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

Trainer stands with ball box at the net, position 2/3, players stand at position 1, 5 and 6 for defense.

Trainer throws ball to players:

• If ball at position 1, players of position 1 and 6 exchange after playing back ball
• If ball at position 6, players remain standing
• If ball at position 5, players of position 5 and 6 clear after playing back ball

• As long as the passing remains good at 2/3, the coach continues to pass the ball.
• Players not participating stand around the field and make sure the ball pit stays filled.

• Field A. 2 players in pass P4 and P3.
• Sv on P2.
• Field B. Block on P2 and P3.
• Serve P1 and defend P4 and P5.

• Service on P3 and P4. Then defend on P1.
• Attack hard if possible and tap otherwise.
• Change after 5 services.

• 4 gives setup on 1 and 1 attacks on 2.
• 2 defends to 3,
• 3 gives setup on 2 and 2 attacks on 1,
• 1 defends on 4 and it starts all over again.
• After 3 and 4 have given 5 setups they switch,
• the challenge is to do this while keeping the ball in play.

• You have 2 teams one is on one side of the field and the other on the other side.
• There is a ball played in the field the ball may fall on the ground 0/1 time the ball is passed by the teams to the other side of the field.
• If the ball either bounces 1/2 time, goes out or wrong technique a team has a point.

• The players stand in a diamond in the field.
• On the other side of the field, the hoops are in the corners.
• The trainer/trainer serves easily to the other side.
• On the other side, they try to pass 3 times and then try to drop down into the hoop.

• Ball carrier at the back of the field and the attacker throws the ball to the libero and he passes to the SV.
• This one sets it up to 52 of 12.
• 3 defenders on 1 side defend and try to finish the attack.
• SV takes care of the attacks from the 3 meters.
• After a few balls change positions.

• 1 SV at mid position 3
• 1 player on position 2
• 1 player at position 4
• 2 passers backfield

• passer at position 5 --> BH to SV
• SV setup to player position 4
• passer at position 1 --> ball BH to SV
• SV setup backwards to player position 2

• Side one saves, defend on other side and try to score point against blockers with outs.
• Other 2 who do not have to save, can come in to defend in backfield.
• Have passers alternate as 'chameleons'.

• The trainer stands with a large ball ready in his hands.
• The players all hold a regular volleyball.

1. The players throw their ball to the trainer.
2. The trainer lets the ball collide with his large air ball.
3. The ball will bounce in different directions, the players try to catch it.

• Servers take turns serving:
• Servers start serving, defenders --> pass to SV (pass MUST be good)

• Defenders (3 in the field and 3 waiting) --> after each pass the player with the waiting room switches
• TR is on the 2/3 position and he decides to whom the point goes.
• A good serve is a point BUT if the defenders pass this serve better the point goes to the passers

• Trainer throws ball to passer.
• Pass to the set-up.
• Setup to left or right outside.
• Attack.
• Opposing team defends this ball and tries to make it a counter attack.

LOOPROUTE

• After 5 successful defensive passes, 3 players move to the other side, make sure there is always a playmaker in the receiving end's box, if necessary also take into account fixed positions of other attackers.

• Practice defensive techniques.
• Improve technical attack techniques.
• Practice with drop balls.
• 1 side with block.