Volleyball
Drills
for Player Development
Explore these essential volleyball drills about
fundamentals of volleyball and learn skills every successful volleyball
player has learned at some point of their career.
Drills can be divided into three categories:
- Skill, technical or fundamental drills
- Tactical or strategic drills
- Conditioning drills
In this section we focus on training of the skills
and technical development. We start from the very basics, beginner
volleyball drills and progress from that.
We want to pay special attention to the fact that
top volleyball players practice fundamental skills also. They
absolutely do.
Practicing fundamentals should be progressive and
can be progressed much further into details than the basics of setting
or passing. At the top level, the skill drills look a whole lot
different compared to junior level. Please notice it is never too late
to learn proper fundamentals, which are the key becoming a successful
volleyball player.
Volleyball Skills
Development
- The Most Important Volleyball Drills
Compared to many other sports, skill and technical
development plays a very important role in volleyball. Without
developing great skills, it is impossible to think about playing
volleyball at a higher level. The higher level a player plays, the more
important it is to master every single skill.
Especially at a younger age, it would be important
to let players play multiple positions and learn various skills
equally. Very often coaches do not pay enough attention to the skill
development.
Our courteous wish would be that coaches would put winning a little bit
aside at younger age and focus more on the player and skill
development, even if it would cost some games or matches. With higher
skill level, a player would be prepared to play at higher level and
maybe completely different position for some other coach in the future.
Volleyball
Drills: Keep It Simple –
Break Down the Drills
Even basic volleyball skills are very complex and
it takes countless repetitions and practice times to learn them
properly. To ease up the process, it is recommended to keep everything
very simple and “break the drills down” for players to catch every
aspect of them.
Practicing skills should be progressive; here is
an example how to “break down” the volleyball drill and how to progress
from the simple towards more complex drills. (This is just an example,
not suitable for everything).
Example of
"breaking down"
- Introduction – players mimic the skill without
hitting the ball
- Practice the skill without footwork
- Practice the skill with footwork
- Practice the skill in game-like situation (and
possibly adding a tactical aspect into it)
- Practice the skill in the complex game-like
situation combining various skills together (plus possibly adding
tactical aspects).
It is very important to notice that practicing on
the most complex level requires highly skilled players.
For example, there is no sense practicing hitting combined with passing
and setting, if a good set rarely reaches the hitter. It is more
beneficial learning to hit from coach’s toss first and get several
repetitions to the hitter. The moment when players are skilled enough
it is time to progress to the complex level.
Breaking down skills or drills helps coaches to focus on the aspect
they want to work on. Keep it simple!!
Volleyball Drills Related Pages
Essential
Passing Drills
Explore basic volleyball passing drills - and tips how you can learn
proper fundamentals of passing.
Essential
Passing Drills II
More volleyball passing drills - and tips to help you organize those
drills.
Passing
Drills for Advanced Volleyball Serve Receive Techniques
Drills to improve your volleyball skills by extending your passing
range.
Passing
Drills for Overhead Volleyball Passing
Drills to teach overhead serve receive techniques.
Volleyball Beginner Drills - Setting Drills
Simple setting drills for beginners. Learn what is "Volleybal Juggling".
Volleyball Beginner Drills - Passing Drills
Simple passing drills for beginners. Learn how to "juggle" with volleyball.
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