Volleyball drills

• Player throws ball high to central forward and then gets in line to attack
  • if attack is not yet possible, the 3rd ball is played overarm over the net.
• On the forward left, player comes in that gives set up to the flank and there will be the attack.
• Pay attention to the set up:
  • ball up
  • leggs stretch 
  • point after the ball
• Set upper keeps hitting (10) balls

• Keep ball high, individually, with hands and feet. It does not matter how, as long as the ball does not hit the ground.
• Keep ball high with the fists.
• Keep ball high with underarms.
• Let ball bounce and go underneath as often as possible. Because the ball bounces lower and lower, the player has to lower more and more and move faster.
• Place two balls on each other and balance them
• Two balls on each other and balance, throw up upper ball, change the balls, top to bottom.
• Bounce two balanced balls and walk around
• Ball from hand to hand, and move around the body, from high to low.
• Keep ball between the legs, with one hand in front of the ball, and the other hand on the back.
• Throw up the ball a little, and then the hand from front to back and reverse.

• Players are in a square
• A to B, B to  C, C to D, D to A
• Pay attention to distance feet

• The players begin throwing the ball between them.
• After throwing the ball, each player walks around the cone to the other side.
• One of the players then determines how the ball is passed and in which way the players move around the cone.
• The other players imitate this player.

• A and B are opposite each other and both have a ball
• They use one of these balls to play overarm.
• At the same time, they use the other ball to throw in a straight line.
• At the moment A plays the one ball overarm, B throws the other ball towards A, and reverse.
  • is also possible in a triangle

• everybody individually plays ball overarm against wall
• pay attention to technique of the hands
• they learn to control the ball
• if possible, indicate a height (height of net + bit extra where the ball should hit the wall

extra challenge:

• 'write' a word on the wall with the ball (around 5-7 letters)

• 2 or 3 lines
• trainer rolls the hoop
• player is walking besides the hoop and touches, with the LEFT leg, the ground THROUGH the hoop
• the hoop should roll on
• if this succeeds, this can be done multiple times per roll.

variants

1. same for right leg
2. walk in pairs besides the hoop
   • hoop in the middle
   • and than clap your hand IN the hoop (RL-RL)
3. walk in pairs beside the hoop
   • transfer the ball UNDERHAND through the hoop
     • so sit low
4. walk in pairs beside the hoop
   • the one gives the ball UNDERHAND through the hoop
   • the other transfers the ball ABOVE the hoop
   • next run reverse

The exercise below effective trains the abdominal muscles by throwing the volley ball overarm.

• Lie down on the floor with bent knees.
• Hold the ball with two hands, and bring your arms stretched behind your head as far as possible. This is also the start position of the exercise.
• Get up evenly, with both your arms and your upper body, to throw the ball as far as possible. It is important to maximize tension of your abdominal muscles.
• You can repeat this exercise 8 to 16 times, in 1 to 3 sets.

• trainer choses 4 (or 5) lines, and numbers them 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.
• Everybody stands on the outer line
• trainer calls out a line number, and everyone runs over there
• repeat a number of times
• At a given moment, the last to make the line is eliminated
• until there is a winner
  • disadvantage is that the lesser runners will not improve, because they are eliminated first.

• In pairs, with 1 ball and the net in between.
• At 3 meter line and serve calmly to each other.
• Throwing and concentration.
• Idem, but increase distance.
• If that succeeds, increase distance again.

Pairs with 1 ball.
Attention

1. slide on belly
2. keep watching the ball
3. sit low

Exercise

• player 1 is on the end line, and player 2 is lying on the ground before with stretched arm, and hand flat on side line.
• player 1 drops the ball and it bounces back.
  • If not, the hand is not properly flat on the ground

• Idem, only player 2 starts 1 meter from the end line
• player 1 calmly drops ball from up high
• player 2 is crouching, and slides to the line, and has to time such that the ball falls on the hand
  
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• Idem, but now come running from 2 meters
  • Stay low, then it will not be scary!

Always change after 5 times

• Trainer is in the back of the field with line of players beside him
• Trainer throws the ball in the air and  player a comes in, diagonally, and plays the ball to player b at the net, left front.
• Player b catches ball and joined line besides trainer.
• For a large group, make 2 lines beside the trainer and a catcher right forward to keep the tempo up.