Volleyball drills for technique warming-up
Goal is to put 3 in a row.
- Make 2 teams
- From each team, 1 player runs with a colored hat and places it in a hoop
- When the first player returns the 2nd player of the team starts, then the 3rd.
- When there is 1 hat of each color the 4th player may move a colored hat to get 3 in a row.
Organization:
- 2 triplets in the field.
- On 1 side are 2 reserve players and on the other side 1.
- Trainer with ball cart at the side.
Execution:
- Trainer brings the ball in to the team with 2 reserves.
- Play OH only and pass through.
- A reserve player takes the place of the one playing ball over the net.
- This one now goes on a run to the other court as a reserve.
- At foul ball again a ball by trainer.
Extra:
- Begin with 2 playing with each other and later against each other.
Tip:
- Keep the balls behind the 3m-line.
- 1 vs. 1 with mat in between. Throwing the ball over via the mat. Do not run with the ball.
- Variation: try to throw in such a way that the ball cannot be caught
- Variation: hit the ball through the mat.
- Variation: 2 against 2: 1 person hitting, other ball passing.
- Variation: 2 balls. 1 ball throw over, other play through the mat
Organization:
- 2 trios, each on one side of the net (and 1 reserve)
Execution:
- Trainer brings ball in and in 3 attempts the ball is played over the net.
- After each ball contact the player touches an opposite side or back line and spins through.
- Only overhead and underhand, later possible attack from position
- Playing rallies
Extra: in case of more than one trio, swap instead of turning.
Organization:
- On one side of the net, a pair stands at the 3-meter mark
- Field A on 2 and 3 and on field B on 3 and 4
- Distribute the remaining players on the side
- Start on field A at P2 on 3 meter line with 1 ball
Execution:
- Start throwing diagonally to P3
- After throwing tap own 7 meter-line and connect with P3
- P3 plays to P3 and P3 to P4
- Then pass to OH or BH
- If possible move to the back line
Extra: with more players also use the other net positions
2-pairs:
- throw up 2 hands
- throw over 1 hand left and right alternately
- throw over with bounce
- smash with bounce
- smash with bounce, do not catch but play OH once
- OH pass, pay attention to position
- OH pass, touch ground, stay low
- one player throws on, other plays OH back, after playing touch pawn and return low
- One player touches hard
- OH overplay after player plays the ball, touch pawn, return low
- 2 people facing each other, net in between
- First throw the ball calmly over the net
- Throw the ball over the net with increasing difficulty
- Then via bounce under the net
Game flow:
- 1 row of pots where exercises are done around/over
Exercises:
- Players do the exercises in pairs and keep looking at each other.
- Fast forward - backward movement between the pots: 2 forward, 1 backward.
- Lateral left-right movement: 2 forward, 1 backward.
Players follow each other in quick succession:
- slalom sideways displacement
- slalom around alternating left and right
- Knee lift left leg over pots / right leg
- Jumping push off with both feet together over pots with intermediate jump
- Jumping both feet together over pots without intermediate jump
After the pots continue walking to the end of the field and return along the sideline.
Starting position:
- Net hangs at 1.10 meters - 1.50 meters
- 2 teams on each side of the net.
Progression:
- Ball is passed underhand
- Ball is caught after a collision
- Run to the net for a key throw
- Smash / overhead attack over the net.
- Catch after bots.
Expansion:
- serve phase
- overhand serve
- catch without collision
- additional action
- receptive phase
- Pass-throw to partner at the net. Partner runs to the net.
- Reception to the net.
- pass
- throw up for yourself + pass to attacker
- direct pass to reception.
- attack
- catching ball + attack
- do not catch ==> direct attack on pass
- Two players run against each other.
- Run through the pawns to the net.
- Then sprint to the back line.
- Whoever touches the back line first wins.
- Course on full field.
- Ball is thrown at position 3, then build up.
- Ladder exercise.
- Backward movement along the bench.
- Attack home and attack.
- Diving.
- Half back roll and jumping over fence.
- Take a lap around the field. On the long sides jog, on the short sides walk.
- Stand upright, feet hip-width apart. Make 20 squats at slow pace.
- Stand upright, feet hip-width apart. Make 20 jump squats. Begin with arms extended above your head. To add extra power to the jump; Drop your arms along your body while bending your knees. Swing the arms through to the back and jump while moving your arms back forward and up. Keep your back straight, hips back, feet flat on the ground.
- Do lunges in three positions per leg. Basic position; stand upright with your feet slightly apart.
- Put your right leg straight ahead and bend the knee 90 degrees. Your left knee as close to the ground as possible; come up.
- Put your right leg, with the foot turned slightly forward to the right side. Bend your left knee. Return to base position.
- Put your right leg back, bend your left knee. Return to base position.
- Put your left leg straight ahead and bend the knee 90 degrees. Your right knee as close to the ground as possible; come up.
- Put your left leg, with the foot turned slightly forward to the left side. Bend your right knee. Return to base position.
- Put your left leg back, bend your right knee. Return to base position.
- Make a lap along the field. On the long sides jog. On the short sides sprint.