Volleyballexercises for u8

Per player 1 ball:

• throw up the ball for yourself and stop it through reception (bend your knees well)
• same exercise but now play OH first
• same exercise but play BH
• combination, play OH, control BH and catch in reception

• x-number of players standing on a bench
• x-number of players in front at 2 to 3 meters
• player in front of the bench throws the ball so that the player on the bench can catch BH
• player on the bench catches BH > drops to his knees and rolls the ball towards the player on the ground

The field is divided in 4 equal fields

• per field 2 players
• ball is thrown OH over the net
• the other players do a correct OH ball recovery by playing it to the basket, the player who is not on the ball runs to the basket and takes the bra.
• the easy version ends here

You can make this exercise more difficult by playing in one time.

Warm up from the back line to the net:

• run
• unscrew right arm
• Untie the left arm
• Untie both arms
• raise your knee
• heels-bottoms
• sideways (left and right)
• cross pass
• dive

Emphasis is on technique OH, so start with throwing the ball, if this goes well you can switch to key, attack or serve.

1. R1 throws the ball over to R2
2. R2 passes OH the ball to P2 (can be placed on a mat, where he/she is not allowed to get off) (comes into BH position)
3. P2 passes BH to A2
4. A2 passes to R1
5. R1 passes OH the ball to P1 (may be placed on a mat, which he/she is not allowed to leave) (enters BH position)
6. P1 passes BH to A1
7. A1 plays to R2
8. ....

1. Trainer plays ball to passer
2. Passer gives BH pass to attacker
3. Attacker plays to the predetermined zones by means of a BH

Turn after every ball

Exercise can be made more difficult by placing a defence (block)

Exercise to control the reception movement:

per 2 players a ball + hoop

1. player A throws the ball in arc to player B with hoop
2. Player B tries to estimate where the ball will fall by putting down the hoop.

Points of attention:

1. Correct reception position
2. sinking through the knees

You can extend the exercise by playing reception with the hoop leaning on the ground.

1 person either side of the field, other players behind the back line;

• Trainer puts ball in play in field A or B.
• Ball may only be played underarm.
• Foul? Run around the field until the end of the game and ensure ball safety.

• 1 player at position 5, 1 player at the net, 1 player at the other side of the net with the ball
• Player A throws ball to position 5, player defends ball to setter.
• Setter calls red or green and then joins to throw.
• Afterwards possibly calmly pass

• Match 1-1:
• divide field into smaller squares.
• Service, defense with minimum 2 contacts.
• Who gets 10 points first?

• The group is divided into pairs.
• They stand in front of each other in pump-up position.
• They do handshake
  • right/right, left/left
  • high five right/left, left/right

• The team is divided into 2 groups (4 according to the amount of players).
• team 1 = storage team
• team 2 = catch team
• Team 1 serves 1 for 1.
• They start close to the net and when they succeed they can move further and further away.
• Team 2 forms a line on the opposite side behind the back line.
• When player 1 of team 1 serves, player 1 of team 2 comes in the field to catch the ball.
• He catches the ball and walks outside the square to team 1 to serve and joins the back of the line.
• The server walks outside the square to team 2 to catch the ball and joins the back of the line.