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Volleyball drills

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  • Coach (1) throws ball to SV (2)
  • SV gives setup
  • Player (3) smashes or plays ball to (4) or (5) to win!
  • (4) or (5) passes Midfield (possibly hang a ribbon in the net)
    • 6 or 7 comes in
    • 4 or 5 turns with the ball
  • when ball is over the net, quickly return to position
  • The one who has attacked the ball well 5 times, exchanges with someone in the defensive zone.

Offence passes including arm movement
: practise dry-
with a skipping rope on the floor-
with 2 mats with a ditch-
with a springboard-
with a landing mat-
over a mat-





with






3 hoops






  • Trainer throws/serves the balls in the field. 4 kids in team formation play this ball back in 3 times.
  • The rest of the players put the balls in the ballcarrier.
  • After 3 balls change (also with the kids who get balls).

team-game-training

  • 2 rows of players
    • 1 row on the left back
    • 1 row at the right back
  • 1 catch
  • Pass left and right
  • Pass to receiver
  • Ball in ball bin, join shortest row
  • Passer becomes receiver


  1. Passing, overhand pass
  2. Pass, underhand pass
  3. Tackle, underhand pass
  4. Tackle, pass, set, attack
  5. Tackle, pass, set, attack straight, with block
  6. Tackle, pass, set, placed ball diagonally, within 3 meters (blockers come off the net), pass to trainer
  7. Pass, set, attack (shot) straight ahead, with block and line player
  8. Pass, set, jump ball, with 3 meter defender
  • Two teams are spread out in the field.
  • The goal is that one team can pass the ball to its own players 10 times without interruption, without the ball falling or ending up in the hands of the other team.
  • If player B catches the ball from player A, he may not throw it back to A.
  • It is not allowed to run with ball in hand.
  • You may not knock the ball out of your hands.
  • Passing is prohibited.
  • If the ball falls or ends up in the hands of the other team, the count starts again from zero.

  • Variations:
    • The players of each team are tied in pairs.
    • Each team designates one of its players as a wild card. At "10" the ball must be caught by the joker, otherwise the count will start again from zero.

Just play with a pair of under and overhands.

Possibly with assignments after the game:

  • Tap a line
  • Knee on the ground
  • Two hands on the ground
  • Turn around
  • ...


  • All 1 ball and stand on the sideline
    • Move to the other side of the line while pressing the key.
  • Idem
    • 3x keys
    • clap your hands
    • 3x keys
    • etc
  • Idem
    • tap the ground
  • Now the same overhead

butterfly-8

  • A throws to B
  • B plays into C
  • C sets up and B plays over the net
  • Run after own ball


  • Four men on the back line.
  • The rest stands around the field to pick up balls.
  • One by one they enter the field and get a ball from the trainer.
  • They have to touch the ball otherwise they get another one.
  • When they are finished they come in at the back.
  • Start slowly and make it harder.
  • jump up from a crouch as far as possible,
  • from the line to the net and back.
  • line of players behind the back line
  • first player lies down on his belly
  • trainer stands at the other side of the net
  • hits the ball and throws the ball
  • player stands up and passes to midfielder/SV
  • SV catches or grabs the ball and passes to trainer
  • passer becomes SV
  1. first time only insertion
  2. then with sv as a catcher
  3. setup and attack


butterfly-7

  • A serves at B
  • B plays into C
  • C sets up and B plays over the net
  • Run after own ball