Fitness and offense training in teams of three
- 1, 2 and 3 start from the baseline - sprint to the attack line (10 feet line) and back to the back field - C passes a ball to the back field - 1, 2 and 3 build up an attack (pass, setup and attack) - 1 of the players retrieves the ball - next team of threeView Video
Block duel for sharp ball
- Coach tosses the ball on to the top of the net - 1 and 2 duel fort he ball Tip: Block as late as possible and push the ball to the sideView Video
Blocker has to look at the attacker
- coach (C) gives a setup over the net to attacker 1 - blocker 2 has to look at the attacker when they block - 3, 4 and 5 defend - 1 retrieves their ball and 6 becomes the new attacker - switch after 5 times Variation: 2 blockersView Video
Pepper with a fixed setter
teams of three - 1 attacks on 2 - 2 defends to the setter (S) - setter sets to 2 - 2 attacks to 1 , 1 defends to the setter etcView Video
Ball control drill defense
- 1 sets up for hitter 2 - 2 attacks on 1 or 3 - defend back to 2, 3 moves next to 2 - 2 sets up for hitter 1 - 1 attacks on 2 or 3 - and so on Variation: the defender who doesn’t get the ball has to moveView Video
Long – short – long defense
- 3 attacks on 4 at position 1 - 4 defends back to 3 - 3 passes a short ball to the attack line, 4 comes in and defends - 4 moves to position 5 - 1 attacks on 4, 4 defends back to 1 - 5 is next defender - and so onView Video
Fitness and Power
- 4 or 5 players on the baseline - at A: push-ups 10x - at B: block 10x fast hops - at C: sideways between the attack line 10x - at D: sit-ups 10xView Video
Warm Up with Block and Defense
- 1 tosses the ball with blockjump to 2 in the back field - 2 defends for himself and goes to the net - 1 goes to the back field after throwing - 2 tosses with blockjump to 1 - 1 defends for himself and goes to the net, and so on Variation: instead of block :- attack within attack line -or attack behind attack line - or serve on base lineView Video
Serve and defend
- 1 serves to 2 - 2 passes to S and gives a backwards set-up to hitter 3 - 3 attacks straight ahead the line - 1 defends at position 5 after serving - rotate: 6 next passer, 1 goes to the recievers, 2 becomes the hitter , and 3 goes to the serves Variation: - with 1 blocker - with a bad pass, trainer tosses a ball to the setter
Placed third ball to the backfield
- 1 and 2 hold the net - C plays the ball in the backfield - 1 or 3 defends to the other - sets up an attack to back-left or back-right - 3 and 4 are nextView Video
Offense drill for teams of 4
- 1 tosses to 2 and gets behind 4 - 2 tosses to 3 and gets behind 3, and so on Variations: - underhanded toss, left and right - overhanded toss left and right - with 2 hands from the neck - smash via the ground to the other side - smash via the ground, 1x defend for yourself and attack via the groundView Video
Active offense drill
- C tosses the ball in the air - 1 comes in for the attack - 7 gives the ball to C Note: - toss fast - C tosses the ball high for the outside hitter - C tosses the ball low for the middle hitterView Video
Attack from the middle after block
- 1 and 2 block - 2 turns around for an attack after block - C tosses a ball low in the air and 2 attacks - 2 blocks with 1 again - 1 attacks now - and so onView Video
Rhythm blocking
- 1 block left front, and middle - 1 and 2 blocks left front and middle - 2 and 3 blocks on left front and 1 right front - 1 and 2 and 3 blocks on the middle - 1 and 2 blocks on the right front and 3 and 4 on the left front - 2,3 and 4 blocks on the middle - 2 and 3 on the right front, 4 and 5 on the left front - 3, 4 and 5 blocks at center; etc.View Video
2 block: get the ball over the net
Players X stand op a platform with a ball above the net - 2 blocks in the middle (touches the ball) - 1 and 2 block on front-right - 1 and 2 try to get the ball - 3 gives block support - same but 2 blocks with 3 on front-leftView Video
Warming-up with block movement
- 1 and 2 begin - together block on the middle, - 1 block on the left, 2 block on the right-outside - together block on the middle - 1 block on the left, 2 block on the right-outside - 3 and 4 are next Repeat 3 or 5 times Variation: block on both sides of the net and tap each other’s handsView Video
Roundabout pass
- 2 or 3 players on each side off the net - rest with a ball playing for himself over the 4 meter line - Play once to the player at the net - changing to the others site - and so onView Video
Active passing
1 plays to 2 and closes after 2 2 plays to 3 and closes behind 3 And so onView Video
Back field defense (Fitness)
- 1 attacks on 2 at the back-right ( position 1) - 2 moves to the left after defending in between the cones - 3 attacks on 2 at the back-left (position 5) - and so on Variation: - defend a diagonal ball, 1 attacks towards the left and 3 to the rightView Video
Big M: defend 5 times
- C attacks on 5, defend back - 1 short ball for 5 on the attack line, 5 defends back - C deep ball to back-mid for 5 - 1 short ball for 5 on the attack line - C offense on back-right - 6 is the next defender Other retrieve ballsView Video
Long and short defense
- 1 attacks on 2 - 2 defends to catcher A - 3 plays a tip ball to the attack line and 2 digs the ball - 3 catches that ball and attacks on 4 - 4 defends to catcher A - 1 short ball and 4 defends - catchers become hitters, hitters become catchers - switch after 5 timesView Video
Setting and Sprint
- 1 sets to 2, 2 sets to 3, 3 sets to 4, 4 sets to 1 - after setting : sprint to the backline VARIATION: instead of sprint , digging instead of sprint : a attack jumpView Video
Play and Block
- 2 rows with players behind the attack line - setting the ball overhand - after playing at mid a block and left or right a block - connecting behind your own row Small group: first 1 time for yourself, then to the other side VARIATION: - passing - changing to the other rowView Video