Synchronized attacking and blocking
Purpose To practice hitting approaches and blocking at the same time. Setup Position 3 players at the net facing the net. Each of these players gets a ball. Position 3 other players on the [...]
Synchronized blocking
Purpose To practice blocking as a team. Setup Position 3 players at the net facing the net. Each of these players gets a ball. Position 3 other players on the opposite side of the [...]
Run and Pass
Purpose To practice moving before passing while incorporating conditioning into the drill. Setup Position 3-4 players near the net facing back court. Each of these players gets a ball. Position 3-4 players on the [...]
Scrimmage: Earned points only
Purpose To allow players to scrimmage while removing penalties for errors and encouraging aggressive play. Setup Position players on both sides of the net as if starting a regular scrimmage. How it works The [...]
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 [...]
Setting to a hitter
Purpose To practice receiving a ball from one direction and setting the ball in another direction, as would happen in a game situation. Setup Divide players into groups of 3. Give each group a ball. [...]
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 out of the net
Purpose This drill teaches players to handle the ball coming off the net and to execute a solid pass to a teammate. Setup The coach stands near mid-court with several balls. Divide players into two [...]