyone has their own ball, can be combined with a warm-up.

• Let the ball bounce on your right fist.
• Up to maximum eye level.
• Arm is stretched out and is almost horizontal.
• Stay in one place as much as possible.
• Later on, alternate bouncing with your left hand.
• Now do the same while following the yellow lines in a certain pattern.
• The person in front chooses the route (watch out for rear-end collisions!); who wants to take this role? (requires even more concentration and a sense of responsibility a la captain's role)

• Play the ball with only your right hand above your head, up to a maximum of 30cm higher than your hand
• Your upper arm is pointed 45 degrees upwards and your forearm 45 degrees in the other direction; this brings your hand above your shoulder again.
• The ball is played mainly with your wrist and forearm; stay in one place as much as possible.
• Later on, alternate with the left hand.
• Afterwards also in pattern.

• Play the ball in a fixed routine for yourself, for example:
• Square:
  • Underhand R, overhand R, overhand L, underhand L, underhand R, ...etc. (change later to the right)
• Cross:
  • Lower hand R, upper hand L, upper hand R, lower hand L, lower hand R, ...etc.

• In teams of four (preferably) with each its own ball.
• Stand in a square; all equally spaced.
• Throw the ball to the next person and catch the ball that is thrown to you.
• First throw underhand and catch underhand; then throw abovehand and catch abovehand.
• Then expand by passing 1 ball.

• Choose a spot opposite the wall.
• Sit in front of the wall with your feet against the wall.
• Play overhead against the wall. (Ball just above eye level)
• Pay attention to the movement of the wrist and a little bit of the forearm.
• The ball will only bounce about 10cm this way.
• If necessary, extend the game by slowly standing up, playing standing up for 10 seconds and then sitting down again.
• Let them play a route along the wall: bounce briefly (10cm) and play overhand (right).
• At the end of the route, take a distance of 2 meter from the wall and keep on playing overhand while walking left until the beginning of the route, close to the wall.
• Everyone in line; if you lose the ball, pick it up and go back to the line.

Three balls per two players.

1. Throw your own ball and catch it again.
   • Third ball is tested over and over again
2. Same as in jump pass

• Trainer strikes ball at pos 1,6.
• Players bring the pass --> SV --> AV.
• Other side defends ball and completes rally
• Space through on both sides

• 2 pairs on both sides of the net with 1 ball
• The ball is played back and forth in threes;
• The back player passes, the front player sets, the back player comes in and plays the ball easily over the net.
• The players at the other side do the same
• Front and back players rotate every time the ball is played over the net.
• After that, a simple attacking stroke and possibly a hard attacking stroke can be added.

• 2 rows of players
  • 1 row on the left back
  • 1 row at the right back
• Create with 4 pawns a virtual line where they must stand behind
• Trainer stands at the other side of the net and throws the ball somewhere in the field
• One of the two front row players calls LOS orI (let's agree)
• This player passes the ball over the net to the previous player.
• Catch a round for the next player
• If you did not have the ball, join the shortest row

Reception Drill:

• 2 balls per 3 players.
• Player A serves, immediately after the serve the server throws the second ball to the server,
• Player B takes reception to the distributor.
• The distributor is the one who runs after the lost balls, the server tries to play a good number of balls to the receiver.
• Passing after, either 1 minute, or 15 receptions, or 5 + receptions (with max of e.g. 20)

Buildup options:

• storage:
  • throw underhand,
  • overhand,
  • private storage,
  • float serve,
  • attack stroke,
  • plinth serve
• reception:
  • catch-and-throw,
  • mandatory underhand,
  • compulsory overhead,
  • start from knee up,
  • start 2m left of centre,
  • start at 3m,
  • start at 8m...

• Storage-Reception exercise
• Targeted serve to position 5-6
• Set-up to position 4, followed by attack (street) and drop ball.
• Reception players and setter move to cover and defend the ball high, centrally in the 3-meter zone.
• Best to provide spare balls to keep the pace high!

• Service at position 1
• Pass on position 5/6 to playmaker
• Playmaker returns to the sideline
• Passer passes to the playmaker.
• Set-up to the outside, attack to position 5
• After service the server goes to defend

During home practice with 3 people, change after 10 services

During regular practice continuously rotate, and play on both left and right side of the field.

• Make groups of three, one with the ball.
• One throws the ball over the net into a 3x3m square, the passer stands in that square and passes the ball to the net where it is caught.
• Provide a second ball for a faster game.
• After ten balls turn around.
• Possibly start with catching then build up to playing.

• This can be done in threes or fours.
• One player in the middle for threes, two in the middle for fours.
• Two players have a ball, one near the net and one near the back line.
• Player (red) in the middle stands a maximum of two meters in front of a player with the ball.
• Player with ball throws to centre, who passes back and moves to other player who just threw the ball.
• Next player throws ball to centre player (white), who passes back, then moves to other player.
• After ten passes change position.
• In a four-team team, two players in the middle who pass at the same time and change position to pass.

• Two players with a ball at the net, about three-four metres apart.
• Two players at about six meters, each facing a player with the ball.
• Players at the net throw a ball at the same time, players in the back pass at the same time.
• Then move sideways to the other position.
• Net players pass the ball again simultaneously, passers pass back simultaneously and move again.
• Change after twenty passes.

• Three passers are on the field.
• One play.
• On the other side are the other three players.
• They take turns hitting the ball five times.
• When the server throws up the ball the players may stand and finish the rally.
• Finish the rally.
• Then change.