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Basic Skills in
Volleyball – Volleyball Juggling
The following drills are a simple way to improve basic skills in
volleyball, especially for the beginning volleyball players.
Basic
Skills in Volleyball - What Is “Volleyball Juggling”?
- The player repeats volleyball hit after another
by her/himself. For example
- Player repeats sets
- Player repeats forearm passes
- By changing the height: 2-balls, high
balls up to the sealing, etc
- Mixing up one hand sets, one hand passes into
the mix
- Mixing up “pokes”, “tomahawks” into the mix
- Rotating 180 or 360 clockwise and counter
clockwise when performing them
- Touching the ground between the hits
- Jumping between the hits
- Clapping hands between the hits
- Closing eyes between the hits
- By using the wall, instead of hitting the
ball straight up you can hit it forward or backwards
- By using the net, you can make up many more
“juggling tricks”
- Hitting the ball over the net and moving to
another side and repeating it one after another
- Etc.
Why to “Juggle”? – Juggling improves the basic skills in volleyball
- Good warm ups for players of all ages and
levels, from beginners to pros.
- One great example of this is performing
forearm pass straight up as high as you can go. If the gym is high
enough, you’ll be surprised to see even the very best volleyball
players struggling with it.
Example:
Passing Extremely High Ball
- It improves your passing since the
ball placement on your arms has to be perfect; otherwise the player
keeps running around the gym to chase the ball.
- Pay attention to how
more accurate the forearm pass becomes when you keep your eyes on the
ball when it hits your arms.
- Often in passing players don’t follow it
all the way through. When ball takes surprising move at the last
moment – the ball will be passed poorly, shanked. You’ll improve your
passing just by watching the ball hitting your arms.
- This “high bump-set straight up” is also a
great way for setters to improve their bump setting. After performing
them, bump setting becomes much easier task.
Why to “Juggle”?
- Improves ball control, therefore are great
especially for the beginning players
- Improves hand-eye coordination
- By using walls it is possible to make up many
juggling drills which help players to keep working on the skills during
practice downtimes
- For example if there is an extra setter for
the drill, s/he can go and perform some jiggling drills to the side
while waiting for the turn
- Have you seen basketball players bouncing the
ball and doing tricks while walking? Be careful, if
doing these tricks on the walkways, but you can perform these juggling
drills while taking a walk to practice gym or beach.
What
is the purpose of these juggling drills?
The purpose is to improve ball control and hand-eye
coordination.
Many of these juggling skills for example pokes and one hand digs are
mainly used to improve ball control. As last resort they may
be used in the game situation also - somtimes they may save you a point.
To get specific examples how to practice basic skills in
volleyball by juggling, click the following link:
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