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Volleyball: Setting up and passing forward

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Two players facing each other with one ball between them.

Player one overhand passes the ball high above his/her head before forward passing the ball to their partner.

Player 2 then receives the ball by setting the ball high above his/her head using a overhand pass before returning the ball to player 1.

COACHING POINTS

Take it for granted that at the beginning players will find it difficult to rally for a long period of time so start from short distance between them.

PROGRESSION

As players get better at this drill increase the distance between them.

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Developing Correct Technique For Overhand Passing And Setting

Develop your players' ability to set accurately and the correct technique for making the overhand pass.

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Throw and set:

In pairs, the players stand facing each other with one ball.

Player 1 throws the ball using an underhand pass, over player 2's head who then sets it back.

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Set-bounce-set:

Each player has a ball and should stand inside a 2m-diameter circle drawn with chalk.

The player throws the ball high above his/her head - it should be overhand passed up so it bounces inside the circle.

The player should allow the ball to bounce, get into position to use the overhand pass again to push the ball back into the air.

Alternate passing and bouncing.

10 Setting Drills

Set-run-set and get back:

The pair start from the sideline.

On the coach's signal player 1 passes the ball forward using a overhand pass so the ball bounces on the other side of court. Simultaneously, he/she must run forward and set the ball back to player 2 after one bounce.

Player 2 then overhand passes the ball forward and does the same

4 Passing Drills

Overhand throw-catch:

Each player has a ball. The player starts with the ball above their shoulders in front of their face in the overhand passing position.

The task is to throw the ball up with both hands from the forehead position, just like they would during passing and catching it back in a game.

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