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

• This can be done in threes or fours.
• One player in the middle for threes, two in the middle for fours.
• Two players have a ball, one near the net and one near the back line.
• Player (red) in the middle stands a maximum of two meters in front of a player with the ball.
• Player with ball throws to centre, who passes back and moves to other player who just threw the ball.
• Next player throws ball to centre player (white), who passes back, then moves to other player.
• After ten passes change position.
• In a four-team team, two players in the middle who pass at the same time and change position to pass.

• Two players with a ball at the net, about three-four metres apart.
• Two players at about six meters, each facing a player with the ball.
• Players at the net throw a ball at the same time, players in the back pass at the same time.
• Then move sideways to the other position.
• Net players pass the ball again simultaneously, passers pass back simultaneously and move again.
• Change after twenty passes.

• Coach plays ball to playmaker.
• Three attackers and only one block.
• Three defenders .

• Form several teams.
• Winning team can go under the net.
• Opposite team scores a point = stay put.
• Other team makes point ==> change at the other side of the net.

• Player A tips the ball deep to player C,
• Player C plays the ball to player B,
• B then tips the ball short and player C takes that ball and plays it back to player B.
• B gives a pass to the corner where player A is going to attack.
• Meanwhile, player C goes to defend the ball being attacked by player A on the other side and defends the ball to player B.
• And then player A shifts to C,
• C to B, and
• B to A.

• Trainer plays ball to defenders, 3 players
• These play to position 3, fixed setter.
• Set up follows and 3 smash out the rally
• 3x and then change, next 3.

VARIATION

• Same, but then 3 players on the other side defend the ball, and play through the rally.

Side a: formationSide
b: someone position 6 - position 5 and position 1

OBJECTIVE
: Side a gets every ball against and tries to score from this situation
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• First ball: serve side b
• Second ball: freeball coming from side b (side b builds up and tries to pass "difficult" freeball)
• Third ball: attack position 6
• Third ball: attack position 1

• Side a is not allowed to place the ball in the 3m line at side b, everything behind the 3.
• But side b is allowed to attack in the 3m line.
• Let's see how easy it goes.

• Free net defender and left back from the line.
• Attack from the other side.
• Block.
• Reading setup and using it to determine positions.
• Three defenders (pos 4,5, and),
• Two blockers

• Free net defender and left back from the line.
• Attack from the other side.
• Block.
• Reading setup and using it to determine positions.
• Three defenders (pos 4,5, and),
• Two blockers

order:

• position 6
• position 4
• position 2

• rotate through in high tempo,
• trainer plays 2 tricky ball to player on position 6,
• this one plays ball to first 4 then 2.
• everybody keeps on turning.
  • 6 goes to 4,
  • 4 goes to 2
  • and 2 joins the line at pos. 6

• 3 players on 1,6, and 5
• defend balls of the trainer
• after 3 balls, they move up and a new player joins, on 5
• Other players catch balls in the ball pit

variation:

• other players position themselves at the side of the field at 1 and 6
• Trainer plays the ball on 3 defenders, at the moment of passing the ball the outfield players have to catch it on 2 and 4 which the trainer plays.

• 3 players at the net with a ball
• they play alternately short and long
• defenders move from right to left