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Volleyball drills for technique defense / passing / digging / diving / reception

  • Trainer stands on position 3 at the net.
  • Players enter the field in threes on the same side of the net.
  • On position 1, 6 and 5, where they stand in the usual defense position.
  • 1 person of the trio plays the ball to the trainer, and trainer taps / hits / plays a ball into the field.
  • Players must keep ball off the ground and continuously play back to trainer.
  • Rally continues until ball falls to ground, then other trio turns in.
drawing Everything from the floor
  • Side a: 1 person on position 5 and 1 person on position 6 & 1 server on position 1 and 1 server on position 5
  • Side b: 1 person on position 5 and 1 person on position 6 & 1 server on position 1 and 1 server on position 5
  • Catch the ball: person who did not receive the ball
  • The players take turns to save to the positions
  • Every (approx.) 5' we change


  • Side a: 1 person on position 6 and 1 person on position 1 & 1 server on position 1 and 1 server on position 5
  • Side b: 1 person on position 6 and 1 person position 1 & 1 server on position 1 and 1 server on position 5
  • Catch the ball: person who did not receive the ball
  • The players take turns to save to their positions
  • Every 10 serves we change
  • 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
  • Player A throws the ball OH over the net to player B, towards the hoop.
  • Player B plays the ball OH to player 3, who stands on the cupboard to catch the ball.
  • When the balls arrive correctly, 2 teams play against each other - for the fastest 7 good combinations.
  • Exercise in competition form, 2 teams of 3 players against each other.
  • 3 contacts before the ball is played over the net.
  • First contact is OH reception, second contact may be played with replacement technique (unlike normal first contact).
  • Replacement technique goes to SV.
  • SV makes high pass, which is tested over.
  • One person at the net.
  • Four on the back line they play the ball back to the one person at the net each time.
  • The defenders play the ball in private.
  • Person at the net varies with the ball long short the viewer must move.
  • players on position 1,2,3,4,5
  • and players on position 1,2,4,5
  • also on each side 1 player in the middle.
  • people on the positions have a ball and 1 of the players calls the number of the position and this one then plays the ball which has to be defended by the person in the field.
drawing orientation
  • Three players stand in a triangle.
  • The one who does NOT get the ball moves to the opposite side next to the other player.
  • Again, the one who does not get the ball moves.
  • Start simple by first playing the ball up in front of yourself and then serving one of the other two players.
  • The one who does not get the ball moves to the other side
  • Later on, make it more difficult by taking away the play-up part
  • Finally, you pass in front of yourself and hit the ball in a controlled way.
  • Super exercise for getting very tired very quickly.
drawing Warming up, improve game readings, control, fitness (3pcs)
  • switching-from-defence-to-attack-2
  • C attacks diagonally on 3 and 4- 1 and 2 after the block attack
  • 3 and 4 defend, playmaker comes in
  • set-up to 1,2 or 3, attack to 3 defenders.
  • These defend for themselves and put the ball in the box.
  • C throws a ball to A or B
  • Set up a block on that side
  • Pass the ball over the block to the defence
  • Build up an attack on the middle
  • Change after 10 balls
  • Variation: attacking outside or behind

attack-after-block

  • Make two teams and two goals from cones.
  • The ball has to stay low to the ground so sit low and then play the ball with your flat hand.
  • Who first scores a goal.
  • Stop after about 15 minutes.
  • Then record the score who has scored the most has won.
  • Five players at the net with a ball...
  • 2 on pos, 2 --- 1 on pos. 3 --- 2 on pos.4
  • Rest without the ball on position 5
  • Pos. 2 hits the first defender on pos. 5, who runs in for a defensive ball on pos. 6 and with a shuffle to pos.
  • 1 to defend a batted ball from pos. 4.
  • Pos 2 and 4 take turns hitting.
  • Defenders continue to defend.