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Triangle Cool Down

One player in the middle spikes the ball to a player, who will set the ball up and another player must set it back to the spiker.

4 Passing Drills

Sit on the ball 2 Warm Up - Vo...

This fun warm up sees players working in pairs 3-4 meters apart. To start the game the first player rolls the ball to their partner who lets the ball go between their legs before trying to stop the ball by sitting on top of it. Drill continues in this way.

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Attack Line Jumps 2 Warm Up - ...

Players run along the sideline as far as the attack line where they performs squat-jumps followed by three quick jumps. The drill starts and ends with runs that involve arm swinging.

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Pass And Cross Centre Line 2 W...

Two players stand on attack lines at either side of the net, while a third player stands between them at the net. One of the players at the attack line passes the ball and then receives it back from the player in the middle, who now crosses the centre line, ducking under the net, before doing the same with the other player.

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Jump Volley 2 Warm Up - Volley...

Start the game by volleying the ball over the net to the player at the back of court. They overhand pass the ball to the player at the net who sets the ball up for the player to move forward and play the ball over the net with a <b>Jump –volley</b>, this is then repeated for a set number, length of time or can be made competitive.

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Get up, stand up! VSW:READY TO...

Throw the ball in the air using two hands, move to where the ball is coming down sit down on the floor and catch the ball. When you have caught the ball throw the ball up in the air and get up ready to catch it.

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Lay and Set 10 Setting Drills ...

This drill can be performed in pairs, or players can perform it individually against a wall. Players lay on their front and overhand pass the ball to each other, with players aiming to get as many passes between each other without the ball touching the floor.

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Setting-like bouncing 1 Techni...

Each player has a ball no matter what position they normally play on the court. Each player starts with the ball on the floor. The first step is for the player to put his/her fingers on the ball like during overhand passing - that is fingers extended and wrists flexed towards forearms. The second step is to pick the ball up and start bouncing it with no change to the way their hands are positioned.

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In Zone Receiving 4 Passing Dr...

One server stands behind the opponent's baseline and two setters stand in Zone 2 and 3. The receiver is supposed to underhand pass the served ball to the setters alternately.

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Chest Swing Warm Up 2 Warm Up ...

Players lay down on the floor and swing on their chest, raising their arms and legs alternately.

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Overhead Throw Warm Up 8 Block...

In pairs facing each other, players throw the ball two handed overhead and into the ground, bending the body correctly. The ball should then bounce up and reach the other player.

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4v4 without ref 9 Conditioned ...

Play a simple 4v4 game using normal rules, but without the game being refereed. Players will have to make decisions for themselves and be fair, so it is important that players know the rules of the game well.

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Target Serve 7 Serve Drills - ...

Serving from baseline, player attempts to hit mattress in zone 1, zone 6 and zone 5.

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Throw and Catch With Legs 2 Wa...

Throw the ball in the air using two hands, move to where the ball is coming down, lay or sit down on the floor and catch the ball between the legs.When you have caught the ball, throw it up in the air, get up and catch it.

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Dynamic squat and throw 2 Warm...

Each player must stand infront of a mat with a medicine ball held above their head. He/she then squats, holding the ball above their head, then stands and throws the ball into the mattress as hard as they can.

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Scissors 2 Warm Up - Volleybal...

Two balls per player, who is laid on his/her back. One ball is kept in his/her hands which are held with straight arms behind/above their head, the other ball is kept between the ankles. The player then brings his/her legs up as vertical as possible, keeping their legs straight and the ball in control between their ankles. Once a player lifts his/her legs to around 90 degrees to the hip joints, he/she reaches to touch the ball in their hands with the other ball. After that goes back to laying flat on the floor.

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Jump Over The Ball 4 Passing D...

Players start on one side of the court and have a ball in their hands, and another in the middle of the court. They overhand pass the ball in their hands forward so that it drops on the other side of the laying ball. The players then run, jump over the ball and underhand pass the ball back to a teammate who will be waiting at the starting position. The next player will then do the drill.

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2v2 switch VSG:2V2 NARROW COUR...

A game of 2v2, when the ball crosses the net the players must communicate to switch positions on the court with their partner

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Digging 6v6 - Volleyball Drill...

Player starts by being fed the ball by a feeder and plays a defensive dig against ball hit by feeder at then runs, side-steps and plays defensive dig from another feeder.

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Pass just over the net 4 Passi...

1) In pairs the players stand facing each other on opposite sides of the net wuith one ball between them. 2) Players then take it in turns to serve to each other so the ball flies just over the net or even touching it.

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Throw and Catch VSW:READY TO C...

Throw the ball in the air using two hands, move to where the ball is coming down, lay down on the floor and catch the ball.When you have caught the ball, throw it up in the air, get up and catch it (when laying down be aware as to not bang head on the floor).

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Overhand-Underhand Mixing 10 S...

Players work in pairs and stand across the court from each other. One player starts with the ball and overhand passes the ball high in the air to their teammate. The teammate then sets the ball in the air above their head, digs it on the way down, and then sets the ball back to their teammate who does the same thing.

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Zone 6 Run And Set 10 Setting ...

The player starts in zone 6 and overhand passes the ball high. With the ball in the air, the player runs to the net, touches it and runs back to set the ball to the target. The target can be anything from another player, to a cone, or even to a netball ring as shown in the video.

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Rotation 4v4 rolling sub 9 Con...

A game of 4v4, played in basic or advanced style. When a team wins the right to serve and the team rotates, a player (usually in the front right of the court) comes off and is replaced by a substitute who comes on to serve. When the team wins the right to serve again, the same process occurs with the next player in the front right position.

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Amoeba serve game 9 Conditione...

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).<br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /> The drill ends when one team has all of their players reach the other side.

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Throw and lay down 4 Passing D...

1) In pairs the players have one ball betwen them. 2) Standing on opposite sides of the court player 1 throws the ball as if spiking/serving to their partner who catches it. 3) Player 1 then has to lay down on their back as quickly as possible and get bback onto their feet. 4) Player 2 then repeats steps 2 and 3. 5) The players then repeat the steps for a limited time.

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Shuffle and imitate 2 Warm Up ...

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.

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How to plan for 1 hour volleyball training ?

I am going to coach a new team, most of them are beginer-intermediate and we only have 1 hour of training in the hall, what's the best pland for warm up, drill and still have time for to have fun in a game.

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How to plan for 1 hour volleyb...

I am going to coach a new team, most of them are beginer-intermediate and we only have 1 hour of training in the hall, what's the best pland for warm up, drill and still have time for to have fun in a game.

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