Volleyball drills

• Make threes
• Each trio one ball.
• Player in the middle runs an 8. Every time this player comes in the middle a ball is thrown:
  • A throws (or plays overhand) the ball to B (in the middle).
  • B plays the ball back to A underhand and then runs around A until he is in the middle again.
  • A meanwhile passes the ball overhead to C.
  • C plays the ball overhand back to B.
  • B passes the ball back to C underhand and then runs around C until he is in the middle again.
  • Etc.
• After 2-3 minutes, the player in the middle changes.

Variation:

• To make it easier, player A and C can also have them throw instead of playing overhand. This can be an underhand throw/catch or an overhand throw/catch.
• To practice standing still while playing/catching, you can also let player B throw and catch underhand.

This exercise is fun to do and gives a lot of fun and competition! Relays in general already create competition.

What this exercise also wants to mimic is the stress factor that a serve brings.

• The players are divided into equal teams and lined up on the serving area of the same court.
• The first player of a team serves and retrieves his ball.
• After the next player is tapped, this one serves, and so on.

It is important for a player to serve quickly, but it must also be flawless, otherwise the ball must be retrieved and served again!

If the teams are small, it is fun to let everyone serve two or three times.

Necessary:

• A minimum of 6 players
• As many balls as there are teams

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2 teams.

• Throw the ball quickly and tactically over the net with the aim of hitting the ground within the lines before a defender can grab it.
• If you succeed in doing so, you earn 1 point.
• You have to throw the ball immediately after catching it, holding the ball is not allowed.
• Extension 1: After each action turn 1 position clockwise.
• Extension 2: After each throwing action, walk to the net and touch it before you can go back.
• Game to e.g. 5 points or best of 3/5/7 or certain fixed time.

• 4 at the back line and 4 at the net with the ball.
• You pass on the left after the action you dive to the back line.
• And then turn right.

• 3 players in the backfield on both sides of the net.
• SV on both sides of the net.
• 3 reserve players on either side of the net.
  1. Service,
  2. Reception,
  3. T.A. or FB SV to non-receptionist,
  4. Defense,
  5. pass,
  6. 3-m attack to player who has not yet made a touch. (These 3 players go off the field and are replaced by the 3 backup players).
  7. Team on other side does defense and proceeds analogously as above.

• Divide the teams on both halves of the field.
• Trainer throws in the ball and the teams play the ball across it to each other.
• Every player who has played the ball taps the back line and comes back into the field.
• Start with catching and throwing first and if that goes well you start playing for real (BH or OA)
• OR
• After each time playing over the net turn around

• Play overhead and underhand along the net.
• chase your ball (min. 5 persons around the run)

• game set-up without the outfield striker.
  • (3 man defence, 1 playmaker, centre and slide player).
• Ball is served from opposite field, team defends and playmaker with every ball on middle or slide (possibly on bad pass 3 meter line).

• all players are equally matched.
• 2x normal forward field up and down.
• 2x forward to net, backward shuffle.
• 4x sideways pass.
• 2x cross pass
• 3x run to net, block, turn around and dive back into the run.

These exercises are done in pairs.

• Exercise 1:
  • Person 1 stands with a ball at the net, person 2 starts at the 3-meter line. Person 1 hits the ball and person 2 has to run backwards and play the ball to person 1 again. 10x per person.
• Exercise 2:
  • Person 1 stands on the 3-meter line with a ball. Person 2 is going to block at the net and then turn around to play the short ball of person 1. 10x per person.

• Across and back (2x)
• Sideways to the other side and back (1x)
• Cross pass to the other side and back (1)
• Lift your knees across and back (1x)
• Heels to the other side and back (1x)
• Arm swing forwards, backwards (1x)
• Frog jump to the other side and back (1x)
• Crossing to the other side and back (1x)
• Sideways hop across to the other side and back (1x)

• Make threes
• Each trio one ball.
• Player in the middle runs an 8 each time. Each time this player gets in the middle, a ball is thrown:
  • A throws (or plays overhand) the ball to B (in the middle).
  • B plays the ball back to A underhand and then runs around A until he is in the middle again.
  • A meanwhile passes the ball overhead to C.
  • C plays the ball overhand back to B.
  • B passes the ball back to C underhand and then runs around C until he is in the middle again.
  • Etc.
• After 2-3 minutes, the player in the middle changes.

Variation:

• To make it easier, player A and C can also have them throw instead of playing overhand. This can be an underhand throw/catch or an overhand throw/catch.
• To practice standing still while playing/catching, you can also let player B throw and catch underhand.