Volleyball drills
- Playmaker at the net.
- Two middle attackers, two outside and two diagonal.
- Other players line up to pass.
- Trainer puts ball in play from the other side of the net.
- Passer passes, playmaker chooses attacker and an attack is made.
- After the attack players get the ball and join the passers.
- After passing attack on your own position (or an empty position).
- Trainer throws-serves ball to passer.
- A passes ball to midfield position.
- B stands at the basket and catches the ball and brings it to the trainer and then joins the back of the line.
- A becomes B.
- Organization:
- Divide the group over the 2 fields.
- 2 players on pos 2 with 1 ball, 1 on 4, 1 on 5 and 1 on 1
- Execution:
- Ball is played from p2 BH to 4.
- On p4 the ball is hit technically to p1.
- The latter defends the ball at 3m p3 and at that moment the player on p5 comes and plays the ball Bh to p2.
- And it starts all over again.
- Walk:
- P2 to p4.
- P4 to p5.
- P5 to p1.
- P1 to p2.
- There is one passer in the field at position [6].
- The trainer or a playmaker stands with the balls at the net at position [3].
- The ball is introduced by hitting or pricking and there is a variation in short/long and hard/soft.
- The passer keeps the ball from the ground (prio 1) and provides the pass to [2/3] (prio 2) where the ball is caught by a team mate.
- This exercise can be played in two variants.
- A. [suitable for large teams]
- After the pass, a new player is rotated into the field and the passer joins the back of the line.
- High tempo!
- The team can be split in two, so that one team always picks up the balls from the other team.
- B. [suitable for small teams]
- The passer remains standing.
- He quickly takes up his position again after the pass and processes a new ball (10 in total).
- The other players spread out to collect the balls.
- After 10 passes the passer takes off and the ball is passed.
- High tempo!
- Explanation:
- 2 teams of 3 players
- Per team 3 volleyballs (different balls so you can tell the difference, 2 'baby' and 1 'normal' ball)
- The team must play the 'normal' ball over the net in 3 times and meanwhile the 'babies' are thrown over.
- Each player may only touch the 'normal' ball once!
- (When a player has played the 'regular' ball, he gets a 'baby' thrown to him)
- Starting positions:
- Mid-back has no ball. Mid-back has no ball (he passes the ball to the distributor).
- Distributor gives a set-up on the outside.
- 3rd player plays the ball over the net. (At first do not attack, only if it goes well!)
- The goal is to play the ball in threes. This requires the commitment of every player.
- So line up three players.
- They solve a thrown ball (by the trainer), by playing in threes.
- The first ball is passed to the upper-position.
- The 2nd player, who has the job of upper-player, runs to the upper-place.
- The 3rd player then prepares for the attack.
- At first keep the ball on one side of the net, by not actually hitting the 3rd ball, but catching it.
- Then 3 other players move in to do the same.
- On the other side of the net, the same is practiced with the other half of the team.
- After a while, when the ball is regularly played in threes, the ball is actually played to the other side.
- The team on the other side then plays the ball back in threes.
- And so on; play over as long as possible.
- No scoring, it's about playing in threes.
- Organisation: Make three teams with one ball.
- Execution:
- 2 players stand opposite each other at approx. 5m.
- The third player is "distributor" and stands to the right of the passer.
- Player 1 plays brace to 2nd player and he passes the ball to the right, where the Sv is standing.
- This gives player 2 a setup, which is attacked on player 1.
- Meanwhile, Sv runs to the right side of player 1 to receive the pass there.
- This exercise is about the movement of the middle block and cooperation with the outside blocker.
- The ball is introduced through service or throw in (by the trainer or team-mate).
- Service is towards the passer.
- Passer brings the ball to the distributor.
- The distributor sets up the attack.
- After 10 attacks the game is continued.
- Players prefer to play on their own position.
- Important for the exercise:
- The playmaker communicates with his attackers about the desired attacking position and speed (especially the alternation between rise and short of the middle attacker).
- Mid block jumps with a rising attack (not full).
- If the ball goes outside, he lands on his left foot and moves outside to set up a two-man block (connecting).
- If the ball is played over middle, the outside blocker steps out to make a pass if the ball falls short or is hit.
- Organization:
- Trainer throws to playmaker on p2/4 on field A.
- Every 5 setups the players are changed.
- On p4 an attacker stands at the net.
- On court B there is a blocker on p2 and a defender on p5.
- Execution:
- Trainer claps on the ball and throws to.
- The attacker walks back from the net at the moment of hit and attacks the setup on p4.
- She then runs back again and attacks a 2nd ball at p3.
- The block on field B moves with her to p3.
- Running directions:
- Attacker becomes block.
- Block becomes defense.
- Defense retrieves the balls and becomes attacker.
- Organization:
- Players on p2 and p4.
- Other players in 2 rows on 3m line p3.
- Execution:
- The first two players walk to the net and block together on p3.
- Then they sidestep or walk to p2 and p4 and block together with the player who is already there.
- The original player on p2 and p4 make a roll/dive and join the other row.
- Organization:
- Field A:
- Sv on p2.
- Attackers on 4 and start at the net.
- Trainer throws in balls.
- Field B:
- Block on p2 and Libero on 5.
- Explanation SBS6. (Stand still, Block Stroke arm to P6)
- Field A:
- Execution
- Tr throws on, setup and attack at 4.
- Block blocks the strike arm and the libero defends the attack if necessary.
- Block stays in place for 5 attacks.
- Expansion:
- Field B:
- Block on p3 connecting to attack on P2.
- If the block is gone before the setup is given, the Sv may play the ball over the net at p3.
- Field B:
- Ball at the net, player on the back line.
- Short ball, 3 metres.
- Shuffle back.
- Long ball 7 meters.
- 6 short balls.
- 5 long balls.
- Last short ball is pancake.