Volleyballexercises

  • 6-3 (or ideally 6-6)
  • Build up calmly.
  • If necessary, 2 attempts.
  • Stroke not correct, trainer plays a ball.
  • Play out the rally. (If there are too few players, you cannot play on that position).
  • The side where the ball falls receives an attack from the trainer.
  • Then the trainer throws a freeball to the other side.
  • Freeball MUST be played to position 1.
  • Series of 3 balls.
  • 2/3 scored?
  • Team gets a point.
  • Up to 10.
  • Half of the group works, other half passes balls and ensures ball safety.
  • 2 trainers pass balls.
  • Player enters court, does split-step and taps ground with 2 hands.
  • T touches 1st ball which is defended to catch at position 2/3, T touches 2nd ball which the player defends again after moving and split-step.
  • All this at position 5, 6 and 1.


drawing Defending and moving
  • 2 groups of 4 boys
  • Per group 2 balls
  • One is passing, one is catching and two are ready at the other side of the net.
  • Everyone has to make 5 good passes, then change.
drawing Basic passing
  • Find out what the players can do.
  • Organization:
    • On field A 2 persons without the ball. 1 at the net and 1 at 3m. at position 4 and a SV at 2/3.
    • Further on field A a row with ball on 6.
    • On field B a defender on 6 and 5.
    • Defending and (for now) catching and connecting on field A.
  • Method of working:
    • Player on 6 throws/plays the ball to SV.
    • At the moment of set-up the player at 4 moves backwards at the net (a C-run) and attacks the passed ball.
    • Both SV and player give attacking cover.
    • The attacker takes the place of the passer.
    • Later move attack to 3 and defenders to 1 and 5.
drawing Attacks on 3 and 4
  • Basically an exercise to play well BH, but also with an "attacking idea".
  • Organisation:
    • Line up 2 players with ball and 1 without ball on position 5/6 on field B.
    • Line-up of 4 players on position 6 on field A.
    • There is also a player on position 2/3 and at the net on position 4.
  • Working method:
    • On field B the player in front throws/strikes the ball to the first players on field A and then closes the gap on field A.
    • The OH passes the ball high to the players on 2/3.
    • The latter plays the ball BH to position 4, first going to "attack coverage" and then taking position 4.
    • As soon as the ball leaves 2/3, the player on 4 moves to the 3m-line.
    • Then, after a short "run", this player plays the ball BH to the player without the ball on field B.
    • This player catches the ball and closes in at the back of field B.
drawing Overhead
  • Goal of the exercise:
    • To focus, communicate, master the task and persevere.
  • Explanation of the exercise:
    • 'Chaos Easy' starts as a warm-up, but ends as a real battle.
    • The players are placed in the field (it does not matter where).
    • The ball is caught and immediately thrown over the net (one play).
    • As the player catches, he throws the ball.
    • When a player has thrown the ball, he/she goes to a wall (back of the field or on the side) and taps it, then comes back into the field.
    • The other players on the team have moved forward one spot.
    • You notice how difficult it is to score.
    • When someone throws the wrong ball (into the net or out), they have to sprint around the opponent's field.
  • Duration of the exercise:
    • 5-10 minutes.
drawing Chaos from easy to complex
  • Purpose of exercise:
    • Improve motor speed.
  • Explanation of the exercise:
    • Make a square of benches and throw in all the balls you have.
    • Place two players in the square and the rest around them.
    • At the sign of the trainer the two players will try to throw all balls out of the square.
    • The rest of the players have to throw all the balls back into the square.
    • After 60 seconds the exercises are stopped and the two players count the number of balls in the square.
    • The winner is the one who has the least number of balls in the square.
    • Everyone takes their turn.
  • Duration of the exercise:
    • 20-25 min.
drawing Balls out
  • Divide the team into two groups and have them form two rows facing each other on the 3 meter line.
  • Have the players play over the net and then run around the net post to join the other group.
  • Place a speedfoot ladder on one side, parallel to the sideline, and have the players do an exercise through the ladder before joining the row.
  • It is possible to extend this with block jumps, attacking passes or strength exercises.
  • Important is that the ball should not fall on the ground, communication is important.
  • If necessary, add a sanction when the ball falls on the ground.
  • Alternate between underhand and overhand.
drawing Warm up with ball
  • Organization:
    • 6 players per field.
    • 2 on each side of the net in position 1.
    • Pass to 5 or 6, build up and pass the ball to the server.
    • The server defends to position 6, who executes the first contact, and the previous server sets the ball to position 2, the defence player.
    • As long as there are 2 balls, keep going, if 1 is dropped, go for the point.
drawing Beach: short + deep placement + build up of defense
  • The player moves left and right into the backfield.
  • As soon as the ball is played, the defender stands still and passes the ball back to the player who introduced it.
drawing Moving sideways and defending
  • The passer sits in a chair.
  • The ball is thrown to this passer.
  • As soon as the ball is thrown, the passer dives for the ball and the ball is played back to the thrower.
drawing Passing from a chair
  • Organization
    • Ladder exercise.
    • Sideways movement to between pos. 4 and 5, body turns towards attacker.
    • Defence on attack.
  • Variant ladder exercise:
  • Variant:
    • After defence, passer sets ball to pos 4 + attack.
    • Pass can also go to blue player (attacker), white player then gets another free ball, on which she definitely gets the pass.
    • After defence, the passer can play a move ball to either the white or the blue player, then pass to one of the two.
    • Turn over:
      • Defence => attack => ladder
      • At least 2 reserve players on ladder and attack.
      • In case of more players: add a block.

drawing Ladder exercise + defence