Volleyball drills for technique warming-up
Pairs a ball.
- 1 player bounces ball, other player tries to take it away without grabbing the opposing player. If successful, the role changes.
- In pairs pass the ball from one side of the room to the other. Without running with the ball yourself. Who is the fastest? If it goes wrong, pick up where it went wrong.
- Same, but then throw it. If it goes wrong then start again.
- Ball in the middle of the room between the players. Players on the back line on coach's signal run to the ball. Who has the ball first?
- Players one meter apart with ball in the middle on the floor. On signal from trainer. Hands on head/ knee/ shoulder/ or ball.
- 1 of the two has the ball and holds it with two hands. Opponent has hands just above the ball. As soon as the other drops the ball, try to catch it before it hits the ground.
Mats and tapping:
- There are 3 mats.
- Players must change mats 10 times. They can be tapped and then they lose the points.
Game:
- 2 teams play against each other.
- Ball must be thrown OH.
- If one has caught the ball, one may not run with the ball.
- If one drops the ball one must leave the field of play. One can return if the other fellow players have caught the ball 3 times.
2-pairs one ball:
- Throwing on and touching back, pay attention to good posture, stand firmly wide, make small passes towards the ball.
- Passing and touching back from movement:
- Running backwards
- Walk sideways
- Running forward
Trying to play over:
- 1x to yourself and then play over.
- Trying to run after.
Divide the group into two.
- 1 SV on the side for attack
- 1st player blue has no ball the rest do
- 1st player blue sprints around the pawn, then gets one of va the 2nd players thrown on --> pass to the other side - red defender
- Red defender passes to SV
- SV gives setup an attack on 52
ROTATION
- Blue passer --> guard red
- Attacker gets the ball himself and joins behind line of blue
- Divide the group into 4 (or more) players
- Player (divider) at the net with ball
- The rest of the players in defense. Each player has 1 ball with the exception of 1 player
Exercise:
- Player at the net constantly distributes the ball to a defender with ball --> player throws his ball to player without ball and passes the ball back to the player at the net.
Organization:
- Make two teams of 5.
- Positions 2 (2x), 4, 5 and 1.
- Ball on P2.
Execution:
- Start by throwing ball with 2 hands from neck from 2 to 4.
- Catch at 4 and throw with 1 hand to 1.
- Catch and throw with 2 hands underhand on 3/6.
- Walking from 2 to 4: sidestep.
- From 4 to 5: backwards: shuffle.
- From 5 to 3/6 and through to 1: fast walk.
- From 1 to 2: fast walk.
Next:
- Bra from 2 to 4.
- Tight to 2 and there passes to 3/6.
- Bra from 3/6 to 2 and resume.
Players stand in pairs with 1 ball.
Start about 2 meters apart.
Repeat the same thing 4 times each time. Then player switches places with their playing partner.
Start about 2 meters apart.
Repeat the same thing 4 times each time. Then player switches places with their playing partner.
- On belly and they push the ball back and forth 5 times - then course OH throwing to each other. After throwing, player moves via side shuffle.
- On belly and they push the ball back and forth 5 times - then course overhand keying/pushing - catch ball each time.
- On knees start with 5 times keying/pushing - then course overhand keying/pushing - 1 player catches - 1 player keys back immediately.
- Starting on knees with 5 times keying/pushing - then overhand keying/pushing - who can continue keying?
Players line up one behind the other.
Can be played in 2 teams as a match.
Can be played in 2 teams as a match.
- Ball passing overhead.
- Passing the ball through the legs.
- Ball passed through the hip -right -left - alternating-.
- Ball is passed alternately above the head and through the legs.
- Ball is rolled between players' legs from front to back. Rear player takes ball and runs to front and does this again.
- Players lie on their stomachs on the ground. Rear player jumps over each player. At the end he turns around and throws the ball to the back player. And again.
- Players lie on their stomachs on the ground. Rear player jumps over each player. At the end he turns around and rolls the ball to the back player under the other players who have formed a bridge at that time.
- Form two rows at the back line.
- 1 ball per 2 players.
- Players alternate playing to each other!
- The last one tries to score the ball in the basket.
- You may want to make this more difficult by placing basket past the net so they have to go under this.
Exercises:
- All keys.
- Everything underhand.
- Alternate between keys/underhands.
- Free choice; the last player scores by hitting the basket with an overhand shot.
Divide the group into two, start from the back line:
- Dribble front feet -1st player starts running on TR's signal-.
- Sprint to the net.
- Sprint to 7 meters - now the 2nd player dribbles!!!-.
- Sprint to net.
- Sprint to 3 meters.
- Pass under the net and dive toward the bench - now the 2nd player starts --> etc. etc.
- Around the pawn and sprint back to starting position.
Extension:
Which team is the fastest?
- Dribble front feet -1st player starts running on TR's signal-.
- Sprint to the net.
- Sprint to 7 meters - now the 2nd player dribbles!!!-.
- Sprint to net.
- Sprint to 3 meters.
- Pass under the net and dive toward the bench - now the 2nd player starts --> etc. etc.
- Around the pawn and sprint back to starting position.
Extension:
Which team is the fastest?
Divide the group into two
- 1 catcher at 2/3 + 1 guard.
- 1st player has no ball the rest do
- 1st player sprints around the pawn, then gets a ball thrown to him by the 2nd player --> pass to the SV. Who must stay on the mat to catch the ball.
- Each good ball is 1 point --> who has the first e.g. 20 points!!!
Divide the group into two, start from the back line:
Trainer precedes first.
Trainer precedes first.
- Dribble on the front feet.
- Sprint to the net.
- Sprint to 7 meters.
- Sprint to net.
- Sprint to 3 meters.
- Pass under net and dive toward bench.
- Over the bench.
- Around the pawn and sprint back to starting position.
2 players and 1 towel
- Players catch and throw ball up and catch in towel. Towel is between both players.
Variations for the better catchers:
- Same but throw ball over length net - move and catch.
- Same but on both sides of net 2 players with towel. Playing over the net.
- Points just like regular volleyball.