Volleyball drills for technique passing / defense / reception

• quintet with 1 ball. 1 player is at the net
• Opposite him/her is a trio next to each other
• If the ball thrower throws a ball to the middle, the middle player passes the ball back and everybody remains.
• If the ball is thrown left, the player passes the ball back and changes left for mid 
• If the ball is thrown right, the player passes the ball back and changes right for mid 

Which trio keeps this up the longest.
If a ball is missed, the player that made the mistake leaves the field, and a new player comes in the middle.

To make sure that players learn to play in a rhythm, the ball has to be under way for 2 seconds each time (21-22). 

• All players will try to play synchronously at the same time.
• This starts with overarm.
• The next form is that the player in the back field is going to play underhand and the player on the net overarm.
• In this way it can be extended.

he most important thing is that the players keep the ball in the air for 2 counts.

See picture. Each trio 2 balls. 2 players at the net number of meters from each other, other player in the back field.

• Exercise 1: Players rapidly throw in turns, player in the back field returns ball underhand.
• First ball is deep, 2nd ball is short
• Exercise 3: Throwers increase their distance apart and throw straight: player with ball at the side line throws deep, other short . 

Change places after x number of balls or after a certain time.

Basic exercise:

• Trainer throws the ball, player catches the ball and puts it in the cart.
• Then the player goes to the ladder, goes through it, and joins the next line. 

Differentiation/Expansion:

1. Throw difficult balls (left and right, front and back).
2. Play underhand for themselves and catch.
3. Two players get ready next to each other and have to call let go.
4. A setupper is added who has to catch the underhand ball.
5. An attacker is added who has to play the setupper's ball over the net.

• Make trios
• Each trio has a ball.
• Player in the middle keeps running an 8. Every time this player comes in the middle, a ball is thrown:
  • A throws (or plays overarm) the ball to B (in the middle)
  • B throws the ball underhand back to A and then runs around A until he is back in the middle.
  • Meanwhile, A plays the ball to C
  • C returns the ball overarm to B.
  • B plays the ball underhand back to C and then runs around C until he is back in the middle.
  • Enz.
• after 2-3 minutes the player in the middle is changed. 

Variation: 

• To make it simpler, player A and C can throw instead of playing overarm. Could be underhand throwing/catching or overarm throwing/catching.
• To practice standing still when playing/throwing, player B can throw and catch underhand.  

• The team is divided in 2 groups.
• Place a group on both sides of the net.
• 1 side will serve, the other side positions 3 passers
• They try to pass the ball high and this has to be caught on their own side.
• Servers take turns.
• A new passer will enter the field to replace the one who has caught the ball.

2 They play until 10 points. The servers score a point if the ball is not caught. The passers get a point if it is caught. Incorrect service does not count. After a round, they switch sides.^deround with 2 passers instead of 3.

Divide over 3m line. Throw ball in zig-zag pattern and follow. See picture.
Later, play underhand, only overarm. One side of the net underhand, other side overarm.

Goal:

Improving the pass by positioning the shoulders in the playing direction

Pay close attention in exercises:

• Pass has to be high so player can catch ball 'overarm'.
• Pass to the right, right foot forward
• Pass to the left, left foot forward
• 'Eyes' of the shoulders in playing direction

The exercise:

• trios with 1 ball
• 1 an 2 are next to each other, not too close to the net.
• 3 is opposite 1, in the back of the field.
• 1 throws straight to 3, and 3 throws diagonally to 2.
• 2 catches and throws straight to 3, and 3 throws diagonally to 1.
• 3 keeps moving.

Service pass training for 4 to 12 persons
4 persons:
2 servers on the service spot .
1 passer
1 catcher
(static) Server serves, passer passes the ball to catcher, catcher catches the ball and rolls it back to the server.
(dynamic) same as static, but then the involved player walks after the ball. (server becomes passer, passer becomes catcher, etc.)

6 persons.
2 servers
3 passers
1 catcher
(Static) see four persons
(dynamic) server serves the ball and walks after his/her ball.
Passer passes the ball to catcher. The most right player becomes catcher
Server moves in from the left. Catcher becomes server. If this does not work, 1 passer becomes reserve.

-  1 serve, pass to S
-   S sets up at 3 meters to one of the passers
-  idem other side
-  make rally
-  serve from the side where the ball hits the ground

• A serves to B. 
• B passes the ball to the playmaker, who then plays a high ball in the back field. 
• B defends this ball back to the playmaker, which gives a set up for A.
•   A attacks to this set up.
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After the attack, A takes the place of B, and B will be reserve. The playmaker remains.

The outside attackers use one playmaker and the left side of the field. The centre attackers and the diagonal attackers use the right side with a different playmaker.

Expansion:

• After the service, A takes a second ball. 
• After the attack of B, A throws this ball into the field. 
• B plays this ball to the playmaker, the playmaker gives a set up
• B attacks again.