Volleyballexercises for technique passing / defense / reception
Groups and Positions
- Divide players into two groups: Passers (Liberos, DS, and Outsides) and Servers.
- Passers form the receiving line.
- Servers are divided into two lines and must alternate lines at all times.
Execution
- The drill starts with a topspin serve from the box by a coach or player.
- Followed by a serve from zone 1 and a serve from zone 5.
- Serves alternate between these zones.
- Passers must pass the ball to the target in zone 3.
- After 9 serves, the receiving line rotates.
Variations
- Instead of a target in zone 3, position setters to set the ball to targets in zones 4 and 2.
Goal
- Establish responsibility zones for each player on the reception line for serves originating from different zones of the court.
Setup
- Three players in the serve-receive on positions 5, 6, and 1.
- One substitute behind the court.
- A setter starting on position 2/3.
- The rest of the players with a ball on the opposite side.
- Serve towards the receivers.
- Pass to position 2/3.
- The setter plays the ball to position 4 where a hoop is placed.
- A ball in an acceptable trajectory hitting the hoop is 1 point, directly in is 2 points.
- Encourage the team to aim for as many points as possible.
- Choose a fixed setter or rotate: receiver -> setter -> server -> substitute -> receiver.
- With a large group, you can use two sides.
- With a small group, you can reduce the number of receivers.
Exercise 1
- Throw with a run-up from cone position V to position III, side A.
- Throw with one arm, run-up from position II and catch the ball with an extended arm.
- With passing and intermediate pass overhead and underhand.
- Tennis balls are replaced by a ball. Player runs up and passes to player at position 2.
- Player at position 5.
- Player chooses position 2 or 5 and plays over to the place where they are not standing.
- 15 minutes of basketball throwing.
Setup
- Divide the group into two teams.
- The trainer is positioned on the side of the passers and catches the passes.
- Team A starts with serving, and Team B will be passing.
- After 15 points, switch the servers and passers.
- The trainer will now also catch passes on the other side of the net.
- Good serve that scores: +1 point.
- Good pass that is caught by the trainer: +1 point.
- Faulty serve that goes out or into the net: -1 point.
- Faulty pass: -1 point.
Execution
- Form pairs: one player with a ball, the other without a ball lying on the ground.
- Series of 30 seconds with 30 seconds rest.
- At the start signal, the player lying down stands up and receives the ball thrown to them.
- The player returns the ball overhead and goes back to the ground.
- Repeat: rise explosively, be ready, play, and return to the ground.
- After 30 seconds rest, the next series of 30 seconds with underhand passing.
- Switch roles and start again.
Execution
- Player at the net throws the ball to the other player.
- The other player returns the ball underhand.
- Switch roles after 15 times.
- The ball is thrown to the left and right of the player.
- Player moves around the cone to play the ball.
- Switch roles after 20 times.
- Pay attention to the plank and the correct foot forward.
Setup
- Divide the team into two groups. Each group takes position on one side of the net.
- One side serves, while the other side positions three players as receivers.
- The receivers attempt to pass the ball upwards and catch it on their own side.
- Servers take turns serving.
- After each catch, a new receiver enters the field for the one who caught the ball.
- Play until 10 points are reached.
- The servers score a point if the ball is not caught.
- The receivers score a point if the ball is caught.
- An incorrect service does not count.
- After one round, the teams switch sides.
- In the second round, they play with two receivers instead of three.
Execution
- The trainer stands at the net with a ball.
- Three players enter the court each time.
- The trainer hits the ball towards the defenders.
- The defenders pass the ball back to the trainer.
- The defenders immediately get ready again to defend the next ball.
- If the ball hits the ground, a new group of three players enters the court.
- The pace is high.
Setup
- Divide the group into two. One player stands with a few balls at the pole.
- One setter stands at the net to distribute the ball.
- Each defender has a ball, except one. So if there are four defenders on the court, three have a ball.
- The player at the pole sets the ball to the setter.
- The setter plays the ball (initially easy) to a random defender with a ball.
- This defender first throws their ball to another defender without a ball and then passes to the setter.
- The setter immediately plays another ball to a different defender with a ball.
- Regularly switch players and positions.
Objective
- Put pressure on the opponent with service and attack.
- Handle easy balls and quickly set up an attack.
- The coach throws the ball to the team of six players.
- The team of six builds an attack and must score from the rally pass.
- The team of four tries to prevent this by blocking and defending.
- Teams switch when the team of six scores 5 points.
- Each score by the team of six: 1 point.
- Each ball defended or blocked by the team of four: 1 point deduction.
- Each incorrect rally pass: 2 points deduction.
- Take responsibility.
- Get under the ball and play precisely.
- Make the pass, then move for the attack.
- Recognise and seize opportunities.
Execution
- Divide the team into two groups. Have the players form two lines facing each other at the 3-meter line.
- Players pass the ball over the net and then run around the net post to join the other group.
- On one side, parallel to the sideline, there is an agility ladder. Players perform an exercise through the ladder before joining the line.
- Expand with block jumps, attack approach, or strength exercises.
- Alternate between underhand and overhand passing.
- The ball must not fall to the ground.
- Communication is crucial.
- Optionally, add a penalty if the ball falls to the ground.
Execution
- Three servers stand on one side of the net.
- On the other side, there are two lines with the remaining players.
- One player from each line enters the court, so there are a total of two players on the court.
- The servers take turns serving.
- The two players on the court pass the ball to the other player.
- That player sets the ball, after which the third ball goes over the net.
