Passing to setter
Purpose This helps novice players develop ball control in passing Setup Organize players in three receiving lines. A coach stands near the net in the setter's location with a basket of balls. How it [...]
Scrimmage: Equal number of serves
Purpose To allow players to scrimmage while giving each player multiple serve attempts. Setup Position players on both sides of the net as if starting a regular scrimmage. How it works The players scrimmage [...]
Scrimmage: Points for touches
Purpose To allow players to scrimmage while encouraging multiple touches on the ball. Setup Position players on both sides of the net as if starting a regular scrimmage. How it works The players scrimmage [...]
Returning the serve
Purpose To practice serves and serve receive. Setup Organize 6 players on one side of the net. The remaining players line up to serve with a basket of balls nearby. How it works The [...]
Passing from one knee
Purpose This activity helps beginning to intermediate players focus on their passing form and, by taking a knee, work on arm control. Setup Divide players into pairs. Give a ball to each pair. Each pair [...]
Passing to self against a wall
Purpose This helps novice players begin to develop ball control in passing Setup Each player gets a ball. Have players spread out and stand around 6-10 feet from a high wall. How it works [...]
Passing to self in the air
Purpose This helps novice players begin to develop ball control in passing Setup Each player gets a ball. Have players spread out so they are at least 8-10 feet apart. How it works Players [...]
Toss and Pass
Purpose This is a controlled activity for novice players to begin learning to pass and to focus on their passing form. Setup Divide players into pairs. Each pair should stand about 10 feet apart. [...]
Harass the passer
Purpose This drill teaches players to stay focused and pass while dealing with distractions Setup Have two or three servers on the other side of the net and a target player in the setter location. [...]
Passing in a circle
Purpose For new players to develop ball control while practicing passing and setting. It also helps develop team camaraderie Setup Divide players into groups of 4-6. Have each group stand in a circle about [...]