Volleyball drills for technique setting / overarm technique

With this exercise, younger children can practice overarm throwing.

1. Give everybody a ball and have them show how they play overarm
2. Is this not correct (for example, no pizza slice, or under the head), correct them, show how it has to be done.
3. Have them throw against the wall, this provides lots of ball contact.
4. Make pairs and have them throw over the net, to learn them to play high.
5. Meanwhile, correct technique mistakes, but stay positive.
6. Ask afterwards what they have learned, to make them think about it again.

• every kid takes a ball and stands as close to the wall as possible. 
  • Try to play the ball against the wall as often (and as fast) as possible
• per pair 1 ball. 
  • The one person (1) keeps the ball in front of him with stretched arms 
  • the other stands before him, 
  • bends the knees 
  • and tries to play the ball out of the hands of person 1
• someone is one the chest with a hoop 
  • the sv receives the ball from the back field. 
  • Then play the ball overarm through the hoop

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.

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.

• The players are lined up in two lines on both sides of the net
• The front two players play the ball overarm over the net 
• They move to the next line, play overarm again, and move along the net while playing. 
• Then the next two, etc
• Then they make two lines at the middle of the net, play overarm, and then make a block jump in the middle, and join at the back, etc.
• Then overarm and a block jump to the outside

• first explain technique (heart shape, 10 fingers playing the ball)
• pairs, only play overarm, begin with catching throwing.
• slowly expand to short contact
• distance not too long and concentration.
• pay close attention to fingers in heart shape and playing with 10 fingers 
• it is about the success experience,

Explanation of the exercise:

• The players make pairs. 
• Each pair has 1 ball. 
• 1 player of the pair plays the ball overarm over the net. 
• The other one catches. Alternatingly.

XL Challenge:

• Add a second ball. 
• As soon as a player has played the ball overarm over the net, the other play throws the ball underhand over the net.
• You can make it even more difficult by playing both the balls overarm.

Pass and overarm exercise

• Player A and A1 have the ball. 
• This player throws the ball to player B/B1 
• Player B/B1 passes the ball back 'perfectly' 
• Player A/A1 then plays the ball in the basket. 
• Player A/A1 picks up the ball and joins the back of the line. You follow your ball  

The tempo is automatic and can be increased. Make it harder by letting player B pass elsewhere, so player A has aim for the basket. Other option: Player A throws to a more difficult spot in the field. 

• select by putting the better players on field 1, increasing to field 6
• first cooperate: who reaches the first 7x in a row (do 2x)
• then against each other

1. begin of catch-throw movement and then 2x overarm, over the 
2. then catch-throw movement, 3x overarm, over the, touch end line
3. 

• now move up-move down 
• field 1 = winner, field 6 = loser
• so winner changes with loser on lower field, loser changes with winner on higher field 
• who is the first to have 3 points
• without serving (being with catch-throw movements)
• on field 5 and 6: catch-throw movement, 3x overarm
• on field 3 and 4: catch-throw movement, 3x overarm, touch end line
• on field 1 and 2: serve (or catch-throw movement, if it is not working), play overarm 1x, play 1x or 2x overarm

this exercise teaches the players to play 'smart'. Just over the net, or in the back in the corners 

explanation is for 6 players

• line 1 of 3 players with ball behind trainer
• rij 2 of 2 players to attack at left forward
• player from line 1 pushes ball in hands trainer, and player immediately walks to reserve position sv
• Trainer throws ball up to centre forward
• Play SV from centre forward the ball overarm on right or left forward (as setup)
• sv walks immediatelyafter playing the ball to the line of attackers
• there are 5 hoops on the other field
  • 1 in all corners of the field and 1 in the middle of the field
• player comes in play ball in hoop
• if this works SV AND PLAYER a point
• get own ball, join line servers
• in this exercise it is important to immediately walk on after  the action
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• Line of players A  (+- 4 players) in the middle of a field with a ball
• Player 1 is centre forward and is properly thrown ball by first player from line A
• Player 1 plays ball overarm in the basket
  • bend elbows
    
  • stretch elbows and point after ball 
• Player at the basket catches and joins line A.

• virtual circle with 2m diameter around every player
• player throws ball overarm up high for himself
• let the ball bounce 1x in the circle
• and overarm high again

Ball has to go high otherwise it will not bounce enough.