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Volleyball drills

  • Half of the team lined up at position 2.
  • Other half of the team with ball at position 5.
  • Just start throwing in and chasing the ball.
  • Extend with passing at position 5 and overhand at position 2.
  • Then expand further by adding exercises like blocking at the net, diving etc.
  • All players stand outside the court behind the back line.
  • They throw the ball up at their own pace/height and serve over the net.
  • Extend: Practice targeted serving.
  • Put 1 or 2 hoops in the field and let the players serve to them.
  • You can practice with:
    • Overhand serve
    • Underhand serves
    • Float serves
    • Jump serve
  • Making a circle,
  • The circle always consists of pairs of players.
  • In the middle of the circle there are exactly the number of balls minus 1.
  • The players stand behind each other,
  • At the start signal the player in the back jumps three times on the back of the player in front,
  • After 3 times this player runs 2 rounds on the circle, crawls between the legs of his buddy and takes a ball,
  • The last one to come has no ball.
  • Lie on your back.
  • Legs at 90° angle.
  • Weight in each hand.
  • Raise your arms.
  • Extend left leg along with right arm.
  • Extend right leg along with left arm.
  • Etc
  • Sitting position against the wall.
  • Legs in an angle of 90°.
  • Every 20 seconds you get a ball thrown to you
    • Underhand pass
    • Back to sitting position against the wall.

Material:

  • Mat between position 5/6 - mat at position 5 - mat at position 5 short on 3 metre line (ensure arc)
  • 3 cones at position 4 on the outside to clearly mark out the direction of travel


  • Player position 3
  • Player position 5
  • Single with ball at the post
  • Two attackers ready to attack
  • Two blockers (if necessary)


OBJECTIVE:

  • Pass the ball to Marie - Marie passes perfectly to Lene - Lene makes the pass
  • Attack obligatory diagonal = run diagonally
  • Cones are there for a reason, stay along the left side of the cones: diagonal is the message
  • Possibly first free attack - after that possibly with block.


  • After a while switch sides = attack at position 2.


  • Material:
    Mat between position 1/6 - mat at position 1 - mat at position 1 short on 3 meter line (make sure there is an arc)

Side a: formationSide
b: someone position 6 - position 5 and position 1

OBJECTIVE
: Side a gets every ball against and tries to score from this situation
.

  • First ball: serve side b
  • Second ball: freeball coming from side b (side b builds up and tries to pass "difficult" freeball)
  • Third ball: attack position 6
  • Third ball: attack position 1


  • Side a is not allowed to place the ball in the 3m line at side b, everything behind the 3.
  • But side b is allowed to attack in the 3m line.
  • Let's see how easy it goes.


  • 3 blockers
  • playmaker,
  • 3 attackers.
  • 1 passer
  • Trainer stands at the side of the block and throws balls at the passer.
  • The passer plays the ball to the SV.
  • SV has a choice of 3 attackers.


block-vs-attack

  • Free net defender and left back from the line.
  • Attack from the other side.
  • Block.
  • Reading setup and using it to determine positions.
  • Three defenders (pos 4,5, and),
  • Two blockers
  • Free net defender and left back from the line.
  • Attack from the other side.
  • Block.
  • Reading setup and using it to determine positions.
  • Three defenders (pos 4,5, and),
  • Two blockers

Per 3 - working in rows - 1 ball

  • 1 person on 3 meter line with ball - serve
  • 1 person at the net - catch the ball
  • 1 person on 3 meter line without ball - reception


OBJECTIVE:

  • Hit 10 balls per person - float
    • First ball: serve from 3 meters to reception at 3 meters
    • Second ball: pass from 5 meter to reception at 5 meter
    • Third ball: pass from backline to reception at 5 meter

Blockboard hang at position 4 - by two

  1. Trainer throws/strikes against block board
  2. Ball does not fall
  3. Reception - pass - attack - free pass over net and into the field


Blockboard at position 3

  1. Trainer throws/strikes against the blockboard
  2. Ball does not fall
  3. Reception - pass - attack - free transfer over net and into the field


Blockboard at position 2

  1. Trainer throws/strikes against the blockboard
  2. Ball does not fall
  3. Reception - pass - attack - free transfer over net and into the field