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Volleyballexercises for u6

Last update: january 2026
  • Work in 2 teams each divided on one side of the field.
  • On each side there is also a chair starting on a position.
  • On this chair sits someone from the other team which makes sure that on the other side someone from your own team sits on a chair.
  • Other players serve the ball towards the chair. If the person sitting on the chair drops the ball, they switch positions and the chair moves one position.
  • Goal: be the first to move the chair around all positions and be back at the starting position.

Besides technique, communication is also important in volleyball. And both aspects also apply to this exercise. And reacting adequately to situations which go differently than normal. In such an exercise you can see very well how different players are.

service-and-defense-4

Three players line up to pass (numbers 3, 4 and 5) Player 2 stands ready at the side of the same field of play. The other players stand ready with ball to serve on the other side.


  • Player 1 serves the ball (and then immediately walks to where player 2 is already standing).
  • A player passes the ball. Another player gives a setup. And the third player plays the ball over the net. All three players must play the ball, either a pass, or a setup, or an attack.
  • Once the ball is over the net, the players turn: 2 goes into the court (where 3 was first) 3 goes to mid-back, 4 goes to the spot of 5 and 5 goes the serving spot of the other half.
  • Then the next player can serve, on the drawing this is player 8. Etc.

Necessary:

  • 4 balls
  • 7-8 players
  • 2 balls/2 people
  • Player 1 has 2 balls, which she throws over in turn,
  • Player 2 catches both balls. The roles are then reversed.
    • Option 1: The balls are thrown over with increasing difficulty.
    • Option 2: the first ball is caught bra, the second ball in split.



ball-skills-2

  • 1 ball/ 2 persons
  • Player 1 bounces the ball under the net,
  • Player 2 picks up the ball from the air and dribbles under the net.
  • Player 1 and 2 exchange places.
    • Option 1: ball is thrown over.
    • Option 2: the ball is plucked out of the air, then a high bounce and the ball is pushed over.



ball-skills-20

  • 1 ball and 1 hoop/2persons
  • player 1 tries to get the ball in the hoop,
  • player 2 drops the ball in the hoop and catches it in split position.
    • Option 1: person 2 may choose where the hoop is.
    • Option 2: after catching the ball in the split position, the ball is built up.


ball-in-hoop-keys

  • 2 balls/2 people
  • Player 1 has 2 balls, which she throws over in turn, player 2 catches both balls.
  • The roles are then reversed.
    • Option 1: The balls can be thrown over with increasing difficulty.
    • Option 2: the first ball is caught bra, the second ball in split.
    • Option 3: player 1 catches ball under net, person 2 throws ball over net.



ball-skills-1

  • Per 3 players, 1 ball.
  • Player A bounces the ball and then calls out a color (blue-red).
  • Player A throws the ball over.
  • Player B goes to the potty at the net, player C goes to the potty at the back of the field.
  • Player C catches the ball. Player B catches the ball - passes key to C. C passes key.
  • Player A catches the ball.formation
  • Besides technique, communication is also important in volleyball.
  • And both aspects also apply to this exercise.
  • And reacting adequately to situations which go differently than normal.
  • In such an exercise you can see very well how different players are.

service-and-defense-3

  • Three players line up to pass (numbers 3, 4 and 5)
  • Player 2 stands ready at the side of the same field of play. The other players stand ready with ball to serve on the other side.


  • Player 1 serves the ball (and then immediately walks to where player 2 is already standing).
  • A player passes the ball. Another player gives a setup. And the third player plays the ball over the net. All three players must play the ball, either a pass, or a setup, or an attack.
  • Once the ball is over the net, the players turn: 2 goes into the court (where 3 was first) 3 goes to mid-back, 4 goes to the spot of 5 and 5 goes the serving spot of the other half.
  • Then the next player can serve, on the drawing this is player 8. Etc.

Necessary:

  • 4 balls
  • 7-8 players

Apart from technique, communication is important in volleyball. And both aspects also apply to this exercise. And reacting adequately to situations that go differently than normal. In this kind of exercise you can see very well how different players are.

  • We start with 5 minutes of serving for everyone.
  • Then this exercise begins

service-and-defense-2

  • Three players line up to pass (numbers 3, 4 and 5). Player 2 stands ready at the side of the same court. The other players are ready with the ball to serve on the other side.
    • Player 1 serves the ball (and then immediately runs to where player 2 is already standing)
    • A player passes the ball. Another player gives a setup. And the third player plays the ball over the net. All three players must play the ball, either a pass, or a setup, or an attack.
    • Once the ball is over the net, the players turn: 2 goes into the court (where 3 was first) 3 goes to mid-back, 4 goes to the spot of 5 and 5 goes the serving spot of the other half.
    • Then the next player can serve, on the drawing this is player 8. Etc.

Playing in pairs fanatically.

