HOME Volleyball Drills 4 Passing Drills

Volleyball: 3 Player Passing Drill

As someone who is new to coaching this site was just what I needed,...

Phil

DESCRIPTION

A 3 player drill which can be used for a variety of passing

Player 1 Overhead passes to player 2, who passes to player 3. Player 3 then defensive digs back to player 1.

COACHING POINTS

Accuracy of passes are vital, and as players ability improves the distances between players can be increased.

READ MORE

READ LESS

OFTEN USED WITH...

2 Player Defensive Dig Drill:

Player 1 pushes a high ball for player 2 to defensive dig back to Player 1.

4 Passing Drills

3 Player Passing Drill:

3 player triangular passing drill. Player 1 and Player 2 use defensive dig passes, whilst Player 3 uses the overhead pass. This can simulate player 3 setting up a teammate for a smash

4 Passing Drills

4 Player Passing Rotation:

Working in 4's with the final player throwing the ball back to the feeder under the net.

Once the drill starts the setter passes the ball to a target player at the net.

The net player then sets the ball for the wide player who receives it and then returns the ball ready for the drill to start again.

This drill can be measured in time or good repetitions.

4 Passing Drills

Defensive Dig:

A drill to improve accuracy of a Defensive Dig.

4 Passing Drills

368472

1613

SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE

search our library of 300+ volleyball drills
create professional volleyball coaching plans
or access our tried and tested volleyball plans

Volleyball

MORE 4 Passing Drills

/drills/ Volleyball/ 4-Passing-Drills /categoryDrills_21.jsp

JOIN SPORTPLAN FOR FREE

search our library of 300+ volleyball drills
create your own professional coaching plans
or access our tried and tested plans

Volleyball

LATEST FROM THE BLOG

Banish Your Coaching Nightmares with Sportplan

Save yourself a scare this Halloween and ensure your session runs smoothly. No chaos, no fright, just structure.

October 30th, 2025

Cam Hughes

The 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour: What To Expect

As the Lions tour approaches with their first tour game this Friday against Argentina, we look ahead at what the fans can expect to see from both sides as the tour in Australia approaches...

June 18th, 2025

Cam Hughes