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Volleyball drills for technique attack / smash / spike / hitting

Jore and Marie

Jore and Marie take turns standing in a square of cones:

  • Cone left front
  • Cone right front
  • Cone left back
  • Cone right back


The trainer plays the first ball (attack), then the libero quickly taps the cone left in front of her and the one right behind her.
Trainer plays another ball (attack), the libero taps the cones right in front and left behind;
Trainer plays a short ball somewhere in the field

Trainer plays 3 balls:

  1. Attack to player inside the square
  2. Attack to player within the square
  3. Drop somewhere in the field


Everyone 5x

Blockboard at position 4 - street (two squares next to the antenna) - cone on 3 meter line

  • Lene at position 3
  • Receptionist at position 5 and attacker at position 4
  • Attacker joins reception


Trainer passes ball to reception player

  • Reception to setter
  • Walk around cone
  • Solve ball to play over net


Bad reception = compulsory play in block board

  • Position 5 takes cover
  • Play ball back to setter
  • Pass and attack

Blockboard at position 4 - street (two squares next to the antenna) - cone on 3 meter line

  • Lene at position 3
  • Receptionist and striker on position 5


Trainer passes ball to reception player

  • Reception to setter
  • Walk around cone
  • Solve ball to play over net
  • The attack is from the outside.
  • The intention is to attack in the direction of the mats.
  • It's also possible to jump in the hoops.
  • Players come in from position 1.
drawing Targeted attacks.
  • Player on left front with ball.
  • Throws ball to pos 5. Building up attack, then covering.
  • T throws short ball to one of the players.
  • Set up attack again and cover.
  • Turn 1 place.
  • Attacker left gets 2 balls.
  • One in the coach's basket, joining the queue with the other ball.
drawing Covering attack
  • Player on left front with ball.
  • Throws ball to pos 5.
  • Building up attack, then covering.
  • T throws short ball to one of the players.
  • Set up attack again and cover.
  • Turn 1 place.
  • Attacker left gets 2 balls.
  • One in the coach's basket, joining the queue with the other ball.
drawing Covering attack
  • 6 players on one side of the net.
  • 1 playmaker on the other side at right back
  • 3 strikers +Tim as passer
  • Joël throws in balls to Tim.
  • Tim passes the ball to the playmaker, who chooses which attacker to pass to. The attacker can choose whether to hit or to place a passed ball behind the block.


starting position by showing chalk drawings on the ground for defending.

  • Ball is served.
  • Pass by 1/5/6.
  • Set-up by 1, but on a first pass by 1 set-up by 2.
  • After set-up an attack by 2/3/4, but on a set-up by 2 only an attack by 3/4.
  • After service 2 (or more) players walk into the court to play.
  • Ball/ralley is played all the way out.
  • NB: FOCUS IS ON THE SERVICE PASS!


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Warming up / all-round training

Each player will pass, attack, distribute, block, defend, rally, with turnovers.
#2 means

  • Trainer stands with cart with balls at the pole at #2 (position 2)
  • Players stand outside the field at the side of #1 and a playmaker at # 2/3
  • First round starts with Trainer throwing the ball to #5, player 1 runs from the sideline to the ball and plays it to the distributor.
  • Start with "blue players" (see drawing), then extend with "red players

Further course of play:

  1. Tr throws ball for S1 to #5
  2. S1 runs in and plays to Sv (#2/3)
  3. Sv gives setup to the outside (#4)
  4. S1 attacks.
  5. Turn over: S1 becomes Sv, Sv gets the ball and joins the line at #1.

Expansion 1

  1. Sv turns to the other side of the net and becomes a blocker.
    Now the same steps as above, but with the block opposite the attacker.
  2. Turn over: S1 (has just attacked) becomes Sv at #2/3, Sv
    passes under the net and becomes B1 at #2B1
    who, after blocking, goes to get the ball and joins the row

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Extend 2

  1. After blocking at #2, player goes to defend at #5. Attacker is obliged to pass to #5.
  2. When the ball is defended a rally may be played (2 vs. 2)
  3. After end of rally or no defence or fault in attack, turn over

Extend 3 and more

  1. One can extend with a 2nd blocker, 2nd and 3rd defender (on resp. #1 and #6)
  2. More players can be added to field I (so players from the sideline move in when a rally arises)
  3. The passing game becomes S1 (passing and attacking) -> Sv -> B1 (#3) -> B2 (#2) -> V1 (#1) -> V2 (#6) -> V3 (#5) possibly A2 (#4) and then connect again.
  4. You can expand to 6 against 6, so start with blue, then B1, then B2, then V1, then V2 (when continuing the game, first V2 and then V1), then V3 (continuing the game with V2, V3, V1) and then possibly A1. In the meantime, players in field I must be added.
  5. If there are several players in Area I, you can choose to throw in a ball on S1 at #5 instead of throwing in a ball through Tr.
drawing Henk-1
  • Ball is served.
  • Pass by 1/5/6.
  • Set-up by 1, but on a first pass by 1 set-up by 2.
  • After set-up an attack by 2/3/4, but on a set-up by 2 only an attack by 3/4.
  • After service 2 (or more) players walk into the court to play.
  • Ball/ralley is played all the way out.
  • NB: FOCUS IS ON THE SERVICE PASS!


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    • Trainer stands at the net with a ball sticking out above the net
    • Attacking run-up (short-long run) and watch arms swinging
    • Make an offensive jump and try to touch the ball with the batting hand.
      • Watch out:
        • good posture
        • good height
        • arms well up
        • Put down the close pass (brake pass) properly
      • You can do this on both sides of the net, see picture. When you have completed the attack, pick up your ball and join the back of the line at the pawn.
      • Red dots= Trainer
      • Blue dots = players
      • Orange dots= Pions
      • Yellow dots= Volleyball
drawing Attacking run (high hand) without basket
  • T touches the ball
  • Defend with a pass to T
  • then short tip ball
  • Three must do block defence
  • Finish the attack in threes


5 times then next threesome

drawing Pass, block defence and attack