Volleyball drills for technique passing / defense / reception

• The aim is for the team to pass to position 3 (midfield).
• Place a mat at this position.
• One person stands on the mat to catch balls.
• Team line-up on one side of the field.
• Rest + trainer on other side.
• Team members of trainer serve ball, pass correctly (person on mat must be able to set up ball with both feet on mat) = point for passer. Pass wrong is change of person who passes wrong with server.
• After a few minutes/balls rotate positions.
• If necessary, trainer throws really balls in the field. Possible to extend game with set-up and play over net.

• The players are in pairs, one player on each side of the net.
• Both players have a ball.
• One player throws the ball underarms with outstretched arms over the net and the other rolls the ball under the net to the other side.
• Extension: play a key to catch the ball and roll it under the net again.
• Catch the ball with a key and roll it to the opposite side of the net.
• You can extend this exercise and make it more difficult.

• Passing and directed service practice, walk-through exercise, everyone runs after his ball, if you do not pass you stand, possibly expand the exercise by placing a playmaker on the 2/3 and have him give a setup backwards.

• Player on left front with ball.
• Throws ball to pos 5. Building up attack, then covering.
• T throws short ball to one of the players.
• Set up attack again and cover.
• Turn 1 place.
• Attacker left gets 2 balls.
• One in the coach's basket, joining the queue with the other ball.

• Player on left front with ball.
• Throws ball to pos 5.
• Building up attack, then covering.
• T throws short ball to one of the players.
• Set up attack again and cover.
• Turn 1 place.
• Attacker left gets 2 balls.
• One in the coach's basket, joining the queue with the other ball.

• divide into 2 groups of 5
• 1 player on each side on position 5
• 1 player under the basket
• the ball is thrown over the net and the passer plays the ball into the basket.
• after that you join the group on your own side of the net.
• extension with on 1 side the playmaker who plays the balls backwards after which the attacker hits the passer.

Player stands on pos. 6

Trainer plays 10 balls from 2 or 4 towards the player. She has to pass the ball to the receiver on position 3. The rest collects balls. After 10 balls change.

• When everyone has been out, trainer throws more difficult balls.
• When everybody is out, trainer throws more difficult balls on 5/6/1, so player has to move.
• When everyone is dead, trainer smashes 10 balls on position.

• 3 people in the backfield,
• the coach stands at the net
• and the ball has to be played to the coach.
  • Overhead,
  • underhand,
  • short,
  • deep in the back,
  • hard balls
  • and soft balls.
• The ball may be played in 2x.

• Ball is served.
• Pass by 1/5/6.
• Set-up by 1, but on a first pass by 1 set-up by 2.
• After set-up an attack by 2/3/4, but on a set-up by 2 only an attack by 3/4.
• After service 2 (or more) players walk into the court to play.
• Ball/ralley is played all the way out.
• NB: FOCUS IS ON THE SERVICE PASS!

Warming up / all-round training

Each player will pass, attack, distribute, block, defend, rally, with turnovers.
#2 means

• Trainer stands with cart with balls at the pole at #2 (position 2)
• Players stand outside the field at the side of #1 and a playmaker at # 2/3
• First round starts with Trainer throwing the ball to #5, player 1 runs from the sideline to the ball and plays it to the distributor.
• Start with "blue players" (see drawing), then extend with "red players
  
  

Further course of play:

1. Tr throws ball for S1 to #5
2. S1 runs in and plays to Sv (#2/3)
3. Sv gives setup to the outside (#4)
4. S1 attacks.
5. Turn over: S1 becomes Sv, Sv gets the ball and joins the line at #1.
   
   

Expansion 1

1. Sv turns to the other side of the net and becomes a blocker.
   Now the same steps as above, but with the block opposite the attacker.
   
2. Turn over: S1 (has just attacked) becomes Sv at #2/3, Sv
   passes under the net and becomes B1 at #2B1
   who, after blocking, goes to get the ball and joins the row
   
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Extend 2

1. After blocking at #2, player goes to defend at #5. Attacker is obliged to pass to #5.
2. When the ball is defended a rally may be played (2 vs. 2)
3. After end of rally or no defence or fault in attack, turn over
   
   

Extend 3 and more

1. One can extend with a 2nd blocker, 2nd and 3rd defender (on resp. #1 and #6)
2. More players can be added to field I (so players from the sideline move in when a rally arises)
3. The passing game becomes S1 (passing and attacking) -> Sv -> B1 (#3) -> B2 (#2) -> V1 (#1) -> V2 (#6) -> V3 (#5) possibly A2 (#4) and then connect again.
4. You can expand to 6 against 6, so start with blue, then B1, then B2, then V1, then V2 (when continuing the game, first V2 and then V1), then V3 (continuing the game with V2, V3, V1) and then possibly A1. In the meantime, players in field I must be added.
5. If there are several players in Area I, you can choose to throw in a ball on S1 at #5 instead of throwing in a ball through Tr.

• B has the ball.
• B throws the ball in a curve to A and A passes the ball back.
• Then A runs forward to pass a short ball.

• Player 1 throws the ball to player 3.
• 3 passes back and then runs sideways to player 2.
• Player 2 throws the ball to 3 and 3 passes back again.
• Approximately 3 minutes pp or longer if the players can handle it.
• The dotted lines show how the ball moves, the normal line shows how the player moves.