Volleyball drills

• Three players stand in a triangle.
• The one who does NOT get the ball moves to the opposite side next to the other player.
• Again, the one who does not get the ball moves.
• Start simple by first playing the ball up in front of yourself and then serving one of the other two players.
• The one who does not get the ball moves to the other side
• Later on, make it more difficult by taking away the play-up part
• Finally, you pass in front of yourself and hit the ball in a controlled way.
• Super exercise for getting very tired very quickly.

• Control the ball 6 points in a row.
• Formation with 6 players.
• Trainer throws in the ball and the players have to finish 6 balls in a row.
• Rotation - after each good ball you turn, otherwise you stay standing and the score is 0 again.
• Extension: instead of throwing - save the rest of the team hard.

• 2 rows behind the back line.
• First 2 stand in the field.
• Trainer brings in ball.
• Pass left player towards position 2/3 then setup of right player.
• The passer goes to attack on own side of the court.
• The setupper does attack coverage.
• The two teams rotate to form a new pair.
• Extension: There are now 2 attackers at the net.
• The rest do exactly the same as before.
• Attackers come back from the net after the coach has brought in the ball.
• The setup always goes to the opposite corner from the set-upper.
• Pass from the right back, then left back setup on the right front.
• Set-upper covers and takes the place of the attacker.
• The passer remains standing and so does the non-offending player.

• C attacks diagonally on 3 and 4- 1 and 2 after the block attack

• 3 and 4 defend, playmaker comes in

• set-up to 1,2 or 3, attack to 3 defenders.

• These defend for themselves and put the ball in the box.

• C throws a ball to A or B
• Set up a block on that side
• Pass the ball over the block to the defence
• Build up an attack on the middle
• Change after 10 balls
• Variation: attacking outside or behind

• Four players, three of whom make a large triangle.
• One player stands in the middle.
• The ball is played by someone from the triangle to the middle.
• This middle player plays one of the other two players in the triangle.
• One player from the triangle who does NOTHING must now switch with the middle player.
• In short, the one who does nothing, switches with the centre.

• Five players at the net with a ball...
• 2 on pos, 2 --- 1 on pos. 3 --- 2 on pos.4
• Rest without the ball on position 5
• Pos. 2 hits the first defender on pos. 5, who runs in for a defensive ball on pos. 6 and with a shuffle to pos.
• 1 to defend a batted ball from pos. 4.
• Pos 2 and 4 take turns hitting.
• Defenders continue to defend.

• In today's exercise, the following techniques will be used: serving, attacking, passing and distributing.
• However, the emphasis is on the pass and the distribution.
• The players have to watch, think well and react adequately during this exercise.

The diagram looks more complicated than the exercise is. The exercise goes as follows (I keep the numbering of the red numbers):

• 1 player 3 serves
• 2a one of the two playmakers runs to the position at the right front (the playmakers take turns)
• 2b one of the two passers (in this case player 2) passes the ball to the right front side
• 2c player 3 (who has just served) runs to the backline of the other half of the game
• 3 the server gives a setup to the player who did NOT pass. A setup to the centre if player 2 has passed and a setup to the outside if player 1 has passed.
• 4+5 the player who did not pass attacks (in this case player 1)
• 6a the attacker retrieves his own batted ball and joins the back of the line of serves.
• 6b the attacker's place is taken by the first player in the row behind the court.

As soon as the ball is struck the next service is executed.

You go in the running pass to the net and back to the back line.

• To the net you swing your left arm forward and back to the baseline your left arm back.
• Now you do the same as step 1 but with your right arm.
• Now you go heel-toe, this means that your heels have to touch your buttocks, you do this with a straight back (chest out) and your hands behind against your buttocks. You do this with a straight back (chest out) and your hands against the back of your buttocks.
• Now you are going to lift your knee, this is when you lift your knees to 90 degrees, the height of your hips. You do this with a straight back (chest out), towards the net and back to the baseline.
• You are now going to do the sideways pass, this means that you look with your body to one side and move sideways. You do this in the same way as the shuffle. If you go from the net back to the baseline you turn around again.
• Finally you do the cross pass, this means that you look with your body to one side and cross your legs, your arms move with you from left to right.

• You stand about 3 meters from a wall, you do the attack run. (attack pass) Short-long- close pass (brake pass).
• If you get too close to the wall with the brake pass, you have to look at how big your 2 previous passes were.
• With the brake pass/ close pass you make sure your striking hand touches the wall (don't put too much force on it)
• You take your arms with you, so with the short arms to the front, with long arms to the back, with the brake pass bring your arms up.
• Pay attention:
  • Make sure you don't end up too close to the wall.
  • Or that you hit the wall with your face.
  • Also keep an eye on your technique and how your feet end up.

You go in the running pass to the net and back to the back line.

• To the net you swing your left arm forward and back to the baseline your left arm back.
• Now you do the same as step 1 but with your right arm.
• Now you go heel-toe, this means that your heels have to touch your buttocks, you do this with a straight back (chest out) and your hands behind against your buttocks. You do this with a straight back (chest out) and your hands against the back of your buttocks.
• Now you are going to lift your knee, this is when you lift your knees to 90 degrees, the height of your hips. You do this with a straight back (chest out), towards the net and back to the baseline.
• You are now going to do the sideways pass, this means that you look with your body to one side and move sideways. You do this in the same way as the shuffle. When you go from the net back to the baseline you turn around again.
• Finally you do the cross pass, this means that you look with your body to one side and cross your legs, your arms move with you from left to right.

• Split the group into pairs.
• The pairs will work through a number of stations, where different tasks have to be performed.
• Station 1: A slalom through several poles, with an underhand pass at the end of the slalom.
• Move as fast as possible between the poles.
• Station 2: One player lies down on the backline, while the other stands at the net with the ball.
• Player at the net hits the ball.
• Player in the backfield then stands up, and defends a hit ball at 7 meters, or a prik ball at the 3 meter.
• Station 3: Player stands in front of a trampoline, behind player 1 stands a second player with 2 tennis balls.
• One tennis ball is thrown into the trampoline, player 1 catches it before it hits the ground.
• The second tennisball is thrown quickly after it.
• Station 4: Simple, good block jumps, paying attention to the technique.
• Station 5: Reflex training: player stands with arms outstretched, a ball in each hand.
• Player 2 faces the other player, and reacts to the release of one of the balls.
• Do not make the distance between players too great to begin with.
• Each station has a working time of 1 minute.