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Volleyball drills

  • Line up for trainer, trainer at the net.
  • Player throws the ball, trainer plays/throws it back.
  • Then player passes to trainer.
  • Trainer throws the ball over the net.
  • Player retrieves ball and closes in back.
    • NB! Ball speed is increasing until ball is hit.
  • On 2 sides a team of 6 in the field.
  • On 1 side a thick mat against the net.
  • They hit/attack against it.
  • The ball comes back (=block); dissolve in the field --> 2nd attack on midfield.
  • Players on the other side play this ball.
  • Ball is served.
  • Pass by 1/5/6.
  • Set-up by 1, but on a first pass by 1 set-up by 2.
  • After set-up an attack by 2/3/4, but on a set-up by 2 only an attack by 3/4.
  • After service 2 (or more) players walk into the court to play.
  • Ball/ralley is played all the way out.
  • NB: FOCUS IS ON THE SERVICE PASS!


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  • As a warming-up we play triangle tag.
  • This game is played in groups of 4.
  • The ticker must make sure that he can tick a specific other person.
  • However, the ticker is blocked by the 2 other players who are holding the victim's hands.
    • The 3 non-tappers stand in a triangle.
  • Make two teams.
  • One player of the pair lies on one half, the other on the other half.
  • The ball lies under the net, exactly in the middle, in between.
  • At the signal of the coach, both players stand up, run to the back line of the field where they are lying.
  • Then they run to the ball and pick it up.
  • The one who picks up the ball (first), wins a point.

PART A: N3/4: 10 minutes.

  • Passes: Row bit at the back of the field. Everyone has a ball, trainer at the net.
  • Player throws the ball to the trainer.
  • Trainer throws the ball back to the player. WITH A CURVE!
  • Player passes the ball to the trainer.
  • Trainer throws the ball over the net to the other side.
  • Player retrieves the ball and joins the back of the line.

Attention! Meanwhile pay attention to:

  • Foot position; one foot in front, not too far apart.
  • Play with your legs, not with your arms.
  • The ball may not cross the net, so arm position; do not make an angle that is too big.


PART A: N5: 10 minutes.

  • Pass exercise.


PART B: N3/4/5: 10 minutes.

  • Serve on own level.
  • There's a line on either side of the net.
  • You run to the cap in the corner of the field, from there you go sideways to the next cap.
  • From there you go sideways to the next cap.
  • To the first cap you can also: lift the knee, heel-leg, cross pass, etc.


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  • There's a line behind the back line of the field,
  • The #1 comes forward, who passes the ball to the front centre (trainer) and shuffles to the back right,
  • There they get another ball (harder). This one must also be passed to the trainer.
  • When this doesn't work, pick up the ball and give it to the trainer.


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  • there's a line,
  • they throw the ball to the playmaker,
  • who plays the ball to the attacker.
  • who plays(!) not hit. over the net.
  • Later you can attack.


set-up-attack

  • 2 players with backs to each other with ball
  • A stands on backline runs to net gets high ball thrown to bra over net.
  • Walk backwards around the pawn on the backline and forward again to play the high ball over the net.
  • Side pass to side to other half 2 balls.
  • You play a normal game, but you add something extra.
  • Each team gets one mission to accomplish, if successful the team gets five or three extra points.
  • Next, the team picks a new mission.
    • Examples for CMV-teams are playing 3x overhead, making a point in the corner of the court, etc.
    • Examples for youth teams and senior teams are 3x playing with one arm, scoring via the block, etc.
  • Each player has a tennis ball in the non-striking hand.
  • Make an attack pass, where the tennis ball must be picked up in the batting hand at the last moment with arms stretched
  • and thrown over the net into the opposite court.