Volleyball drills for technique defense / passing / digging / diving / reception
Setup:
- 2 storage players
- 1 blocker on 2
- 1 pass
- 2 defenders
Exercise:
- Storage is given to or between the defenders.
- Receptionist joins the pass.
- Non-reception player attacks at 3 or 4.
- The person who took the reception runs to the back and jumps over the hurdle.
Passing: storage player > blocker > reception > storage
The goal is to look at the block setting and set it properly.
This can be accomplished by following the following steps:
This can be accomplished by following the following steps:
- TR hits L.
- L gives pass on 2/3 run-in SV and set.
- In base to position 3 and 4.
- Possibly expand to position 2 and 6.
- With ball along one side.
- The other reception to the pass.
- The pass catches.
- Then make it a little harder by playing pass straight.
Setup:
Which team brings in most gold pieces/ pits?
Which team brings in most gold pieces/ pits?
- 1 bank & one-against-all
- 2-4 gangs of thieves
- 1-2 guards.
Game consists of 4 rounds of play:
Game Round 1:
Game Round 1:
- Thief - attacker: per post only 1 active & 1 gold piece at a time try to steal from bank.
- Collect in own vault -hoop-.
- Guard - defender- may only defend outside the bank.
- If the thief is caught so tapped, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.
- Which team was able to steal most gold pieces?
Game Round 2:
- Divide gold pieces equally among the thieves.
- Thieves: safely move your gold pieces 1-for-1 to other safe -from one hoop to another.
- Thief -attacker: walk around your cone without the guard catching you.
- Agent -defender: in this case may only defend inside the bank.
- If the thief is caught -attacked, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.
- Which team was able to transfer most gold pieces safely?
Game Round 3:
- Thieves: for x time, steal as many gold pieces as possible from other safe.
- Thief -attacker: mandatory back & forth through bank = watch for guard inside bank.
- Guard may only defend inside bank.
- If the thief is caught so tapped, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.
Game round 4:
Same as game round 3, but with double guard 1 guard outside & 1 guard inside the bank.
Which team will have the most gold pieces in their possession after 4 rounds of play?
2 vs. 6
- Trainer starts by throwing to player/setter at 2,5.
- Setter plays ball to attacker at 4.
6-setter defends fully and plays out the rally.
- block
- block coverage
- move without ball
- switch with center back
variation:
- attack on 3 and on 2
- exchange with players
Organization:
- Players with ball on P1 on field A.
- Reserve player on P4 on field B.
- 2 passers -P5 and P6- on field B.
- 1 attacker on P4 on field B.
- 1 attacker on P4 on field A.
- 1 or 2 defenders on P5 -P6- on field A.
Execution:
- Hit/throw ball from field A -P1- to the passers on field B.
- Take position of reserve P4 on field B.
- Pass to attacker -P4- and at that moment the passers move to P1 and P6.
- Attacker hits/plays the ball to the passers and takes the position P5.
- Reserve becomes P4.
- Pass the played ball and hit that ball to defenders on field A.
- P1 on field A rushes under the net and takes the position of P4.
- P4 plays the defended ball to P1, where it is caught.
- Defender goes to P1 and connects behind and starts over.
TR on 1 side with ball box.
1 SV which changes regularly.
1 fixed passer which changes regularly -if libero present, this passer will continue to pass-.
The rest will attack 52/C and MID
With more players:
1 SV which changes regularly.
1 fixed passer which changes regularly -if libero present, this passer will continue to pass-.
The rest will attack 52/C and MID
With more players:
- Multiple defenders.
- Blocking
- Instead of TR a player can pass the ball.
- On the side of the TR/ player setting up the ball put an extra player who puts the attacked ball in ball box and then goes to defend.
Rotation:
Defending - attacking - catching ball in ball box - defending.
Defending - attacking - catching ball in ball box - defending.
- Red player: quiet topspin ball to the blue player. Pass to SV.
- SV gives setup and attack 'orange' player.
- Use all positions to attack.
- Divide the group into pairs
- Each side lie 2 mats on the ground
- Make roll on the mat and sprint to the net. Block jump.
- TR plays the ball in.
- Ball must be played in threes with attack.
- Who has the most points
- For extra point: 2 mats on other field, if hit get 2 points.
Organization:
- Field by 4.
- A and B in defense positions V and I.
- C on raise.
