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Volleyballexercises for technique warming-up

Last update: january 2026
Plank 30 seconds
  • On forearms and toes
  • Back straight, abdominal muscles engaged
  • Do not sag!
Bicycle with Legs 30 seconds
  • Lie on your back, hands behind your head
  • Alternately bring your elbow to the opposite knee
  • Steady pace, focus on control
Bridge 30 seconds
  • Lie on your back, knees bent
  • Hips up, engage abs and glutes
  • Hold, slowly return
Russian Twists 30 seconds
  • Sitting position, feet off the ground
  • Twist your upper body from left to right
  • Optionally with a ball or small bottle
Side Plank 2x 30 seconds
  • On your side, support on forearm
  • Hips off the ground, body in a straight line
  • Switch sides after 30 seconds
Superman Hold 30 seconds
  • Lie on your stomach
  • Arms and legs off the ground, hold
  • Strengthens lower back and glutes
Setup
  • Arrange the situation twice.
  • The first obstacle is a speed ladder. Move sideways through the ladder, placing both feet inside the ladder and one foot outside the ladder.
  • Next, encounter three hurdles that increase in height from low to high. Jump over these hurdles.
  • Along the way, take a bag from the bucket with you.
  • Which team has all the bags on the other side first and then sprints to the other side first?
  • The final sprint may only be initiated once the last bag is placed!
Initial Setup
  • Each player is assigned a number.
  • A Swiss ball is placed in the middle.
  • Players form a circle around the Swiss ball.
Execution
  • Players move sideways or backwards-forwards around the ball.
  • When a number is called, that player responds, takes the ball, and throws it at the players who have run away.
  • Add-on: The player who is hit takes the Swiss ball and tries to hit another player.
Coach Notes
  • Move around the circle.
  • Respond to changes in direction.
  • Improve movement, enhance focus.
drawing Varied warm-up

Execution

  • Blue team starts with 5 seconds of dribbling on the baseline.
  • On the coach's signal, dive to the 3-metre line.
  • Stand up immediately and block at the net 3 times. Block well!
  • The next team starts dribbling on the baseline.
  • Go under the net and block 3 times again.
  • From the 3-metre line, shuffle to the baseline (3 times).
  • Around the cone and sprint to the starting position in the other court.
  • Everyone performs this sequence 2 times.
drawing Double triangle
Organization
  • Players are spread out on half a field in 2 triangles. 1 - 3 - 5 & 2 - 4 - 6
  • Position 1 and 2 have a ball.
Course of play
  1. Ball is played through in a triangle with intermediate touch.
  2. Ball is played through in a triangle with 1st contact underhand, 2nd contact overhand.
  3. Ball is passed in a triangle with 1st contact overhand, 2nd contact underhand.
  4. Ball is passed in a triangle with 1st contact.
  • After playing the ball, the red team taps the mat in the middle of the field (drop out pass).
  • After playing the ball the blue team follows its ball.
drawing Warming Rotation
Organization
  • players distribute themselves around the field.
Game flow
  • Players perform different fitness/agility exercises for 1 minute.
  • After this, they move on.
  1. Air field hockey per 2
  2. Pistolsquad from the chair
  3. Medicine ball toss in situp position per 2
  4. Push off with 1 foot on the bench and switch sides/foot in the air.
  5. Cone + medicine ball move from hoop
  6. Color tapping + reception
drawing W9. 3x3 OH
Organization:
  • 2 triplets in the field.
  • On 1 side are 2 reserve players and on the other side 1.
  • Trainer with ball cart at the side.
Execution:
  • Trainer brings the ball in to the team with 2 reserves.
  • Play OH only and pass through.
  • A reserve player takes the place of the one playing ball over the net.
  • This one now goes on a run to the other court as a reserve.
  • At foul ball again a ball by trainer.
Extra:
  • Begin with 2 playing with each other and later against each other.
Tip:
  • Keep the balls behind the 3m-line.
drawing W4. Warming Up in Trios with Ball
Organization:
  • 2 trios, each on one side of the net (and 1 reserve)


