Volleyball drills help improve individual skills, game play and teamwork. Start with easy drills at the beginning of the season, but as your team improves you can progress to more difficult drills. Most beginner drills focus on a single skill in order to help players improve form, timing and footwork.
Dead Fish
The dead fish drill works on serving accuracy. Split the team into groups of six. The first team of six lie down on the far side of the court inside the volleyball court boundaries. Instruct them to spread out, and once they're situated, they can't move their positions. The second team starts behind the service line and one at a time, they serve the ball over the net for two minutes. Every time they hit one of the "dead fish" on the other side, they get a point. Any remaining teams shag the balls and return them to the serving team. After two minutes, the teams rotate. After each team rotates twice, the team accumulating the most points wins the game.
Net Saves
Balls that hit the net and bounce out can be unpredictable and hard to return. It's important that players learn to react and pass balls coming out of the net. Instruct the girls to split into teams of two or three players, one girl acting as the thrower, another as the defensive passer and the third as the shagger. Each team starts with several balls. The thrower and the passer both stand near the net, the thrower with one shoulder against the net, the passer several steps back from the net in ready position. The thrower tosses the first ball into the net, and the passer practices digging the ball out of the net, trying to bump it to the setter position. Continue for two minutes before rotating.
Serving Toss Drill
When progressing your players from an underhand serve to an overhead serve, it's important to emphasize the necessity of a proper ball toss. Tossing the ball too high, too low, or far to either side can result in a missed serve. Teach your players to place their non-dominant feet one step forward and to balance the ball on their non-dominant hand, with their arm extended straight in front of their body. From this position, instruct the players to toss the ball approximately 18 inches into the air, allowing the ball to drop to the ground. Look at where the ball falls. A properly tossed ball will drop to the ground in line with the front foot and the hitting shoulder. Continue practicing until each girl tosses 10 times accurately.
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