volleyball drills for

all skills

• When delivering a freeball we want to disrupt the opponents offence as much as possible. 
• We can also use the freeball to take out an offensive attacker by pulling them close to the net or making them take the first contact. 
• Dump zones are meant to target the setter or setter transition area and to pull an outside hitter off of their approach.
• If there is time, the player passing the ball should look at the opponents side of the net to determine where to place the ball - D1, D2, D3, D4
• Teammates not involved in the play should be:
  • Ready to defend the freeball
  • Looking at the opponents transition or positioning on the court
  • Communicating to the player passing the ball on where to put the ball - 1, 2, 3, 4

• The trainer throws in the ball to the setter or player B, 
• Player B passes to either player A or player C 
• They just play over or attack which may choose.
• Players EDF slide as taught and defend that ball and the setter runs into the one who has not defended the cone and goes directly to his home position and the reception player goes directly to his home position then gives the setter a pass and if there can be attacked nice and in the field then they get a point after 10 points slide. 
• A to F, 
• F to E, 
• E to D, 
• D to C, 
• C to B and 
• B to A.

• Everybody throw a ball up and catch at the highest point with a jump
• Smash ball against the wall. Think of movement, cross, and wrist movement.
• Throw ball up, smash against the wall. try to hit at highest point, think of wrist
• Stand on the back line, throw the ball up and try to smash the ball over the net through the ground. try to hit the ball at the highest point.
• Stand on the back line, throw the ball up, jump, and try to smash the ball over the net through the ground. 
• Think of hitting the highest point, and wrist.

1 player with ball in the center of the field

Player 2 stat ready to block

• Player 1 hits the ball and throws it high and such that it falls into the circle (center of the field)
• Player 2 makes a block jump and immediately after that he defends the thrown ball of player 1.

Aim: Players Setup from 1st time + targeted attack. 

• T plays ball high over the net in the attack zone. 
• Sv enters from pos.1 and sets up for -or backwards. 
• A attacks on the mat/goal. 

Expand : Block, middle attack, ... 

Goal : develop game insight for attack

• A1 plays the ball to SV. 
• Sv set-up to pos.4 where A attacks. 
• At the moment A attacks, A1 plays a second ball to SV. 
• B & B1 take care of the block. (B1 always starts from pos.3), L defense. 
• Second attack of A. place ball. L stands on a mat. Where L is not standing should be played to. 

We try to grow into a match form. Block gets points when attack can be stopped. Attack when scored or ball on the mat. Defender when defended. 

• 2 numbers (preferably variable)
• Trainer throws balls at set position
• Setter calls a set outside and calls a number (1..4)
• Attacker strikes the ball to the named position.

Organization: 6 players per field

• 2 play the serve, each on either side of the grid, at position 1
• Serve to 5 or 6, set up and pass ball to server
• Server defends to position 6, 
  • it performs the first contact
  • and the previous attacker set the ball to position 2
  • the defence player
• As long as there are 2 balls, continue, if there is 1 case, go for the point.

Variant: The defender is checked whether the defender is short or deep, short ball is pokey, deep ball is technical ball.

Stand opposite each other in pairs:

• 1 person has 2 tennis balls, the other 2 volleyballs.
• The person with the volleyballs throws one ball high to the other person, to 1 of his 2 hands.
•  That person has to throw the tennis ball in that hand low back to the other person
• Always the same person who performs the first action

Stand opposite to each other in pairs:

• 1 person has a tennis ball, the other a volleyball
• Volleyball is replayed in 2 contact, high or low
• The tennis ball is then replayed in 1 contact, low if the volleyball comes high, high if the volleyball comes low

Per 2 opposite each other:

• Variation on previous exercise
• If the volleyball is played high, it must be replayed directly in 1 contact (tennis ball is played low at the same time).
•  If the volleyball is played low, it will be replayed in 2 contacts

Per 2 opposite each other:

• Play ball as long as possible towards each other with only the arms.

Goal: Libero training and defense

• T plays in tempo the balls to SV. 
• SV set-up (2nd tempo) to A (position 3) --> targeted attack to position 1 or to B (position 4) --> targeted attack to position 6.
• L starts from pos 6 + defense to SV2

Extension 1 : After defense from L to SV, set-up to position 4 where C attacks (aimed) 

Extension 2 : L2 defended attack from C, C is going to catch ball. 

Purpose: peripheral view. 

• C plays the ball to L. 
• L plays the ball to pos 3/2 --> SV2
• Meanwhile, B3 moves to pos 2 or 4. (draw. to 2)
• SV2 setup to the pos. where there is only one block. 
• C goes blocking 
• A attacks.

Meanwhile: 

• T plays ball to SV1
• SV1 setup to attacker where there are two blocks. 

Extension : field defense.