Execution:
  • Trainer brings ball in and in 3 attempts the ball is played over the net.
  • After each ball contact the player touches an opposite side or back line and spins through.
  • Only overhead and underhand, later possible attack from position
  • Playing rallies


Extra: in case of more than one trio, swap instead of turning.


drawing Warm-up: throwing - line running
Organization:
  • On one side of the net, a pair stands at the 3-meter mark
  • Field A on 2 and 3 and on field B on 3 and 4
  • Distribute the remaining players on the side
  • Start on field A at P2 on 3 meter line with 1 ball
Execution:
  • Start throwing diagonally to P3
  • After throwing tap own 7 meter-line and connect with P3
  • P3 plays to P3 and P3 to P4
  • Then pass to OH or BH
  • If possible move to the back line
Extra: with more players also use the other net positions
drawing Warming up foot displacement
Game flow:
  • 1 row of pots where exercises are done around/over
Exercises:
  • Players do the exercises in pairs and keep looking at each other.
  • Fast forward - backward movement between the pots: 2 forward, 1 backward.
  • Lateral left-right movement: 2 forward, 1 backward.
Players follow each other in quick succession:
  • slalom sideways displacement
  • slalom around alternating left and right
  • Knee lift left leg over pots / right leg
  • Jumping push off with both feet together over pots with intermediate jump
  • Jumping both feet together over pots without intermediate jump
After the pots continue walking to the end of the field and return along the sideline.
drawing Race with tennis balls
  • 2 groups of players
  • First player starts with tennis ball and puts it in first hat.
  • Second player starts without tennis ball, walks to first hat, takes tennis ball and puts it on second hat.
  • Third player starts without tennis ball, walks to second hat, takes tennis ball and puts it on the third hat.
  • When the ball is on the last hat, the next player starts back with a tennis ball and places it on the first hat.
  • The game ends when all balls are on the hats.
drawing Circle around the ball
Players stand in a circle per 2 behind each other.
In the middle are balls - 1 as quantity of players-

Trainer calls out commands:
  • jump -jump up and down-
  • back -back player jumps onto back of front player and off-
  • switch -players switch places-
  • sit -players sit down and get back up-
  • high 5 -first player turns around and players give high 5-
  • low 5 -first player turns around and players give a low 5-
BAL: back players run around and then crawl through their game partner's legs to take the ball.
drawing Warming up with ball mini
  • Form two rows at the back line.
  • 1 ball per 2 players.
  • Players alternate playing to each other!
  • The last one tries to score the ball in the basket.
  • You may want to make this more difficult by placing basket past the net so they have to go under this.
Exercises:
  • All keys.
  • Everything underhand.
  • Alternate between keys/underhands.
  • Free choice; the last player scores by hitting the basket with an overhand shot.
drawing Warming up at speed with pass.
  • All players on 1 side.
  • 1 catcher on 2/3.
  • The rest on the 3 yards. Right and then left.
Exercise:
  1. Player sprints around the pawn.
  2. Once player is around the pawn TR throws the ball up. Pass to 2/3 catcher.
Extension:
  1. 1 solid SV at 2/3.
  2. Player sprints around the pawn.
  3. As soon as the player is around the pawn TR throws the ball up. Pass to SV and attack own ball at 52.
Note: if unable to attack well then ready an attacker at 52 and the passer becomes attacker.
drawing Playing with two teams and assignments
  • There are two teams. One team on each side of the net.
  • From each team there are always 3 people in the field - a passer, playmaker and attacker.
  • After the ball has been played over the net, they continue to pass, but with assignments. See on drawing.

