One of the most common questions we get asked by users of the VolleySLIDE materials is what “drills” would you suggest I do with my team.  As a general start point, we don’t really suggest viewing them as drills.  Teams are shown o develop more when they partake in game based learning situations where the coach is managing the environment, rules and objectives of any given activity.  The closer the activity is to a real game situation, the more the player is learning.

Below are a number of suggested drills, categories into their learning focus:

GAME IMPACT

Others:

Narrow Court Doubles (USA Volleyball)
6 v 6 Exchange (USA Volleyball)
3 Touch Backcourt Rally (Richard Osborne)
Gladiators (Richard Osborne)
Golden Ball (Richard Osborne)
Race to 5 (Richard Osborne)
Terminator (Richard Osborne)
Wash Drill (Richard Osborne)

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS

Movement:

Movement (USA Volleyball)
Lateral Movement (USA Volleyball)

Ball Control:

Forearm Passing [Dig] (USA Volleyball)
Overhead Passing [Volley] (USA Volleyball)
Feed Move Volley (Richard Osborne)
Setting Triangle (USA Volleyball)
Loser becomes the Net (USA Volleyball)
Dig to Yourself Pepper (USA Volleyball)
Setting (USA Volleyball)
Move to Set (Richard Osborne)

Service / Service Reception:

Serving Underarm (USA Volleyball)
Serving Overarm (USA Volleyball)
Pass to Player, Pass to Target (Richard Osborne)
Feed to Player: Development (Richard Osborne)

Attack-Block:

Hitting through 4 (USA Volleyball)
Hitting through 2 (USA Volleyball)
Back Court Hitting (USA Volleyball)
Linking the Spike Action (Richard Osborne)
Blocking (USA Volleyball)

Warm-ups:

Space Invaders (Richard Osborne)
Circular Hit with Touch (Richard Osborne)
Pass and Move 2 (Richard Osborne)

If you have any videos that you would like add to propose to add to this video bank please send the links (i.e. YouTube) to volleyslide@worldparavolley.org