Volleyball drills for technique setting / overarm technique

• Trainer is in the back of the field with line of players beside him
• Trainer throws the ball in the air and  player a comes in, diagonally, and plays the ball to player b at the net, left front.
• Player b catches ball and joined line besides trainer.
• For a large group, make 2 lines beside the trainer and a catcher right forward to keep the tempo up.

• Trainer is in the back of the field.
• Player is positioned right forward and gets ball in the middle from trainer.
• Player comes in and plays the ball in the basket.
• At the moment of letting go, you dive towards the side line.
  • Possibly, the player gets a diving ball from a second trainer        
  • pay attention to sliding on the belly 
• Player at the basket catches and joins the line
• Diver will stand at the basket.

• explain technique first (heart shape, play the ball with 10 fingers
• fasten the net a bit lower on one side
• make pairs of about equal length
• pairs with net in between, and only pass overarm.
• distance not too big and concentration.
• Pay a lot of attention to fingers in heart shape and playing with 10 fingers 
• is about success experience,

• 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 walk around the cone to join the other group.
• On 1 side, parallel to the sideline, place a speed ladder and before joining the line, have the players do a drill through the ladder.
• On the other side, place pawns where they have to slalom, turn around.
• Importantly, the ball should not fall to the ground, communication is important.
• Optionally add a penalty if the ball falls to the ground. Head roll, Back roll.
• First with underhand throwing and catching - then overhand. Catch and push change to toss up and over-key.

Some variations on the well known butterfly...:

• Service-pass-catch on SU-position, running after the ball.
• As everyone is chasing his/her ball, each player has a different task, but if desired, a player can have a fixed position.
• Variation 1:
  • The SU plays a set-up to position 4, where an attacker stands to play a (placed) attack on the receiver.
  • The rotation then becomes: Service -passer -upper - attacker - off-side - service etc.
• Variation 2:
  • the fixed SU plays a ball to a receiver 'somewhere' in the field, who makes himself known by calling 'here'.
  • The SU learns to react on sound, the receiver learns to communicate his position.
• Variation 3:
  • The fixed SU plays the pass backwards to position 2, where the receiver, after an attacking movement, catches the ball and starts serving.
  • In the diagram is variation 1

• 3 players in the middle play overhand for themselves.
• 2 players outside also play overhand for themselves.
• The outside players run around it.
• And pass in between.

• Learning to pass to playmaker (position 2) with movement towards the ball.
• Line up at position 1.
• Players there have a ball in their hands.
• Player A plays to player B at position 3.
• Player A moves sideways to position 6.
• Player B plays the ball back to position 6.
• Player A plays the ball (preferably) BH to the korf basket at position 2.
• Player B catches the ball and joins the line at position 1.
• Player C moves into position player B.
• Player A moves to player C's position, position 3.
• On the other side of the net you can practice the same.
• Later on, alternate with player instead of basket, place of throw, position of return and position of pass.
• To learn to always pass to the distributor.

Aim: Players Setup from 1st time + targeted attack. 

• T plays ball high over the net in the attack zone. 
• Sv enters from pos.1 and sets up for -or backwards. 
• A attacks on the mat/goal. 

Expand : Block, middle attack, ... 

• All players have a ball.
• Divide the group into two - maximum 4 to 5 players per group.
• Near the net is the ball pit.

• Play up overhead in front of yourself and keep playing.
• Slowly move towards the net, keep playing up.
• Overhand: Play up high, quickly get under the ball, stand still and then play.
• At the net: => play the ball IN the ball pit. The distance does not matter.
• Ball on the ground => start again from the back line.

• Ball bin on the back line of the other field, players must now pass the net. Play over it, themselves under it. Underhand or overhead no longer matters, as long as the back line is crossed.

• Make triplets with 1 ball.
• Playmaker to the right of the ball

• Play ball to playmaker
• The dealer passes the ball overhand to the other player.
• This passes the ball overhand or underhand back to the playmaker and receives another setup.
• It is then played to the 1st player, who passes again to the playmaker who has meanwhile run to the opposite side.

• Practice defensive techniques.
• Improve technical attack techniques.
• Practice with drop balls.
• 1 side with block.

• Two balls at once
• Players at position 5 and 1 on two sides of the field, also 2 playmakers.
• Ball from position 5 to server to position 1, to position 5 other side and so on.
• Players run after their ball, except for the playmakers.