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Volleyball: Shuffle and imitate

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Players stand in a row in the centre of the court facing the net. There should be two balls on the sidelines, either side of each player.

On the coach's whistle the players shuffle sideways to the ball on their left, imitate an underhand pass, then shuffle back to the centre of the court.

The players then repeat the action but move toward the ball on their right hand side.

COACHING POINTS

This drill aims to prepare the player to get into the correct position to perform a dig.

Players must know that only a balanced and set position will ensure an efficient pass.

PROGRESSION

Make sure that as the drill progresses you get the players to shuffle faster and faster. That way they will improve their footwork, which is essential in a game situation.

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Shuffle and dig:

In pairs, the players stand on the service line facing each other. Player 1 has two balls.

Player 1 then throws a ball to his/her partner. Player 2 has to return the ball using an underhand pass to player 1 who has shuffled sideways toward the net.

Both players repeat this action until they reach the net, whereby they continue the action back to the service line.

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Dig and move position:

One player stands in Zone 3 and spikes the ball into the court.

The other players, starting from behind the sideline, take it in turns to receive the ball, return it to the player acting as the feeder and runs to Zone 1.

Once all the players are in Zone 1, the player feeding continues to spike the ball into the court but the other players must change positions from side to side in the backcourt.

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Dig up off the net:

Starting on the baseline the players run to the attack line where the ball has been placed.

The player then picks up the ball and throw it into the net in a way which will make it rebound back to them.

They player then digs the ball up, catches it and returns it back onto the attack line. The player then jogs backwards to their start position.

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Defending attack after attack:

This drill requires one setter and two or more receivers.

The coach or a teammate throws balls from the other side of the net. Player 1 receives the ball by digging it to their teammate who sets the ball, whereby player 1 runs to the net to spike the ball.

When using more than one receiver the person feeding should throw another ball into play the moment player 1 spikes. This way the player covering the backcourt can get into position to dig, move and spike to mimic a game situation.

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