Volleyballexercises for u19

  • In 2 pairs with 2 balls, do everything 8 times.
  • Out of the neck, right, left, hit, OH, BH in 2x. (Penalty if ball on the ground)
  • Next:
    • Roll ball over from behind between the legs and stay low, keep moving sideways
    • (1 ball) Mirroring sideways with 1 ball in left and 1 ball in right hand, pick up ball from floor.

  • Organisation:
    • Serve from p1 on 2 or 3 players. (p1, p6)
    • Sv on p2/3.
    • Attacker on P4B opposite block P2A.
    • Libero on P5A and defender on P6B.
  • Execution:
    • Process service pass into attack on 4.
    • If score, serve again. (max 2x)
    • If defended, pass to OH and attack again.
  • Running:
    • Passer becomes attacker, attacker becomes block, then defender, then server.
    • Server goes to backup passer.
drawing Playing side-out
  • 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.
    This one defends the ball on 3m p3 and at that moment the player on p5 comes to play the ball BH to p2.
    And it starts all over again.
  • Running: from p2 to p4 to p5 to p1 and again to p2
drawing Butterfly exercise
  • Organisation:
    • Divide the group in 2x5 and each on a field half.
    • 3 players with 1 ball on position 2 and 3 without ball on position 5.
  • Execution:
    • Start with throwing the ball over and running after it, then pass the ball over.
    • Now play the ball from position 2 BH and from position 5 OH.
    • Still run after the ball.
    • Then from position 5 do a block jump on position 4.
    • Then add a dive/roll from position 2 to position 1.
    • Approx. 10 minutes and let the tempo increase gradually.
drawing Double 5
  • 2 x 4 players on the sidelines along the length of the field.
  • Throw in to the opposite side and chase the ball, halfway across shuffle AW.
    • 2 arms from neck.
    • Right arm.
    • Left arm.
    • OH - BH in 2 x.
    • OH - BH stroke.
  • Extend to 4 balls.
drawing Running in / practicing
  • 2 players facing each other in the middle.
  • Dominant side has ball.
  • Both block and the non-dominant side taps the ball with two hands.
  • After landing, dominant side chooses a side and moves sideways to the antenna and jumps again with ball which is tapped over the net by the non-dominant side.
  • Then 1 blocked player, 2 players with balls behind them, 1 attacker on the opposite side. Ball is thrown over the blockers to the attacker.
  • Blocker watches arm of attacker and blocks ball to position 6.
  • Extend to 2-block with slide and centre, including movement.
drawing Blocking exercise M + D
  • 6-3 (or ideally 6-6)
  • Build up calmly.
  • If necessary, 2 attempts.
  • Stroke not correct, trainer plays a ball.
  • Play out the rally. (If there are too few players, you cannot play on that position).
  • The side where the ball falls receives an attack from the trainer.
  • Then the trainer throws a freeball to the other side.
  • Freeball MUST be played to position 1.
  • Series of 3 balls.
  • 2/3 scored?
  • Team gets a point.
  • Up to 10.
  • Half of the group works, other half passes balls and ensures ball safety.
  • 2 trainers pass balls.
  • Player enters court, does split-step and taps ground with 2 hands.
  • T touches 1st ball which is defended to catch at position 2/3, T touches 2nd ball which the player defends again after moving and split-step.
  • All this at position 5, 6 and 1.


drawing Defending and moving
  • Find out what the players can do.
  • Organization:
    • On field A 2 persons without the ball. 1 at the net and 1 at 3m. at position 4 and a SV at 2/3.
    • Further on field A a row with ball on 6.
    • On field B a defender on 6 and 5.
    • Defending and (for now) catching and connecting on field A.
  • Method of working:
    • Player on 6 throws/plays the ball to SV.
    • At the moment of set-up the player at 4 moves backwards at the net (a C-run) and attacks the passed ball.
    • Both SV and player give attacking cover.
    • The attacker takes the place of the passer.
    • Later move attack to 3 and defenders to 1 and 5.
drawing Attacks on 3 and 4
  • Basically an exercise to play well BH, but also with an "attacking idea".
  • Organisation:
    • Line up 2 players with ball and 1 without ball on position 5/6 on field B.
    • Line-up of 4 players on position 6 on field A.
    • There is also a player on position 2/3 and at the net on position 4.
  • Working method:
    • On field B the player in front throws/strikes the ball to the first players on field A and then closes the gap on field A.
    • The OH passes the ball high to the players on 2/3.
    • The latter plays the ball BH to position 4, first going to "attack coverage" and then taking position 4.
    • As soon as the ball leaves 2/3, the player on 4 moves to the 3m-line.
    • Then, after a short "run", this player plays the ball BH to the player without the ball on field B.
    • This player catches the ball and closes in at the back of field B.
drawing Overhead
  • 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 run around the net post to join the other group.
  • Place a speedfoot ladder on one side, parallel to the sideline, and have the players do an exercise through the ladder before joining the row.
  • It is possible to extend this with block jumps, attacking passes or strength exercises.
  • Important is that the ball should not fall on the ground, communication is important.
  • If necessary, add a sanction when the ball falls on the ground.
  • Alternate between underhand and overhand.
drawing Warm up with ball
  • Organization:
    • 6 players per field.
    • 2 on each side of the net in position 1.
    • Pass to 5 or 6, build up and pass the ball to the server.
    • The server defends to position 6, who executes the first contact, and the previous server sets the ball to position 2, the defence player.
    • As long as there are 2 balls, keep going, if 1 is dropped, go for the point.
drawing Beach: short + deep placement + build up of defense