Volleyball drills for technique warming-up
- 1 player at position 2.
- 1 player on position 3.
- Coach or player on position 4.
- Rest of the players in a line behind the back line at position 1.
- Player at position 2 throws a deep ball.
- Player passes back.
- Player at position 3 throws a short ball inside the three meter line.
- Player passes back ball.
- Player/coach at position 4 hits or throws a deep ball.
- Player passes it back and joins the back of the row again.
- Don't forget to pass regularly!
- Coach stands in the middle by the net.
- Line of three players stand behind the back line.
- Trainer throws balls alternately to the right and then to the left.
- Players start walking in circles because they are in threes.
- Players who are not in line are collecting balls.
- Organization:
- Divide 2 quads on both fields.
- Players stand on 3m-line.
- The first player on field A has a ball.
- Implementation:
- Player on field A with the ball throws it with 2 hands from the neck over the net, runs under the net over the backline and joins behind it.
- The first player on field B catches the ball and throws it back and runs under the net as well.
- Regularly change the way of throwing: with: right hand, with left hand and throws from chest height.
- After 2 or 3 minutes let the bra play. Now it is no longer necessary to walk over the back line.
- After 2 minutes, make a block jump before passing under the net.
- Then after the block jump, move sideways and make another block jump.
- Attention point:
- The rally must be kept going.
- In case BH cannot be played, OH may be played.
- Code warm-up game.
- You make 2 or 3 groups.
- You come up with a code of about 8 numbers. {depending on the condition of the team}
- Say my code is 11325543.
- 1- 2 x run to the net and back.
- 2- 5x abs.
- 3- 5 times blocking.
- 4- 2 x dive.
- 5- 20 seconds in sitting position against the wall.
- The pair tries to decipher the code.
- They do 1 of the 5 exercises, then come to the trainer to see if the number is correct.
- If yes:
- May they try to guess the next one.
- If no:
- They have to choose another number to guess the code.
- Who deciphers the code first, wins.
- There is one passer in the field at position [6].
- The trainer or a playmaker stands with the balls at the net at position [3].
- The ball is introduced by hitting or pricking and there is a variation in short/long and hard/soft.
- The passer keeps the ball from the ground (prio 1) and provides the pass to [2/3] (prio 2) where the ball is caught by a team mate.
- This exercise can be played in two variants.
- A. [suitable for large teams]
- After the pass, a new player is rotated into the field and the passer joins the back of the line.
- High tempo!
- The team can be split in two, so that one team always picks up the balls from the other team.
- B. [suitable for small teams]
- The passer remains standing.
- He quickly takes up his position again after the pass and processes a new ball (10 in total).
- The other players spread out to collect the balls.
- After 10 passes the passer takes off and the ball is passed.
- High tempo!
- Make 3 team, per team 1 ball and 1 bench.
- Benches at equal distance (triangle with 3 teams).
- Teams try to score by bouncing the ball on an opponent's bench each time.
- 1 point each time. Never the same person in a row.
- The teammate defends the bench.
- Which team will have 10 points first?
- Variation:
- No running with the ball (i.e. throwing).
- Per person 1 hoop.
- Running next to the hoop, take as many steps as possible with your left foot through the hoop.
- Running next to the hoop, take as many steps as possible with your right foot through the hoop.
- Running next to the hoop, tapping the ground with your left hand through the hoop.
- Running next to the hoop, tapping the ground with the right hand through the hoop.
- Overtake the hoop and let it roll between your legs.
- Next:
- Throw in tight in pairs (3x*) and keep the hoop moving in front of/next to you.
- Pass over and immediately crawl through your own hoop.
- Overplay OH and roll over the hoop.
- Organization:
- 2 on P2 with 1 ball.
- 1 player on 4 and 1 on 6.
- Implementation:
- Player on 1 plays bra to 4.
- From 4 a technical attack on p6.
- Pass to P2 and again a setup to p4.
- Running direction:
- From p2 to p4 to p5 to p2.
- TR --> throws the ball to player A.
- Player S --> pass to SV.
- SV --> setup to player B.
- Player B --> pass to --> player C.
- Player C --> pass to SV.
- SV setup on diagonal to reserve SV.
- Back up SV catches --> ball in ball pit.
- After 10 substitutions of SV.
- When both SVs have been through, the other players turn one spot --> the exercise starts again.
- When there are more than 5 players, split the group in two. (Possibly an extra passer.
- 5 full laps in run around the field, bouncing left-right.
- Then all on the sideline: (6 -6):
- Ball on the ground, sitting low to halfway around the field and back (10 X).
- Ball on ground, sideways low moving to opposite side, rolling back ball and inciting to dive and arrive at opposite side in front of ball again.
- Ball 2 x BH up and 3rd ball BH forward, etc to opposite side and AW back in the same way.
- Same as OH.
- 2 x 6 before the 3 m line, throw ball over the net into the opposite side's backfield and catch after 1 bounce.
- In 2 pairs:
- In 2 x BH pass over and flat on belly, get back up as soon as possible and continue playing.
- 8 x controlled attacks after which the roles are reversed without stopping.
- Defender with back to attacker when kicking ball on front feet, on signal to turn around to defend (10 x).
- (Defender passes ball back to player at the net, turns around and taps back line, sprints forward and defends ball on 3m-line.
- (Russian passing-drill (1.10 min)
- Organization:
- 2 players with ball at the end of a bench at the net on field B.
- Libero at position 5 on field B.
- 2 players with ball on the backline on field A.
- Trainer with balls at the right side of field A.
- Remaining players at position 5 on field A.
- Implementation:
- 1st player comes running at p4, blocks ball.
- On coming down the player on the back line p6 throws up the ball.
- Blocking player is going to play this ball up and then runs back.
- For a 2nd block to then defend the back line.
- Then trainer throws a ball on the 3m-line to be attacked on L.
- Pick up the ball and give it to the trainer.
- Solving points:
- Do not start too fanatically.
- Regularly change the players on the bench and on the back line.
- The first student picks up the second and they have to return to the starting point with the hoop around their waists.
- Nr 1 holds the wall with one hand.
- Nr 2 picks up nr 3 and holds on to nr 1.
- And so on.
- When everybody is picked up, a long chain is formed and everybody has to try to get through the hoop.