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Volleyball drills for

Part 1:

  • At the position where the attacker would normally pass the ball over, a basket is placed.
  • by means of a high key the ball is played into the basket
  • make it more difficult by adding an extra pass BH or OH


Part 2:

  • instead of the basket the attacker makes the move but does not hit!
  • catching the ball overhead with the striking hand behind the ball


Part 3:

  • pass and strike
drawing Pass to Attack

Explaining the wrist movement of the smash.

  • Play the ball up high with a relaxed wrist, give topspin and turn under the ball.
  • Play the ball overhand with one hand, try to give the ball topspin.
  • Relaxed wrist.
  • Smash the ball to the ground, with a relaxed wrist, trying to hit the ball as high as possible.

Teams stay on two halves.

  • One group will smash from the box section.
  • Remember the technique.
  • Elbow back, body turn.
  • Every three balls, switch.
  • Other team defends the smash, until a defensive pass to the SV.
  • Three of you, others clear the balls.
  • When the ball is on his, to the other can lie, change sides of the game.
  • Just like in the warm-up,
  • pass to SV,
  • who sets up,
  • a player smashes the ball over the net.
  • Pay attention, throwing movement, turning with body, elbow backwards, timing of jump off.
  • Player starts at the net, takes a few steps backwards, until near the pipon,
  • then takes the offensive pass, smashing it over the net.
  • This on two sides of the court.
  • Proper execution of the training is essential.
  • 3 against 6.
  • 3s play attack.
  • Six tries to take over attack, and plays their own rally with attack. 6 players must..:
  • blocks
  • block cover
  • have a good field position
  • take care of a good pass to SV

Exercise on stroke

  • per 2 players one hoop and one tennisball
  • try to play the tennis ball into the hoop with an overhand throw, pay attention to the wrist movement
  • the difficulty can be determined by increasing the distance to the hoop.
  • afterwards with a volleyball
  • next step throw and hit yourself
drawing Battle attack
  1. With ball in the corner on position 1 and 5

  • Key to center
  • Key from center to position 4 and position 2
  • Catch for bots


  1. Player 1 at position 4 a.h. net & Player 2 at position 2 a.h. net - with ball in the corner at position 1 and 5
  • Pass to the centre
  • Pass from centre to position 4 and position 2
  • Catch


  1. Player 1 at position 4 a.h. net & Player 2 at position 2 a.h. net - with ball in the corner at position 1 and 5
  • Position 4 and 2 play short type ball


  1. Player 1 at position 4 a.h. net & Player 2 at position 2 a.h. net - with ball in the corner at position 1 and 5
  • Position 4 and 2 play attack 2x
  • line up one side of the net on the other side players with ball to attack,
  • I pass, the other players react and
  • the passer catches the ball and runs on.
  • The attacker becomes a reserve,
  • reserve becomes defender,
  • defender becomes passer,
  • passer runs up the ladder and becomes attacker.
  • Attacking and blocking 12 players
  • Players A with one ball simultaneously play the ball to S at 2/3
  • At that moment A4 with B1, B2 with B3, and B4 with A3 jump for a dry block
  • S play a set-up to position 4 where A4 and A3 attack along or through block B1 with B2 and B3 with B4
  • Position changes S are fixed playmakers; the five on their own side rotate through (chase the ball).attacks-and-blocks

pawns-of-the-bank-2

  • Player A throws ball over the net.
  • Player B or C passes the ball over the net.
  • The other player quickly runs under the net and sets up the ball for the same player who passed.
  • This player tries to get a pawn off the bench with overhand play or a hitting move.


Which pair or team has knocked the most pawns off the bench after X number of minutes?


  • Balls often don't land neatly on the aerial as the attackers would like, they stay hanging/ out of the net/ or outside the aerial.
  • Execution:
  • The players receive a ball and learn to correct it.
  • 1st pass is always used the same.
  • 2nd and3rd passes will be used to correct.
  • Balls will be thrown in underhand in the following positions.
  • Position 1 Out of the net: -> player must stay behind the ball.
  • Position 2 Hangs on: -> player must accelerate to the inside
  • Position 3: outside the aerial: -> player must step outside
  • Get behind the ball
  • - So that you can hit the ball diagonally in front of you.
  • Players can throw the ball in themselves or at one side through the trainer.
  • step 1) catch the ball from the run-up
  • Point of attention: get behind the ball well, do not hover, keep making the attacking pass.
  • step 2) attack
drawing Correcting the attack pass when the set up is inferior
  • Continued from Correction in attack pass - at lesser set up
  • Player falls on lesser set up- stays hanging/out of net/out of aerial.
  • set-up is given either on position 2 or 4
  • The defense adjusts its view to the angle of the attack.
  • phase 1: without blocking - defend the ball from being hit freely
  • phase 2: with blocking attention on the defense position - one of the attackers goes on the ball
  • one of the attackers is going to block on the middle position.
drawing Attack correction + defence