What are some good volleyball drills?

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What are some good volleyball drills?

Answer 1

Here are some of my favorite multiple skill drills:

If you have another person to practice with, I suggest peppering (aka bump-set-spike) for any skill level.  You get good practice with all of the skills you would use in a rally, save blocking.  It allows you to get in many reps, in a short amount of time, without the need of lots of space or equipment.  Just play the ball to one another.

I also recommend back and forths.  They help build your pass' (overhand and underhand) control and height, as well as proper footwork, agility, and endurance.  Stand on one mark and pass the ball to one another.  Each time you make a pass run, touch a second mark, return to the first mark, and then pass the ball towards your partner's first mark, which starts you running for the second mark again.  If you're just getting started, start with the marks about three feet apart, and then increase the distance as you improve.  

If you have three people or more and a net, I recommend butterflies.  Have one person serve to the passer.  The receiving player passes to the setter who sets the passer.  The passer spikes the ball at the server who has moved up to dig the attack.  Rotate spots to work on all of the skills.  You can modify this drill by having the server come to block the attack instead of dig, or give extra players a role to play.  This drill can be run in as little as 1/3 of a court, if the serves, passes and attacks are accurate.

Now for the single skill drills:

For serving, I'd set a target on the court and then serve for it.  I suggest a chair.  Make sure to work on improving your serve's power, and spin (or lack thereof for a floater), without sacrificing your accuracy.

For passing I'd suggest, serve receiving.  Be the target for someone who's practicing their serve.  Try to put the pass near the middle of the net (where your setter would be standing) with a decent ark.  I also recommend the machine gun.  Have one person hit the ball at you, and try to pass the ball back so they can attack it again.  You might want someone to feed the attacker balls in case you miss a few digs.

If you don't have a partner to hit to you, throw a ball against the wall and then try to pass the ball so it lands near the wall.  You can also pass against the wall, but make sure to keep an ark in your pass.

For setting I recommend setting against the wall.  If you get your sets clean, then try setting against the wall on the move.  Shuffle from one side to the other as you set the ball against the wall.

For hitting, start by hitting against the floor so it bounces up off the wall back to you. I suggest alternating hands, but it isn't necessary.  Then find someone who wants to practice their set, or someone who will merely put up with setting to you, so that you can add in the approach and learn timing.  You can use a chair as a target here as well.

For blocking, get your hands over both ends of the net as well as in the middle.  Go from one area to the next as fast as you can.  If you have a partner both of you can run the drill simultaneously.  Push against each other's hands at each block so that you develop strong penetration on your blocks.

Once you've developed the skills you still need to put them together in game-like situations so make sure to scrimmage or play in a few casual games before you get into a serious match.

Answer 2

"peppering" is where you just hit the ball to each other

"dead fish" is a game you have a equal teams on different sides, you serve, if you miss you have to lay on the floor on the opposite side, you wait for someone to hit you with a ball, if all players are on floor other team wins

EASY just bump and set the ball on the wall and hit the rebound again and again