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Volleyball drills

  • Ladder exercise
  • Slalom
  • Sideways movement back and forth between 2 cones (low pass stance)
  • Bench: rv up - lv up - rv down - lv down (can be stepping or jumping)
  • Throw ball against wall (lying on stomach) with elbows off the mat
  • Jumping back and forth over the rope (2 feet together) -> small jumps -> fast
  • Hurdles: lowest position and jump over them with 2 feet
  • Bench: lie on your belly and pull yourself forward with your arms
  • Jumping rope
  • Stomach exercises: with stretched legs and feet over a big pawn each time
  • Swinging jump over a bench
  • Ladder exercise
  • Pass the ball through the basket
  • In each hand a tennis ball - arms sideways (90 degrees with body) and then squeeze the tennis ball
  • Planks
  • Hang up the net at about 1,50 m.
  • Work with 4 players, 2 on each side of the net.
  • Player smashes the ball down, pass to player at the net
  • 2 rows of players
    • 1 row on the left back
    • 1 row on the right back
  • 1 SV
  • create with 3 pawns a virtual line where they should stand
  • Player stands at the other side of the net and throws the ball somewhere in the field.
  • 1 of the 2 front rows calls LOS orI (agree on this) and plays the ball to SV
  • This one calls new SV
  • SV takes ball and puts ball in ball pit
  • SV joins one of the rows


  • Extension 1:
    • Setter plays ball back briefly to player who did not pass, pass back to setter
    • Setter hits ball (calmly) to player who did not pass


Two rows on the 3m line, edge of the field.

  • Pass the ball in a zigzag and follow through.
  • Overhand pass
  • 1 player overhead, 1 player underhand
  • In the lower hands 1x for yourself, pass in the upper hands
  • Mandatory 1x for yourself, controlled pass
  • Trainer throws the ball to the midfielder
  • He passes to SV
  • SV gives setup
  • Striker plays the ball SLIMLY overthe net
    • so just over the net
    • Or in the back of the field in the corners
  • Attacker hates the ball and puts it with trainer (in the box)
  • Everybody turns 1 spot (runs after their own ball)
  • If necessary put hoops (= opponents) where they do not have to play.
  • Give instructions all the time
    • playing-tactically-4
  • 4 cones in the corners, 1 central base to which the player always returns.
  • The player moves to one of the cones and plays the ball back OH, the intention is to recover the ball well.
  • Short and quick ball changes.
drawing Ball recovery
  • line up one side of the net on the other side players with ball to attack,
  • I pass, the other players react and
  • the passer catches the ball and runs on.
  • The attacker becomes a reserve,
  • reserve becomes defender,
  • defender becomes passer,
  • passer runs up the ladder and becomes attacker.
  • Start on back line in position 1.
  • Sprint to the 3 meter line, then backward to position 6, sprint to the 3 meter.
  • Shuffle to position 5 and sprint to the net.
  • At the net, block jump to position 4, move sideways, hands high.
  • Block jump at position 3 and block jump at position 2.
  • On the opposite side of the net attack run at position 4, 3 and 2.
  • On the side of the field, do 10 sit-ups.
  • Sprint around the field back to position 1.
drawing Warm up course
  • Trainer stands on position 3 at the net.
  • Players enter the field in threes on the same side of the net.
  • On position 1, 6 and 5, where they stand in the usual defense position.
  • 1 person of the trio plays the ball to the trainer, and trainer taps / hits / plays a ball into the field.
  • Players must keep ball off the ground and continuously play back to trainer.
  • Rally continues until ball falls to ground, then other trio turns in.
drawing Everything from the floor

pawns-of-the-bank-2

  • Player A throws ball over the net.
  • Player B or C passes the ball over the net.
  • The other player quickly runs under the net and sets up the ball for the same player who passed.
  • This player tries to get a pawn off the bench with overhand play or a hitting move.


Which pair or team has knocked the most pawns off the bench after X number of minutes?


  • Trainer stands in the corner of the field at the net.
  • Two teams, one player on each side of the coach.
  • Trainer bounces the ball in the field, two players have to get the ball to the distributor.
  • Pay attention to the turn in pass attitude and I-call.
  • (If all goes well, distributor can give set-up to trainer or player of team).
drawing Pass, I call, insight
  • On one side of the net a team in game formation.
  • Get rid of 1 save in 3 times!
  • After that handle 2 rally balls (one arc and one 'beaten')