  • Buffer enters the field at position 4, near pawn, and plays the ball over the net.
  • This player then makes a block at positions 4 and 3 and becomes playmaker.
  • After setup, the playmaker sprints around the pawn at position 1 and becomes passer.
  • The passer dives after the pass to the pawn at position 5 and becomes buffer.
  • The buffer enters the field at position 4.
drawing Warm-up - Line throwing
Organization:
  • On one side of the net, a pair stands on the 3m
  • Field A on 2 and 3 and field B on 3 and 4
  • Divide the other players at the side
  • Starting on field A at P2 on 3m line with 1 ball
Execution:
  • Start with diagonal throw to P3
  • After throwing the ball touch the own 7m-line and connect with P3
  • P3 plays to P3 and P3 plays to P4
  • Then pass to OH or BH
  • If possible, move to the back line
Extra: if there are more players, use the other net positions as well
drawing Breaking-in - Warm Up Routine
Why this exercise?
  • Prevent injury
  • Improve performance
How to do it?
  • Activate sport specific muscles
  • Stimulate nervous system that means your muscles will respond faster
  • Improve range of motion
  • Gradually increase intensity
  • Increase blood flow throughout the body
Everything 2x to net and back
  • Jog forward + back
  • Carioca cross legs
  • Side shuffles with swinging arms
  • Kick-up
  • Kick-backs
  • Short jumps with armswing
  • Full body skips with swinging arms forward and backward
  • Twisting lunges with twisting upper body
  • Side lunges
  • Front swings
  • Squad stretch
  • Walking ham stretch
  • Waling glute stretch
  • Walking hip flexor stretch
  • Shuttle sprints 80 intensity
  • Tuck jumps
drawing Warming up various
Blue start:
  • 5 sec dribble on the back line
  • At the signal of the coach--> dive to the 3 meter line
  • Get up immediately and block 3x at the net (block well!!!)
    • NOW THE NEXT TEAM STARTS WITH DRIBBLE ON THE BACK LINE
  • Under the net and again 3x blocks
  • From the 3 meter
    • Shuffle to the backline (3x)
  • Around the pawn and sprint to the start position (other field)

EVERYBODY DOES THIS EXERCISE 2X

drawing Double 5
  • Organisation:
    • Divide the group in 2x5 and each on a field half.
    • 3 players with 1 ball on position 2 and 3 without ball on position 5.
  • Execution:
    • Start with throwing the ball over and running after it, then pass the ball over.
    • Now play the ball from position 2 BH and from position 5 OH.
    • Still run after the ball.
    • Then from position 5 do a block jump on position 4.
    • Then add a dive/roll from position 2 to position 1.
    • Approx. 10 minutes and let the tempo increase gradually.
drawing Run, duck and get up again
  • 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.
drawing Hat on!

Arrangement of equipment:

  • marking discs/hats all over the field.


Course of play:

  1. Players walk around the field.
    Different walking forms: skipping, knees high, feet against poo, jumping, frog-jumping,...
  2. At the moment the trainer calls out a certain word, the players must put a hat on their head as quickly as possible.
    There is one hat less than the number of children there are.


Can also be done with ball; dribble (left, right, alternating), possibly with the hat on their ball.

drawing Warm up course
  • Start on back line in position 1.
  • Sprint to the 3 meter line, then backward to position 6, sprint to the 3 meter.
  • Shuffle to position 5 and sprint to the net.
  • At the net, block jump to position 4, move sideways, hands high.
  • Block jump at position 3 and block jump at position 2.
  • On the opposite side of the net attack run at position 4, 3 and 2.
  • On the side of the field, do 10 sit-ups.
  • Sprint around the field back to position 1.
drawing Warming up
  • Dive to 3 meter line
  • Shuffle backwards to the left corner
  • Walk to the net in position 4 - block
  • Roll back - offensive run - block position
  • Move to position 3 - block - move to position 2 - block
  • Dive to 3 meter line - other side
  • Attack run at position 4 - shuffle to cone - attack run position 3 - shuffle to position 2 - attack run
  • Block position and block
  • Turn and walk to corner on back line
  • Quick tempo - knees lifted - at least 50. - to other corner
  • Spurt along side to start


Exercise is done 5 times

drawing Warming up
  • Dive to 3 meter line
  • Shuffle backwards to the left corner
  • Walk to the net in position 4 - block
  • Roll back - offensive run - block position
  • Move to position 3 - block - move to position 2 - block
  • Dive to 3 meter line - other side
  • Attack run at position 4 - shuffle to cone - attack run position 3 - shuffle to position 2 - attack run
  • Block position and block
  • Turn and walk to corner on back line
  • Quick tempo - knees lifted - at least 50. - to other corner
  • Spurt along side to start


Exercise is done 5 times


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