Volleyballexercises for seniors

  • Divide the group in two
  • Each side gets one mat on the ground
  • Roll on the mat and stand ready to defend,
  • Back player plays the ball to the defender (difficult/striking)
drawing Warming up with mat and defense (QUICK PACE)
  • Divide the group in two, each group with a ball.
  • Serve easily (possibly underhand) at the same time.
  • Ball can be hit in 1 time or max 3 times over the net.
drawing Chaos game
  • Server brings in the ball at a quick pace,
  • Players defend/pass this ball to 2/3 (catcher).
  • Catcher catches the ball --> serve --> around the pawns and sprint to the opposite side
  • Etc

drawing Serving and defending (pass to 2/3 UNDERHAND) at a quick pace
  • 3 defenders at 1 side of the court the rest at the other side all with ball (server)
  • Servers serve the ball, the defenders have to pass it to the TR (position 2/3)
  • Change players regularly!
  • Point count:
    • Good serve and bad pass is 1 point, but wrong serve is deduction of one point --> servers
    • Good pass is 1 point, but wrong pass is deduction of one point --> defenders
    • Who is first to reach 7 points
  • TR rolls the ball to the servers
drawing Serve with compasses (TR catches)
  • Half of the team lined up at position 2.
  • Other half of the team with ball at position 5.
  • Just start throwing in and chasing the ball.
  • Extend with passing at position 5 and overhand at position 2.
  • Then expand further by adding exercises like blocking at the net, diving etc.
  • 1 player at position 2.
  • 1 player on position 3.
  • Coach or player on position 4.
  • Rest of the players in a line behind the back line at position 1.
  • Player at position 2 throws a deep ball.
  • Player passes back.
  • Player at position 3 throws a short ball inside the three meter line.
  • Player passes back ball.
  • Player/coach at position 4 hits or throws a deep ball.
  • Player passes it back and joins the back of the row again.
  • Don't forget to pass regularly!
  • Coach stands in the middle by the net.
  • Line of three players stand behind the back line.
  • Trainer throws balls alternately to the right and then to the left.
  • Players start walking in circles because they are in threes.
  • Players who are not in line are collecting balls.
  • 1 server, on the other side of the field 3 passers, with behind them again 3 passers who are ready.
  • The server taps the ball, the passers run to the middle line, run backwards and the server serves.
  • Play 3 times, everyone on the field.
  • Change positions.
  • Then with back to server, taps the ball, passers run into the field after which the server serves.
  • Organization:
    • Divide 2 quads on both fields.
    • Players stand on 3m-line.
    • The first player on field A has a ball.
  • Implementation:
    • Player on field A with the ball throws it with 2 hands from the neck over the net, runs under the net over the backline and joins behind it.
    • The first player on field B catches the ball and throws it back and runs under the net as well.
    • Regularly change the way of throwing: with: right hand, with left hand and throws from chest height.
    • After 2 or 3 minutes let the bra play. Now it is no longer necessary to walk over the back line.
    • After 2 minutes, make a block jump before passing under the net.
    • Then after the block jump, move sideways and make another block jump.
  • Attention point:
    • The rally must be kept going.
    • In case BH cannot be played, OH may be played.
drawing 4x4 Overhead
  • Code warm-up game.
  • You make 2 or 3 groups.
  • You come up with a code of about 8 numbers. {depending on the condition of the team}
  • Say my code is 11325543.
    • 1- 2 x run to the net and back.
    • 2- 5x abs.
    • 3- 5 times blocking.
    • 4- 2 x dive.
    • 5- 20 seconds in sitting position against the wall.
  • The pair tries to decipher the code.
  • They do 1 of the 5 exercises, then come to the trainer to see if the number is correct.
  • If yes:
    • May they try to guess the next one.
  • If no:
    • They have to choose another number to guess the code.
  • Who deciphers the code first, wins.
  • Playmaker at the net.
  • Two middle attackers, two outside and two diagonal.
  • Other players line up to pass.
  • Trainer puts ball in play from the other side of the net.
  • Passer passes, playmaker chooses attacker and an attack is made.
  • After the attack players get the ball and join the passers.
  • After passing attack on your own position (or an empty position).
drawing Attack - distribute
  • Organization:
    • Divide the group over the 2 fields.
    • 2 players on pos 2 with 1 ball, 1 on 4, 1 on 5 and 1 on 1
  • Execution:
    • Ball is played from p2 BH to 4.
    • On p4 the ball is hit technically to p1.
    • The latter defends the ball at 3m p3 and at that moment the player on p5 comes and plays the ball Bh to p2.
    • And it starts all over again.
  • Walk:
    • P2 to p4.
    • P4 to p5.
    • P5 to p1.
    • P1 to p2.
drawing Butterfly exercise