Please Help! I need some drills that work with the fundamental skills of volleyball,mainly passing and serving

Question

Im am coaching 5th and 6th graders so they are need to be very basic drills teaching the fundamentals of volleyball, i appreciate any help.

Answer 1

well this drill is probably for the older girls (better ball control) its called pepper. 2 girls play with each other. one girl tosses it to the other, she passes it back then the other sets it, in highschool, we also dig but u can adjust it as u need to.

For serving we used to play dead fish. who ever misses the serve goes to the other side of the court. the rest of the team tries to hit them and if they miss then they go to the other side as well. You can also have two teams competing against each other.

Another serving drill is probably to hard but ill give it to u anyway. We called it around the world. you have one girl sit in the serving spot (#1 position) every time she catches a ball while sitting on her knees they go around the court (either way) you have teams competing on this too. which ever team losses has to do like 10 push ups

Hope this helps- good luck

Answer 2

Ok I am coaching a team of 7th and 8th graders!! First off on serving....well my team has a really hard time on getting the volleyball over the net over handed!! I would suggest at first make them serve the ball as hard as they can against the wall....then take them to the net and have them try that!! It might be awhile before they figure it out though!!

Answer 3

It is important to teach them how to hold there hands together when they are passing. I would recommend  taking  a fist and then wrapping  the other hand around it so they have flat for arms. This will keep your platform(forearms) from being uneven when they pass the volleyball. For a drill to work on this you should have them get in partners and have one tossing and one passing it. Make sure they are calling the ball to teach them good communication skills. You can also put them in one line and toss them the ball to both sides so that the learn how to move towards the ball when they pass. Make sure they do not run with there hands together. It slows them down tremendously if they do.

For serveing the most important thing is there toss. If there toss is to high or too low it makes it much harder to get the serve over the net. I would recommend having them toss about 20 right above there head and making sure it lands right next to there front foot. After they have a good toss teach them these steps.

  

  1. routine-this is where the just have control of the ball andif they want to bounce it or whatever.

  2. shelf- this is where they will hold the ball in front of them with a straight arm before they toss.

  3. lift- this is where they toss up the ball.(this is one of the most important parts of the serve.)

  4. step/hit- this is the part where they step with there front foot and then contact the ball high with the arm extended. dont have them contact it behind there head make sure it is barlely in front of them.

5. drag- this is where the control there balance by dragging there back foot. this will keep them from falling over or lifting up there leg.

Answer 4

i'm not a coach, but i have worked camps with younger kids. for serving, have them stand on the ten foot line with a partner on the other side. when they get a certain number of serves over and within like ten feet of there partner in a row (like three) then they take a step back. when they get to the end line, they just serve back and forth until everyone is done. for passing, have three players on the court, and toss volleyballs to them, then they pass to the target. the target brings you the ball and then goes to the back of the line. try to get a set number of good settable passes (we do 50 free balls, 50 down balls and 50 floaters, but we got 2nd in our league this year, so for you i would start with 15 free balls, 10 down balls and 5 floaters).

Answer 5

I coached K-4th graders this winter. have them do run throughs, but not as tough. this helps them more there feet to the ball. tell them to stay low and bend their knees not just bend over. for serving work on thier tossing thats the first part. hope this helps!!!

Answer 6

For passing (this will help with moving your feet not just swinging your arms), you take an antenna (the pole that you put on the net, or just a really thin pole) and put it behind your back but in front of your arms. It should be right in the corner of the inside of your elbow, this should hold the pole in place. Then you need a partner to toss a ball toward you very gently, like a rainbow, the must throw it directly to you, and then some to the left and some to the right. You need to move your feet to catch the ball (you will NOT be able to move you arms at all to get the ball, you MUST move you feet)

NOTE: THIS MIGHT HURT YOUR ARMS AT FIRST WHERE THE POLE IS BUT YOU WILL GET USED TO IT.

Answer 7

pepper is really good!!! it helps a ton... and its fun. Also.... set goals for the players.... like tell them to hit it to themselves over and over again..... and tell them to try to get 10 in a row. (any # will work). If you want them to be in shape, they could run a suicide or something like that for however many they dont get. For example, if they bump it 6 times in a row without letting it hit the ground, then they have 4 suicides.

Answer 8

there is this drill my coach taught us its very weird!! it's called "pepper" its starts out person one tosses it to a partner person 2 would bump it back to person 1 and then  person one would set it  person 2 would spike it and person would try to save it and not let it hit the floor. and they would just keep doing it for a while