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Volleyball drills

Make pairs and per pair one hoop.

  • Play a 2x2 game.
  • The ball is thrown into the field,
  • The ball is put on the ground by person 1 on the spot where the ball has to bounce.
  • The ball bounces in the hoop and person 2 has to pass the ball.
  • Person 1 gives the set-up and finally person 1 finishes the game by passing the ball over the net.
  • After that it is the other side's turn to do the same.

PURPOSE: Walking withthe ball and choosing the right position.

  • 3 people in the backfield,
  • the coach stands at the net
  • and the ball has to be played to the coach.
    • Overhead,
    • underhand,
    • short,
    • deep in the back,
    • hard balls
    • and soft balls.
  • The ball may be played in 2x.
  1. Free serve
  2. Serve at goal:
    • In the three meter,
    • in the middle of the field,
    • serve against the back,
    • against the lines etc.
  • Walk around the cones with 1 cone in the middle.
  • When hitting the pawns dive to the middle.
  • The first one who touches the pawn gets a point.
  • Walk 3x back and forth in a runner's pace to the net
  • Walk 3x back and forth in double-step to the net, waving your arms as you walk
  • Cross walk to the net 3x (waving your arms along)
  • 3x back and forth sideways to the net (arms swinging)
  • 2 teams with 1 ball.
  • 1 field full of hoops.
  • Player 1 stands in a random hoop and player 2 serves there.
  • If player 1 catches the ball without stepping out of the hoop, the hoop is for the pair.
  • Who has the most hoops?
  • per hoop a pun1
  • You are going to do this exercise in pairs.
  • Number 1 is at the net and number 2 in the field.
  • You start with both playing overhand, then only the player at the net can play overhand and the player in the field can play underhand.
  • And the other way round.
  • There are 3 players at the net and 1 player in the field.
  • The outer persons, the leftmost and the rightmost, play/throw a deep tight ball.
  • The person in the middle throws a short ball. (or the other way around).
  • The player in the field passes all 3 balls and shuffles to the next spot.
  • the coach is at the net.
  • 1 person in the field.
  • the trainer throws difficult balls
  • the person in the field has to touch the balls 3 times in a row.
  • if he/she does not do this, you continue until he/she succeeds.
  • The rest of the players stand around the field to catch the balls and put them back in the cart.
  • 2 against 2, only throw.
  • When you've thrown the ball over the net, run around the pawn.
  • Line up and play the thrown ball into the basket.
  • Get further and further away
  • 2 with ball at net,
  • 3/4 meter apart,
  • 2 min. underarm balls at 7 m,
  • 2 min of overhand at 7 m,
  • 14 balls, 2 min short long, 2 min overhead 3 meters.


  • Defend 2/3,
  • 2 at the net on the left and right front, at the back balls from the ground,
  • at the net, distributing and attacking.