Block defend with dive

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  • 1 blocks first at the centre and then at the left front.
  • after the block, turns around and defends back the attack of 3.
  • then defends (in dive) short ball from 5
  • 2 is next
  • Turn over: 1 to short ball, 3 to blocking, 5 to attack

The warm-up

  • The students stand in the field in a semi-circle.
  • The pupils throw the ball to each other.
  • The ball is always thrown to a different person, so not to the same person as who gave it to him/her.
  • When a boy has dropped the ball on the ground, all boys have to run a circle.
  • When the girls have thrown the ball on the ground then all girls have to run a circle.

  • As a variation, you can throw in more balls so that the game goes faster and they have to run more often.


You can also give the students numbers 1, 2,. When someone from 1 drops the ball, group 1 runs a circle. When someone from group 2 drops the ball group 2 runs.

Playing in pairs fanatically.

Block defend with dive

respond-3
  • 1 blocks first at the centre and then at the left front.
  • after the block, turns around and defends back the attack of 3.
  • then defends (in dive) short ball from 5
  • 2 is next
  • Turn over:
    • 1 to short ball
    • 3 to blocking
    • 5 to attack

1 sv stands on sv place in the field with the trainer and the other sv stands rv on the field with the rest of the players.

Accent is set up, block on outside and play smart.

If big team does a good attack then they get a point. If the ball falls on the ground or doesn't come over the net the other two players get two points. When BH is over the net each player gets 1 point. Coach throws the ball over the net 6 times (so you can get 12 points). After that change positions.

Coach plays high ball in the back.defending-the-ball-and-building-the-attack

Pass to SV

Set up

Attack: only from position 2

Trainer plays on or gets a new ball and plays to 2 (SV)

SV sets up

Block set up

Defending behind (from the smart ball from 1)

Defend block with dive

blocking-1
- 1 blocks first at the center and then at the front left
- after blocking, turns around and defends back attack from 3
- then defends (in dive) short ball from 5
- 2 is next
Turn over: - 1 to short ball
- 3 to blocking
- 5 to attack


Variation:

two defenders position 1 2.

1 blocks turns around gets a hit ball from position 4.



In this exercise, positions 4 and 7 are not occupied. On the right is sv.

Accent in this exercise:

- pass, block and sv

- Try to play through and vary attacking balls: smash, hole in the middle or play on the lines left and right (in the back is difficult because there is no miss-back who can defend the ball.

Trainer plays high ball at the backblock-defense-1

Pass to SV

Set up

Attack

Trainer plays to 1 or 2

Set up to the other

Block set up

Defending behind

Position 4 does not participate

SV swaps with 8 (so position 3 and 8 swap)

First with attack and after a number of balls switch positions (front / back).

You can also vary by giving different orders to attackers (where to attack and where to play the ball).


Trainer plays high ball in the back.block-defense

Pass to SV

Set up

Attack

Trainer plays to 1 or 2

Set up to the other

Block set up

Defending behind

Set up net

Run rounds around the hall and stretch

ROLL BALL AND STOP


  • Line 1 players ready to stop ball
  • Line 2 players behind trainer with ball
    • Front player puts ball in hands trainer and joins line 1
  • Trainer rolls ball and player from line 1:
    • Stops ball with right hand
    • Stops ball with left hand
    • Stops the ball with the foot
    • Runs around and sits in front of the ball, and lest ball roll between the legs
    • Runs around and lies down in front of the ball and holds the ball still with stretched arms
  • High tempo!


Stomach muscle exercises:

20 x up, 20 x up, hold, 10 x up in 3 steps, 5 x up in 7 steps

10 x squats, 10 x burpies, planking, push ups


attack-and-score

  • this exercise, the attackers get the mission to immediately score with their attack. The defense has to prevent this of course.

    A permanent playmaker is used. A number of attackers is on one side of the playing field with a ball. They play the ball to the playmaker, who will give the set up for the attacker.
    If the attacker scores, he joins the back of the line of attackers (as reward). If the attacker does not score, he has to defend. Rotating happens in the following way. attacker - A - B - C - D - attacker.

    In defense, A is the blocker.
    Make it clear upfront what immediate scoring means: ball on the ground, even if there is no playable defense.

  • permanent playmaker
  • line of attackers with ball plays ball to sv
  • Set-up to attacker 1
  • If attack scores, join line attackers
  • Otherwise attacker 1 to A - B - C- D- attacker
  • In defense: A = blocker, BCD= back

The four quart fields have been numbered (see triangles in picture) The goal is to reach field 1 as a team by not making any mistakes!

The game begins with bringing the ball into the field. This can be done by the trainer, but also a player can throw the ball over the net.

The pair that receives the ball plays the ball over the net by playing three times (mandatory!) etc..
The team that makes a mistake leaves the field (in case of 5 teams) or goes to field four (in case of 4 teams).
The other teams rotate a field.
So when the team in field two makes a mistake, they leave the field, field 3 rotates to field 2, field 4 to field 3, and the fifth team goes to field 4 .

After 10 minutes the game stops, and the team in field 1 is the winner!

game



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