- D serve, after serve ball pick up.
- Band with 4 balls.
- Raise is on position 4.
1st exercise attack position IV:
- D does simple serve to A or B.
- A and B build up and play ball over it D catches off and puts ball in band.
- A and B assume starting position on 3 meter line.
- C hits ball after which A and B shuffle backwards with A on position 1 -feet straight- B on pos IV -slanting-. C attacks, A and B build up and get back in starting position on 3 meter line.
- D throws ball up from behind the 3 meter line, A and B shuffle backwards, and keys ball high into the backfield -not to score- . A and B defend and build up.
- After 10 times, A and B switch with C and D.
2nd drill:
- A and B stand in reception at positions V and I, and move to the front after building up.
- C tips the ball, left or right, doesn't matter. First 5 balls easy, then 5 more difficult balls. A and B build up and play over.
- After build up, or ball away, back to player D. This plays short over the net. Defending.
3rd exercise:
Organization A , B, and C the passer stand in reception.
Organization A , B, and C the passer stand in reception.
- D throws ball easily over, build-up and over play go:
- A at position IV , B at position V and C at position I.
- D crawls on the raise and plays to A or B.
- C comes running in from position I and builds back up there is easy play to D.
- Back to starting position, D now plays short to A.
In pairs A and B. Defensive exercises.
- Left 3 steps - Right 3 steps - hit ground in split. 10 x then change.
- Shuffle diagonally back - ball hitting ground , sprint diagonally forward. 10 x then switch.
- A has ball and quickly throws left-right to B. This throws back immediately and shuffles to the side. 10 x then exchange.
- A throws ball to B shuffles back from left-right and throws back. 10 x then change.
- Exercise 3 but with playing back OH. 10 x then switch.
- Exercise 4 but then with return play OH. 10 x then switch.
Organization: A with ball at net / B at 3 meters and moves to 6 meters.
7 . A throws ball up, B shuffles to back, B stops in split, touches ground and as A keys ball BH tight to B, does defense back to A . 10 x then switch.
8. A tips ball to B, B plays high to A, A does intermediate key, B shuffles to back as A tightly keys to B, B does defense back to A. 10 x then switch.
Same as 7 but now attack.
10. Same as 8 but A now attacks.
Organization: A at net / B with ball at back line.
11. B throws ball high to A and runs to 3 meters and takes defensive position -ground tapping. A tips ball, B defends ball to A, and runs to back line, A tips ball to B who catches.
12. B throws ball high to A, runs to the 3 meters, gets tip ball, plays back to A, A does interjection, B shuffles backwards, A attacks.
13. B throws ball to A , runs to 3 meters and gets tip ball, plays high back to A, A can now choose, new tip ball or TT and attack backwards.
Organization: A at the net with the ball / B at the back line, facing the wall.
7 . A throws ball up, B shuffles to back, B stops in split, touches ground and as A keys ball BH tight to B, does defense back to A . 10 x then switch.
8. A tips ball to B, B plays high to A, A does intermediate key, B shuffles to back as A tightly keys to B, B does defense back to A. 10 x then switch.
Same as 7 but now attack.
10. Same as 8 but A now attacks.
Organization: A at net / B with ball at back line.
11. B throws ball high to A and runs to 3 meters and takes defensive position -ground tapping. A tips ball, B defends ball to A, and runs to back line, A tips ball to B who catches.
12. B throws ball high to A, runs to the 3 meters, gets tip ball, plays back to A, A does interjection, B shuffles backwards, A attacks.
13. B throws ball to A , runs to 3 meters and gets tip ball, plays high back to A, A can now choose, new tip ball or TT and attack backwards.
Organization: A at the net with the ball / B at the back line, facing the wall.
14. A calls name and throws up for attack, B turns around and defends the ball, then like exercise 13. A may choose.
- Trainer throws ball OH on pos VI front play in split position, move low across field.
- 4 x each side, then switch.
- After play shuffle sideways to other side.
- Players always switch sides.
- Trainer throws ball OH on pos V and I in front, player starts potty and runs to front, shuffle to back, plays ball, does block and runs back.
- Tainer throws ball OH on pos VI in front, players leave from sideline. 3m shuffle on side, back to sideline.
- Player blocks and after block defends ball at pos VI / III.
- Players leave at position IV / III trainer throws ball behind them. Shuffle backwards and play.
