Volleyball is increasing in popularity, as more high schools offer volleyball as a sport for both women and men. There are many different variations on the sport, and it can be played with anywhere from two-person teams on the beach to regulation six-player teams at a time on an indoor court. There are several drills that work on skills, no matter what type of volleyball you play.
Serving
A great serving drill that focuses on accuracy and keeping the ball in play is called Target Practice. Divide all the players into two equal teams, with three players on each team chosen to begin serving. The remaining players from each team sit on the opposite side of the court from where their teammates are serving. The three servers from each team start on their respective service lines, and serve the ball over the net attempting to hit their teammates on a fly. Once a player is hit, he or she joins the teammates in serving and trying to hit the rest of the remaining players. The first team to hit all of their seated players wins.
Passing
A basic volleyball passing drill involves splitting the players up into two lines, facing each other about 10 yards apart. The first player passes the ball to the first player in the opposite line. After passing, the player runs to the back of the opposite line. The receiving player then sends it back to the second player in the first line, followed by running to the end of the opposite line. This drill promotes passing and conditioning, and can be made more entertaining by seeing how many consecutive passes can be made in a row without the ball hitting the ground, or by placing a time limit on each round.
Setting
A setter moves around more than anyone on the court, so a great drill for setters is set up like a scrimmage, except for the fact that the setter plays for both teams. As the ball is played back and forth, the setter moves underneath the net and gets into position for whichever team is in possession of the ball. This drill works on proper positioning for the setter, as well as getting other players accustomed to the movement needed to play setter.
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