Jogging
Purpose To warm up players' legs and get blood flowing. Setup Take players to a suitable area. Jogging around the court works well if a larger area isn't available. How it works Have players jog [...]
Spider serving
Purpose This drill focuses on aim and gives more repetitions for weaker servers. Setup All players line up behind the service line. Each player should have a ball How it works The first player [...]
Serve and shag
Purpose To practice serving while warming up and helping condition the body Setup Divide players into two groups, lined up on one serving line Give each player a ball How it works On go, players [...]
Blocking form practice
Purpose This helps players develop good form on their blocks. By eliminating the live ball we allow them to focus on their technique. Setup 4-5 players line up, facing the net, directly in front of [...]
Setting down the line
Purpose To improve setting skills by getting lots of touches. Setup Divide players into two groups. Line one group up along the net facing away from the net. The second group of players forms a [...]
Peppering with a partner
Purpose This drill, often used as a warmup, helps players develop passing, setting, and hitting skills. Setup Organize players into groups of 2 (or 3 if you have an odd number of players). Give each [...]
Practicing a hitting approach
Purpose This drill gives players a chance to work on their hitting approach, while eliminating the distraction of hitting a live ball Setup 4-6 players line up just behind the 10-foot line, facing the [...]
Scrimmage: Multi-serve scrimmage
Purpose To help players get serving reps while simulating a game Setup Position 12 players on the court as if playing a game How it works This drill works like a regular scrimmage, except [...]
Saving off the net
Purpose Saving the ball off the net is one skill that is good to teach and build for game situations. Setup Divide your players into two groups Set-up two lines, one on each side of [...]
Serving over the net
Purpose To help players learn to serve consistently and accurately. Setup Create two lines of players, one on each service line Give each player a ball or each side a group of balls How it [...]