What are some libero drills i can do?

Question

I do not have a net close by on a daily bases and i dont usually have people to do drills with. All i have is a ball and my love for the game.....haha. what are some drills that i can do to maybe improve passing, reflexes and in game play? My foot work is pretty good, and i've been working on it so dont say footwork.

Answer 1

okay i am a libero so i totally know where you are coming from.....soo here are some things that help me improve...

go outside (better if in the shade {to avoid sun in eyes} ) and pass to your self 100 times without letting it touch the ground

find a basketball hoop and pass to it from about 10-15 feet away, this helps to work on the "arch" of your pass and really makes you get better with the heigth

if you can find someone to help you, have them toss the ball really low on the grass and you get to dive for it...this helps with "J stokes" and getting under the ball. I use my 6 year old brother for this drill, seeing as he finds it hillarious to make me dive/fall on the ground

another thing you could do is RUN!!! run a couple of miles on day and then the next day should be a rest day, in which you WALK the same distance as you ran the day before...run monday, wednesday, friday, and sunday and walk tuesday, thursday, and saturday. you should run/walk 2-3 miles to get in shape and condition your self

you should also run Sprint!!! my personal favorite! lol just run from point A to point B and if you want you can time your self...or grab a sibling, friend, or team mate and have a short distance race...maybe like down a street or around the block.

you could also get on of those "pitchback" things that people use for baseball and pass to it. this helps you work on reflexes and reaction time

you may also pass to a wall...not as good as a pitchback or a basket ball hoop, but still practice...a good place to do it is in an empty garage or a room with nothing breakable

get a hoolahoop and try to pass 20 times inside of it.

get 4 cones to make a box and try to pass 20 times inside of it

get a jump rope to make a circle/square and try to pass 20 times inside of it

***hope i helped you out and good luck!!!

Answer 2

You could improve your speed by working out your legs at a gym ==> sets of 8-10 of squat with 70% of your max, after each set switch immediately to a power exercise, like plyometrics or sprint. don't forget to warm up and stretch.

You could also improve your passing accuracy by playing with your ball ==> have a wall that has a mark or a target which on you should bounce the ball (overhead and arms pass), do as many as you can and the next time you should try to do more and move away from the wall....

for you reflexes, you can make the ball bounce on the floor, to the wall, while it does that (just right after you hit the ball to make it bounce) face away from the wall in defense position waiting for the ball to go over your head and don't let it bounce on the floor...either pass it to a target (basket, empty/clean trash can or whatever) or to yourself. Repeat and make the exercise harder. If there's someone that could help you, you could have that person spike on you or make you play balls that are hard to get and make you dive or do the pancake (dive or pancakes are not to do if the ball is not really hard to play, it'll make you lazy and you'll want to do it all the time, the best is to run for the ball and pass it as easy, fast as you can...cause the setter really likes great passes.)

i hope it helps. good luck

Answer 3

Research reaction balls.  Basketball and baseball use them for hand eye coordination.  They should come with some drills you can do at home.  To maintain footspeed, sorry I'm gonna say it, look into agility ladders.  Great tool and you can use them at home as well.

Answer 4

Well, I'm going to say it anyway.  Footwork, footwork footwork.  You need to be doing agility footwork (dots, ladders, stairs) if you want to be a successful libero.  Another thing many people don't even consider when preparing for a specific position is flexibility and strength.  As a libero, you should be one of the most flexible and strongest members on the team.  You will be in constant defensive position and will make moves for balls that end up in some uncomfortable positions if you aren't flexible.  Make sure you're hitting the weight room atleast 3 times a week and doing conditioning.  The better shape you get in during the off season, the easier and less injuries the season will be.

Another thing you can work on (without having a net) is just to watch game tape.  Make sure you can see both sides of the court and try to read the hitters.  Eye work is so important for defensive and many players and coaches just pass right over it without giving it the time it needs.  There are several drills I like to coach my libero players in...ball setter ball hitter is one.  Basically you read the ball to the setter and as it leaves the setters hand to where it is going (which hitter).  After you've determined this, you release the ball and focus on the hitter.  The hitter will tell you everything!!  Are they running in, waking in, have a good approach, off balance?  Is their hand up high or is it at their waist?  Watch the hitters hand and wrist, this will tell you the final movement of the ball.

As for physical activities with the ball, there's not a whole lot you can really do without just a partner and a net but I'll give it a shot.

1-Pepper is one of the best drills you can do.  Aggressive pepper is a great tool because the hitter gets a work out and so do you.  If 2 person pepper is getting too easy (we used this for our college warm up and you should be sweaty after a good 5 minutes of aggressive pepper) switch to 3 person pepper.  Use this as a time to practice extensions, barrel rolls and shoulder rolls. (Do not sprawl!)

2-Under the net passing.  Each player gets in a low defensive position and will shuffle across the court while passing the ball back and fourth under the net.  (You could also do this against a wall and mark a certain height)  The point of this drill is to stay low and to get the "rocking" motion that many players use to successfully pass.  This eliminates swinging and other bad arm movements.  If the ball touches the net, is dropped or falls, players must start over at the side line.  You can also just pass back and fourth without shuffling to get the feel for it.

Answer 5

have someone hit to u really hard and work an moving ur feet  and diving for the ball