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Volleyball drills for technique warming-up

  • 2 or 3 lines
  • trainer rolls the hoop
  • player is walking besides the hoop and touches, with the LEFT leg, the ground THROUGH the hoop
  • the hoop should roll on
  • if this succeeds, this can be done multiple times per roll.

variants

  1. same for right leg
  2. walk in pairs besides the hoop
    • hoop in the middle
    • and than clap your hand IN the hoop (RL-RL)
  3. walk in pairs beside the hoop
    • transfer the ball UNDERHAND through the hoop
      • so sit low
  4. walk in pairs beside the hoop
    • the one gives the ball UNDERHAND through the hoop
    • the other transfers the ball ABOVE the hoop
    • next run reverse
  • trainer choses 4 (or 5) lines, and numbers them 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.
  • Everybody stands on the outer line
  • trainer calls out a line number, and everyone runs over there
  • repeat a number of times
  • At a given moment, the last to make the line is eliminated
  • until there is a winner
    • disadvantage is that the lesser runners will not improve, because they are eliminated first.

Each player has a ball and dribbles (right-left each time)  through the hall.

At the trainer's signal

  • Throw ball up, knee contact, catch
  • Throw ball up, head ball, catch
  • Throw ball up, play overarm, catch
  • Throw ball up, play overarm, head ball, catch
  • Throw ball up, play overarm, overarm, play overarm, catch

Variants

  • Throw ball up, right shoulder, catch
  • Throw ball up, left shoulder, catch
  • Throw ball up, right shoulder, left shoulder, catch
  • The trainer appoints 1-2 taggers, who have to tag the rest of the players.
  • If you have been tagged sit on a knee and raise an arm: the WC.
  • You can then free the other players by:
    • first, one of the players sits on your knee
    • then a player flushes by pulling your arm
  • Will the tagger(s) succeed in tagging all players?

3 rope ladders so 3 groups

  • In and out with both feet
  • The feet forwards on the outside, you bend your knees
  • Then you step in 1 box with your left foot, and with your right foot you touch your buttocks
  • In every box 2 feet
  • Hop sidewards 2 aside and 1 back
  • with two legs you hop sidewards, you bend your knees, and place your right foot behind your left foot
  • Wad of cotton relay race:
  • 2 (or more) groups competing with each other.
  • There is a wad of cotton for every group which has to be brought from the one side line to the other by means of a dive and 1x blowing.
  • You can start as soon as the person in front of you is lying on his belly.
  • Everyone 1 ball and stand on the side line
    • move to the other side line while playing the ball overarm.
  • Idem
    • 3x playing overarm
    • Clap in your hands
    • 3x controlling
    • etc
  • Idem
    • 3x playing overarm
    • touch the ground
    • 3x playing overarm
    • etc
  • Line 1 players ready   to stop ball
  • Line 2  players behind trainer
    • The first gives ball to trainer and joins line 1
  • Trainer rolls ball and player from line 1:
    • Stops ball with right hand
    • Stops ball with left hand
    • Stops ball with foot
    • Runs around and sits before the ball and lets the ball roll between the legs
    • Runs around and lies down before the ball and keeps ball still with outstretched arms
  • High tempo!
  • roll out 2 rope ladders
  • Perform assignment and trainer is at the end of the rope ladder and throws the ball
  • Player controls that ball and catches the ball and puts the ball in the ball box
  • You can change this per kid, depending on their success.
  • Challenge the child at its level.                
    • In each box 1 foot L R L R
    • rope-ladders-jumping
    • In every box 2 feet LR LR LR-In and out
    • rope-ladders-jumping
    • Move sideways
    • rope-ladders-jumping
    • and turn around
  • Two teams are spread over the field. (1 team has ribbons)
  • The objective is for a team to pass the ball 10 times without interruption without the ball touching the ground or being captured by the opponent.
  • If player B gets the ball from player A, he cannot throw it back to player A.
  • Walking with the ball is not allowed.
  • You are not allowed to hit the ball from someone's hands.
  • You are also not allowed to pass the ball.
  • If the ball is dropped, or is captured by the opponent, the count starts again at zero.
  • If a team succeeds 10x in doing so, it scores a point.
  • Lie down in pairs of 2 next to each other
  • 1 tagger and 1 runner.
  • Runner lies down next to a pair and is safe
  • The one on the other side of the pair will be the runner.
  • If runner is tagged, he/she will be tagger.

Trainer stands with ball box at the net, position 2/3, players stand at position 1, 5 and 6 for defense.

Trainer throws ball to players:

  • If ball at position 1, players of position 1 and 6 exchange after playing back ball
  • If ball at position 6, players remain standing
  • If ball at position 5, players of position 5 and 6 clear after playing back ball


  • As long as the passing remains good at 2/3, the coach continues to pass the ball.
  • Players not participating stand around the field and make sure the ball pit stays filled.