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Volleyball drills

Making an attack run:

  • Right handed: left, right, left
  • Left handed: right, left, right

Players on length together

  • on one side the net lower
  • player throws ball to trainer
  • trainer holds up the ball
  • players knock the ball out of the hand of the trainer
  • stay on own side of the net

watch the run up, not the beautiful ball

  • jump with your arms!
  • hit the ball with your belly!
  • low net
  • 2 passers, 1 off-set (SV), 2 server/BH throwers
  • servers throw the ball tight to the passers
  • passer plays ball to centre, centre catches ball
  • everyone 1 place through
    • passer right , becomes passer left
    • passer left becomes SV
    • SV becomes thrower
    • thrower becomes passer right
  • If throwing goes well, it can also be done with serving.
  • players in certain position, trainer calls START and players sprint 3 to 4 steps to a line/net
    • players in 'athletics start' position
    • players on their stomachs with head in running direction
    • players on their stomachs with feet in running direction
    • players on their stomachs with dominant hand stretched forward
      • at the start they roll to the dominant side 1x, stand up and sprint
  • Walk slowly to the other side of the hall.
  • One player indicates with a "yes" that the other players have to do an assignment.
  • Another player gives the orders on the way back.
  • The exercises are:
    • Tap the ground
    • Turn around your own axis
    • Jump up
    • Walk backwards
    • Heels (6 times)


  • On your hands and feet, at the command backwards on your hands and feet
  • Start with short dribble step (tripplings) to field 2, then continue to knee lift (high tripplings), to field 3, then hop and stretch jump (stretching the body). Remember arms --> 2 times back and forth
  • Squats with arm swing, bend through the knees (weight back as if sitting on a chair) swing the arms down and as soon as you come back up with the arms, the body also comes back up to the toes.--> 10 times tempo, 10 times easy, 5 times super slow
  • Handwalk. Put the hand flat on the ground and walk as far as you can with your hands in front of you, walk back with the hands to below the shoulder, press up then walk with the feet to the hands
  • low net
  • 2 passers, 1 dropkicker (SV), 2 server/BH throwers
  • servers throw the ball tight to the passers
  • passer plays the ball to the centre, centre catches it
  • everyone turn 1 spot forward
    • passer right , becomes passer left
    • passer left becomes SV
    • SV becomes thrower
    • thrower becomes passer right
  • If throwing goes well, you can also do it with serving.
  • players in certain position, trainer calls START and players sprint 3 to 4 steps to a line/net
    • players in 'athletics start' position
    • players on their stomachs with head in running direction
    • players on their stomachs with feet in running direction
    • players on their stomachs with dominant hand stretched forward
      • at the start they roll over to the dominant side 1x, stand up and sprint
  • 2-2 or 3-3 (possibly on 2 fields)
  • there is a winner's square and an entry square
  • the winner moves to the winner's square
  • losers get out
  • new team enters the entry zone
  • you can only score one point in the winner's zone

the intention is to bring the ball in pairs from one line to the other

  • You may only touch the ball with your feet.
  • if you have the ball between your feet, you may only turn, so do not slide
  • first one starts on the first line with the ball behind the line
  • who puts the ball on the other side first (no rolling over the line)
  • 2-2
  • Play all in 3
    • catch throw OH (pass)
      • arms outstretched
    • catch throw BH (setup)
      • hold the ball up over your head
      • Point the ball with your arms outstretched
    • BH over the net
      • stretch all joints
  • Played or thrown over the net:
    • change places
    • turn around each other, back to your own spot
    • both tap a pawn (near the net poles)
    • Lie on the ground, the other one over it
  • First working together (on which field is the first to get it right 7 times in a row)
  • then against each other (who has 5 points first - or 5 minutes)


  • Hit the ball with dominant hand
    • loose open hand
  • let it hit the ground 2 times
  • then check with the other hand and hit again
  • now with 1x touch the ground

Split the team into two groups. On both sides stands a trainer/handler. 3 Ã 4 stand to defend. As soon as the ball falls to the ground, the other players may play.

Split the team into two groups. On both sides stands a trainer/handler. 3 Ã 4 stand to defend. As soon as the ball falls to the ground, the other players may play.