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Volleyball drills for technique general

with this exercise the players learn to play 'smart'. just over the net or in the back corners

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  • Passers on position 5 and 6
  • Attacker on the left front side
  • sv at position 2-3
  • Trainer throws ball to passers
  • Passer gives pass to SV at position 2/3
  • SV passes ball BH to left front player
  • There is a two man block
  • Catcher on the opposite side
  • on the other field there are 5 hoops
    • 1 in all corners of the field and 1 in the middle of the field
  • player runs in and tries to play ball into the hoop
  • if successful, SV and playerhave apoint.
  • If the ball is blocked, the blockers have a point.
  • After 10 attacks change


After 10 minutes we make it more difficult:

A block is added, the outside player closes the block diagonally (left hand at attacker's arm).

The blocker also gets points (touching the ball = 1, killing block = 2).

3 players stand at the net with a ball. The rest stand in a line behind the backline, the first player (A) of the line steps in the backfield. Net player 1 attacks quietly, A passes back. Net player 2 throws a short high ball, A passes back (OH or BH). Net player 3 throws a long high ball, A passes back OH and joins the back of the row again. Depending on the size of the group you can play on 2 sides of the net or everyone on 1 side.

- 5x push-ups (can also be done on knees)

- 20 sec planks (straight back)

- 5x squat

- lie on your back, hands under your buttocks and lift your legs up off the ground, hold this for about 10 sec.

- 10x whole belly exercise

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This is an exercise created for the user manual.

Party, the team that has to play next Saturday plays against the rest.

6 players stand in competition position in the field, other players stand with the trainer on the other side.

It will be a game, the intention is that the 'small' team gets 3 points. So the ball must have fallen 3 times on the ground on the other side. The 6 who are on the other side play the ball easily back to the other side.

In 2 groups opposite each other:

  • Hold up 3 balls and only 1 ball at a time in your hand.
  • Hold up 4 balls and you are only allowed to hold up 1 ball at a time.
  • In total 3 balls, where 1 ball is thrown in between and both have 1 ‘own’ ball. Before you catch the thrown ball, you throw your 'own' ball up, catch the thrown ball, throw it back and catch your 'own' ball. And so on.
  • Play 1 ball overhead, 1 ball bounce on the ground.
  • Play 1 ball overhand, 1 ball over ground.
  • Play 1 ball overhand, 1 ball roll with arms stretched over ground.

In 2 groups opposite each other:

  • Hold up 3 balls and only 1 ball at a time in your hand.
  • Hold up 4 balls and you are only allowed to hold up 1 ball at a time.
  • In total 3 balls, where 1 ball is thrown in between and both have 1 ‘own’ ball. Before you catch the thrown ball, you throw your 'own' ball up, catch the thrown ball, throw it back and catch your 'own' ball. And so on.
  • Play1 ball overhead, 1 ball bounce on the ground.
  • Play 1 ball overhand, 1 ball over ground.
  • Play 1 ball overhand, 1 ball roll with arms stretched over ground.

Formation in system.

especially from a game situation and attention to short balls.

  • 2-2 or 3-3 (possibly on 2 fields)
  • there is a winner's square and an entry square
  • the winner moves to the winner's square
  • losers get out
  • new team enters the entry zone
  • you can only score one point in the winner's zone

Goal of the exercise is :

  • play the ball in the back
  • after servicxe directly to the front


  • 2 teams of 2
  • players may only stand and move in the front part of the field
    • unless you are serving: this is done from the back line.
    • server must walk to the front directly after service
  • the backfield does count, but you are not allowed to come as a player
  • so when the ball is played into the backfield, it counts as a point
    • in front of course also just
  • (maybe the field should not be cut in half, but the line should be moved backwards...)


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