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Volleyball drills for technique attack / smash / spike / hitting

  1. Server plays the ball towards position 6
  2. 1 of the 2 passers, passes the ball towards the playmaker(SV)
  3. SV plays the ball to the front left or right
  4. Attacker (A) completes the attack (attack pass to net)
  5. Attack



    server -> passer

    passer -> attack

    attack -> server

drawing pass, setup, attack
  • The trainer throws in the ball to the setter or player B, 
  • Player B passes to either player A or player C 
  • They just play over or attack which may choose.
  • Players EDF slide as taught and defend that ball and the setter runs into the one who has not defended the cone and goes directly to his home position and the reception player goes directly to his home position then gives the setter a pass and if there can be attacked nice and in the field then they get a point after 10 points slide. 
  • A to F, 
  • F to E, 
  • E to D, 
  • D to C, 
  • C to B and 
  • B to A.
drawing MADE UP DEFENCE AND ATTACK
  • Everybody throw a ball up and catch at the highest point with a jump
  • Smash ball against the wall. Think of movement, cross, and wrist movement.
  • Throw ball up, smash against the wall. try to hit at highest point, think of wrist
  • Stand on the back line, throw the ball up and try to smash the ball over the net through the ground. try to hit the ball at the highest point.
  • Stand on the back line, throw the ball up, jump, and try to smash the ball over the net through the ground. 
  • Think of hitting the highest point, and wrist.

Aim: Players Setup from 1st time + targeted attack. 

  • T plays ball high over the net in the attack zone. 
  • Sv enters from pos.1 and sets up for -or backwards. 
  • A attacks on the mat/goal. 


Expand : Block, middle attack, ... 

drawing playmaker setup from 1st time attack

Goal : develop game insight for attack

  • A1 plays the ball to SV. 
  • Sv set-up to pos.4 where A attacks. 
  • At the moment A attacks, A1 plays a second ball to SV. 
  • B & B1 take care of the block. (B1 always starts from pos.3), L defense. 
  • Second attack of A. place ball. L stands on a mat. Where L is not standing should be played to. 


We try to grow into a match form. Block gets points when attack can be stopped. Attack when scored or ball on the mat. Defender when defended. 

drawing Insight
  • 2 numbers (preferably variable)
  • Trainer throws balls at set position
  • Setter calls a set outside and calls a number (1..4)
  • Attacker strikes the ball to the named position.
drawing Attacking on position


Organization: 6 players per field

  • 2 play the serve, each on either side of the grid, at position 1
  • Serve to 5 or 6, set up and pass ball to server
  • Server defends to position 6, 
    • it performs the first contact
    • and the previous attacker set the ball to position 2
    • the defence player
  • As long as there are 2 balls, continue, if there is 1 case, go for the point.


Variant: The defender is checked whether the defender is short or deep, short ball is pokey, deep ball is technical ball.

drawing Beach: short + placing deep + build-up from defence

Goal: Libero training and defense

  • T plays in tempo the balls to SV. 
  • SV set-up (2nd tempo) to A (position 3) --> targeted attack to position 1 or to B (position 4) --> targeted attack to position 6.
  • L starts from pos 6 + defense to SV2


Extension 1 : After defense from L to SV, set-up to position 4 where C attacks (aimed) 


Extension 2 : L2 defended attack from C, C is going to catch ball. 

drawing Attack vs defence (Libero)

Purpose: peripheral view. 

  • C plays the ball to L. 
  • L plays the ball to pos 3/2 --> SV2
  • Meanwhile, B3 moves to pos 2 or 4. (draw. to 2)
  • SV2 setup to the pos. where there is only one block. 
  • C goes blocking 
  • A attacks.


Meanwhile: 

  • T plays ball to SV1
  • SV1 setup to attacker where there are two blocks. 


Extension : field defense. 

drawing playmaker and block

Goal of the exercise is, the playmaker must try to make sure that on the other side of the net a double block can not be formed. 

  • T plays the balls at a high pace towards pos. 3.
  • SV walks in and gives set-up for -or backwards to fool the block. 
  • B tries to come to a drawbar block on attack.
  • SV passes around T after set-up. 
  • SV1 & 2 switch positions after each set-up. 

Expansion : 

  • Add field defense. (Liberos) 
  • B's play ball high back over to attacker passing towards pos 3/2
  • Exercise starts again from pass attacker. 
drawing Libero vs block
  • The trainer randomly plays 1 or 2. 
  • From there, a set up to the other (1 or 2) is given for attacking. 
  • Depending on where the attack happens, 6 players on the other side of the net take the correct positions. 
  • Blocking, defending, and play over the net to me. 
  • High tempo. 
  • If the ball is not defended, throw it to my side of the net so that we can continue. 

attack-and-defense-in-line-up

  • There are 2 lines with persons on the end line and 2 attackers on the 3m line at both sides. 
  • The player right back walks to the middle of the field and gets a ball thrown by the player left back. 
  • The player gives a set up to the attacker on the 3m line. 
  • This attacker tries to attack the ball over the net to the best of his abilities. 
  • This exercise stimulates a not-perfect set up given from the back field. 
  • The goal is that the attacker is still able to play the ball over the net with some pressure. 


attack-with-set-up-from-the-back-field