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Volleyball drills

service-pass-relay

The players are divided into equal teams and lined up on the serving area of the same half of the game, with each team having a passer and a catcher on the opposite side.

  • The first player of a team serves.
  • After passing and catching, catcher throws the ball to the next server (or becomes a server himself).
  • Catch joins server, passer becomes catcher
  • etc


  • If emphasis is on service: wrong serve means again.
  • If emphasis is on passing: wrong pass means stay put (again).


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

  • Minimum of 6 players
  • As many balls as there are teams


(the net must not be hung up yet in this exercise!)

  • Divide all children in pairs and each child lying on one side of the field. The children on side 1 lie on their stomachs and the children on side 2 on their backs.
  • All children from side 1 run to the other side and lay down next to their partner on their back.
  • As soon as this is done, the partner of side 2 can run to the other side, quickly lie down on his/her belly, touch the ground with his/her nose and run back to his/her own place. There lie down again on the back
  • The child who lies on the ground on the back must now return to his/her own place.


Who is first back on base?

  • this is an exercise in a kind of game form. In the opposite field a bench (or cupboard) has to be placed with a number of pylons standing on it.
  • Children stand divided:
    • in a line with the trainer with a ball in their hands (1);
    • at the mv position (2);
    • at the left front (side) position (3);
    • 2 children behind the bench/cabinet to catch the balls (4);
    • after play passing from 1 to 2 to 3 to 1
  • child 1 gives the ball to the trainer who passes the ball to child 2
  • child 2 gives a setup on the outside to child 3
  • child 3 plays the ball brace over the net and tries to get as many pylons off the bench as possible
  • after child 3 has played the ball, the ball is turned over.

(extension > hitting the ball)

Which team has hit/played the most pylons off the bench after X number of minutes?


  • 6 times to the net (forward and backward)
  • 2x back and forth knee lifts (left leg up, left arm up etc)
  • Heels/Buttocks straight up 2x times
  • 2x back and forth sitting low in defensive position
  • 2x cross pass back and forth.
  • core/movement
  • 10 sec plank
  • 10 x scorpion
  • 10 x spiderman
  • 15 sit ups
  • 10 push ups

Players face each other.
4 players each get 1 ball.
Players stand in the volleyball starting position and in a light squat stance
: Ankle, knee, buttocks, shoulder or head or GO* At
GO one of the players tries to grab the ball.
* Whoever takes the ball goes out






  • 1 ball/person
  • Each player dribbles, at the sign of the trainer the ball is thrown as high (and far) as possible.
  • The players try to catch their ball.
  • If this works out well
    • Ball is caught with 1 foot in front.
    • After the throw the ball is clapped between the legs. (after every step)
    • Lie on your stomach after throwing the ball.
  • 2 balls/2 people
  • Player 1 has 2 balls, which she throws over in turn,
  • Player 2 catches both balls. The roles are then reversed.
    • Option 1: The balls are thrown over with increasing difficulty.
    • Option 2: the first ball is caught bra, the second ball in split.



ball-skills-2

  • 1 ball/ 2 persons
  • Player 1 bounces the ball under the net,
  • Player 2 picks up the ball from the air and dribbles under the net.
  • Player 1 and 2 exchange places.
    • Option 1: ball is thrown over.
    • Option 2: the ball is plucked out of the air, then a high bounce and the ball is pushed over.



ball-skills-20

  • 1 ball and 1 hoop/2persons
  • player 1 tries to get the ball in the hoop,
  • player 2 drops the ball in the hoop and catches it in split position.
    • Option 1: person 2 may choose where the hoop is.
    • Option 2: after catching the ball in the split position, the ball is built up.


ball-in-hoop-keys

  • 2 balls/2 people
  • Player 1 has 2 balls, which she throws over in turn, player 2 catches both balls.
  • The roles are then reversed.
    • Option 1: The balls can be thrown over with increasing difficulty.
    • Option 2: the first ball is caught bra, the second ball in split.
    • Option 3: player 1 catches ball under net, person 2 throws ball over net.



ball-skills-1

  • In pairs, facing each other, start at the cone.
  • Place cones in the middle.
  • One cone per pair
  • First time backwards to the sideline.
  • Return forward.
  • Tapping and kneeling in reception position, waiting for the signal.
  • On command move sideways to the sideline.
  • Same side back.
  • Wait through the knees.
  • Third time knees up, back against seat.
  • Knee sit next to the cone, right leg to leave.
  • 4th time, very fast kick to the other side.
  • Lie on your stomach on the line and kick back.


back-and-forth

  • 1 person strikes out.
  • On the opposite side 3 defenders and one person in the middle to catch the ball.
  • Start from the back line. Ball must hit playmaker.
  • Teach them to stand still when taking the ball.