Volleyball drills

• Invite parents
• Introduce
• Regels & agreements
• Expectations on both sides
• Matches & coaching
• Any announcements

Basic exercise:

• Trainer throws the ball, player catches the ball and puts it in the cart.
• Then the player goes to the ladder, goes through it, and joins the next line. 

Differentiation/Expansion:

1. Throw difficult balls (left and right, front and back).
2. Play underhand for themselves and catch.
3. Two players get ready next to each other and have to call let go.
4. A setupper is added who has to catch the underhand ball.
5. An attacker is added who has to play the setupper's ball over the net.

• Now they are all holding 1 hoop and the trainer throws the ball high over the net.
• The ball has to go through the hoop before the bounce.
• Bring the ball to the trainer and join the back of the line.

in pairs opposite each other:

• keep 3 balls in the air while only keeping one ball in the hands at the same time.
• keep 4 balls in the air while only keeping one ball in the hands at the same time.
• 3 balls in total, with 1 ball thrown in between and both have 1 ball. Before you catch the ball thrown, you throw one of your own balls up, catch the bal thrown, throw it back, and catch your own ball etc.
• play ball overarm, bounce 1 ball in between via ground.
• play 1 ball overarm, play 1 ball over ground.
• play 1 ball underhand, roll 1 ball with stretched arms over ground.

pay attention in the exercises:

• Pass has to be high, so the player can catch 'overarm'.
• Pass to right, right foot front
• Pass to left, left foot front
• 'Eyes' of the shoulder in playing direction

The exercise:

• trios with 1 ball
• 1 and 2 are next to each other, not too close to the net.
• 3 is opposite 1 in the back of the field.
• 1 throws straight to 3, and 3 throws diagonally to 2
• 2 catches and then throws straight to 3 and 3 throws diagonally to 1.
• so 3 keeps moving

make attack run:

• Right handed:  left, right,left
• Left handed: right, left , right

Players sorted on length

• lower the net on one side
• player throws the ball to  trainer
• trainer holds ball up
• players hit the ball out of the trainer's hands
• keep to your side of the net

pay attention to the run, not the shot

• you jump with your arms!
• you hit with your stomach!

1. Bring your hands to the ground from an upright position and keep your legs stretched.
2. Take small steps forward with your hands until you cannot go any further..
3. Then move your feet towards your hands until you cannot go any further. Take small steps, only using your ankles to walk.
4. Repeat these movements a number of times.

• Trainer is in the back of the field with line of players beside him
• Trainer throws the ball in the air and  player a comes in, diagonally, and plays the ball to player b at the net, left front.
• Player b catches ball and joined line besides trainer.
• For a large group, make 2 lines beside the trainer and a catcher right forward to keep the tempo up.

Each player has a ball and dribbles (right-left each time)  through the hall.

At the trainer's signal

• Throw ball up, knee contact, catch
• Throw ball up, head ball, catch
• Throw ball up, play overarm, catch
• Throw ball up, play overarm, head ball, catch
• Throw ball up, play overarm, overarm, play overarm, catch

Variants

• Throw ball up, right shoulder, catch
• Throw ball up, left shoulder, catch
• Throw ball up, right shoulder, left shoulder, catch
  

• Trainer is in the back of the field.
• Player is positioned right forward and gets ball in the middle from trainer.
• Player comes in and plays the ball in the basket.
• At the moment of letting go, you dive towards the side line.
  • Possibly, the player gets a diving ball from a second trainer        
  • pay attention to sliding on the belly 
• Player at the basket catches and joins the line
• Diver will stand at the basket.

• 2 teams, each team has its own field
• opposite each other with net in between.
• the players will serve against each other
• when a player serves the ball incorrectly (in the net, out of the field etc) he has to lie down on the side of the other team
• player can return when a team member serves the ball on him
• when a whole team is lying down on the ground, the other team has won

• The trainer appoints 1-2 taggers, who have to tag the rest of the players.
• If you have been tagged sit on a knee and raise an arm: the WC.
• You can then free the other players by:
  • first, one of the players sits on your knee
  • then a player flushes by pulling your arm
• Will the tagger(s) succeed in tagging all players?