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Fun
Volleyball Drills -
Advanced Drills For Teamwork and
Unity
These fun
volleyball
drills include a fun teambuilding aspect. Drills teach
important volleyball strategies about the team offense and defense.
Purpose of these offensive volleyball drills is to build
teamwork and unity in the team.
Fun
Volleyball Drills - Swing the Ball to the Block!

Very
often teams pay no attention to one important offensive method,
which teams at the top level use very effectively. It is
“to swing the volleyball to the block with a purpose to get it covered
up
back to the setter.”
In this drill an offensive player intends to swing the ball
to the
block and covering defenders will play the ball to the
setter to
build a better opportunity to score a point.
Fun
Volleyball Drills Example - Offensive Volleyball Drill with Coverage
Offensive
Player
In this type of volleyball play, teamwork
between the players is crucial.
The
offensive player has to know it is safe to hit the ball to the block.
The spiker has to know there are teammates who will help him/her and
cover the ball.
Defensive
Player on the Coverage
From the defensive player’s angle this method is
a confident booster since it gives the defender more responsibility in
the team.
The defender knows the hitter trusts him/her
to cover the volleyball up when the hitter swings the ball to the
block. As a result
the covering defender feels s/he really is an important part of the
offense.
This method should act as an extra motivation to cover (which in
all honesty is often ignored by many players).
Coaching Tips in
These Fun Volleyball Drills
The coach can pay attention to the importance of coverage by
running this offense-coverage
drill.
The
coach can use this drill as an opportunity to teach players about
teamwork and working together as one unit.

It is important to get the
coverage scheme organized because it builds trust between the players
and builds up unity.
When this volleyball
drill is executed correctly,
the coach will see
how much team members enjoy working together and helping each other.
How
to Keep These Fun Volleyball Drills Simple for the Beginning Volleyball
Players?
Keep in mind this is a
very advanced drill and requires very skilled players. We rated this
drill with 4 stars in our scale, which means to make it run smoothly
players' skills need to be at the high level.
When team
practices this
coverage scheme, it is important for coach to
keep things simple.
Keep It
Simple!
In the beginning it is better not to add any
other aspects into the drill. For example do not allow spikers
to get a kill, their job is to swing a ball that will be
blocked and can be
covered.
Make your players focus just on
covering
the spiker and working together as a team.
Every player’s job is to
make up a drill that serves one purpose
only: to get the ball covered.
Next
Progression: more game-like
One more time: coverage
combined with offense is complicated and difficult enough by itself,
therefore no other aspects should be added into the drill, yet.
In the beginning it is better the players focus solely on
hitting the ball to the block.
Later on the coach adds defenders to the other side and gives spikers
opportunity to kill the ball, or to play it back to the own team by
using the block - exactly like in the match.
How to Make
the Drill Easier for Beginners?
It is very
likely that players are not able to get the drill going in the
beginning. Therefore be ready to ease up the drill.
The Coach as the
Hitter
I.e. for the less experienced players the
coach may want to be the hitter in the drill and be the one to swing
the volleyball to the
block.
Call
the Rally Off After Coverage
Other way to ease up the drill is to call the
rally off when the
ball returns after the coverage to the setter or the hitter.
They catch
the ball and the ball
feeder immediately tosses a new, more controlled ball to the
setter.
If
this drill controlled by limiting the length of the rally and there is
a skilled player (or
coach) to swing the ball, the drill can be done even by less
experienced players. When you don't make the drill too
complex in
the beginning, you'll notice how much fun players
have helping each other.
This is not easy, but it definitely is one of the most exciting drills
for
the players I have ever experienced.
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