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Volleyball drills for technique warming-up

without-ballWarm up for the school.

Team 2
: One player sits on the ground with legs wide and has the ball.
The other player is standing.

  • The sitting player rolls the ball 1x along the left leg and the standing player taps the ball back.
  • After this the ball goes past the right leg and the standing player moves with closing pass to this ball and taps it back.
  • This way from left to right on a good tempo.



  • Player A throws ball over the net.
  • Player B or C passes ball to other player
  • The other player quickly runs to the net and sets up the ball for the same player who passed.
  • This player tries to get a pawn off the bench with overhand play or a hitting move.
  • Change after 5 balls


Which pair or team has knocked off/handled the most pawns after X number of minutes?


pawns-of-the-bank

  • Player A throws ball over the net.
  • Player B or C passes the ball over the net.
  • The other player quickly runs under the net and sets up the ball for the same player who passed.
  • This player tries to get a pawn off the bench with overhand play or a hitting move.


Which pair or team has knocked the most pawns off the bench after X number of minutes?


  • 2 groups. Each group starts on a different side of the hall with quiet running.
  • When the trainer calls 'yes', the front player of the group sprints to the other group.

3 gives setup on 1 and 1 attacks on 2. 2 defends to 3, 3 gives setup on 2 and 2 attacks on 1, 1 defends on 3 and it starts all over again.


pearls-3-pcs

  • Quiet walk to the other side of the hall.
  • One player indicates with a "Yes" that the other players have to do an assignment.
  • Another player gives the orders on the way back.
  • The assignments are:
    • Tap the ground
    • Turn around your own axis
    • Jump up
    • Walk backwards
    • Heels (6 times)
    • Up on your hands and feet, at the command backwards on your hands and feet
  • Squats with arm swing, bend the knees (weight backwards as if you are sitting on a chair) swing the arms downwards and as soon as you come up with the arms again, the body also comes up to the toes.--> 10 times fast, 10 times easy, 5 times super slow
  • Handwalk. Put the hand flat on the ground and walk as far as you can with the hands in front, walk back with the hands under the shoulder, push up and walk with the feet to the hands

3 players at the net at equal distance from each other (1, 2, 3, 4).
3 players on the backline (A, B, C, D).

  • Player A plays BH to player 1,
  • player 1 plays BH back,
  • player A plays BH to player 2,
  • player 2 plays BH back,
  • etc.


The moment player A plays to player 2, player B starts playing BH to player 1, etc.



One scapegoat is appointed, this scapegoat must try to catch the other players within the yellow lines.

  • Has the ticker ticked 3 players? Next ticker!
  • The whole volleyball field is the playing field.
  • In the middle of the field the net hangs about 40 cm above the ground (do not tighten the bottom line for safety reasons).
  • The players and tickers can dive under the net to get to the other side of the court.
  • the players stand side by side on the back line
  • From the defensive position, one step forward is taken,
    • The players stand side by side on the back line and the upper body is moved forward as low as possible.
    • The protruding leg must be bent so that the body remains low.
    • In the meantime, the arms remain stretched out in front of the body.
    • If the back of the player passes the front foot, the player will fall forward and the arms are placed side by side on the floor to catch the fall.
  • While the hands are on the floor, the back must be drawn hollow and the body moves a little further forward.
  • The intention is that the belly hits the ground first.
  • After this the player stands again on the spot where he landed and repeats the exercise until the net is reached.
  • Usually this can be done in 2 or 3 dives.
  • Walk 3x back and forth in a runner's pace to the net
  • Walk 3x back and forth in double-step to the net, waving your arms as you walk
  • Cross walk to the net 3x (waving your arms along)
  • 3 times back and forth sideways to the net (arms swinging)


In a circle

  • Twist ankles, knees, shoulders
  • sitting on the floor stretching hemstrings
  • 20 times sit-ups, sideways, push-ups, superman


  • Sit on the ground with your legs spread and try to grab your ankles on both sides. Then legs together and then grab the ankles with both arms.
  • Stretch your arms by bringing your left arm to your right shoulder. & vice versa.
  • Planks. right side, left side and straight plank.
  • abdominal muscles.
  • Lunges, stepping out with your right leg and left leg.