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Volleyball: Grassroot serving

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2 players 1 ball. The player serving has to hit the ball over the net so that the other player can catch the ball.

If they are successful 3 times in a row the player can take a step back and move closer to the back line.

Once players reach the back line they can swap roles.

COACHING POINTS

Control the weight movement from back to front when serving.

Look at the tension in the hitting hand (should be like giving a high five).

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Amoeba serve game

The drill starts with a player from each side serving a ball. They then go and sit down where their serve landed - assuming it went in (if not they join the back of the line and will have to serve again in a minute).
The rest of the players then start serving, trying to serve to their teammate on the other side of the net. If successful and their team-mate catches the ball, they go join them.
The drill ends when one team has all of their players reach the other side.

9 Conditioned games

Serve and Follow

Half the group at one end and the other half at the other end.

Taking it in turns players serve the ball and use their serving momentum to follow the ball, run and collect your ball.

Repeat from the other end.

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2 Player Serve

Players 1 and 2 serve 5 balls each. Players 3 and 4 pass the ball to player 5 who catches the ball and rolls it back under the net to the servers. Servers should try and serve into the open court to make it difficult for the receivers

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Lay Up and Smash

Two player drill involving a lay up from players 1 & 3 who set their partners up for a smash.

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Grassroot serving

2 players 1 ball. The player serving has to hit the ball over the net so that the other player can catch the ball. If they are successful 3 times in a row the player can take a step back and move closer to the back line. Once players reach the back line they can swap roles.

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Rolling Ball 2

Stage one of the serving progressions; roll the ball under the net to your partner stepping forwards with the opposite leg to the hand that you roll with (using body weight).

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Serve

The purpose of the serve is not just to put the ball in play but to try and score a point or to stop/change the attacking strategy of the opposition. Split stance with left foot pointing in the direction of the target. Right foot at 45 degree angle pointing to the outside. Weight on back foot. Ball in left hand on the top of the fingers at hip height in the middle of the body. Right hand relaxed in front of shoulder hitting. Eyes focus on target area.

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Slow Motion Serve

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Underhand Serving: 1

Throw the ball to go under the net and bounce once to your partner stepping forwards with the opposite leg to the hand that you roll with (using body weight) and releasing the ball.

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Underhand Serving: 2

Stage two of the serving progressions; Throw the ball to go over the net and bounce once to your partner stepping forwards with the opposite leg to the hand that you roll with (using body weight) and releasing the ball slightly higher.

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Underhand Serving: 3

Stage three of the serving progressions; Working in pairs, players throw the ball to go over the net to their partner (with no bounce), stepping forward with the opposite leg to the hand that you roll the ball over with (using body weight). So if players throw the ball with their right hand they should step forward with their left foot.

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