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Volleyball drills by Luc Engelen

This overview shows all volleyball drills by Luc Engelen.

6x6 with an additional rally

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Diagram for the volleyball drill '6x6 with an additional rally'

Team A plays against team B. The first rally starts with a serve. After this rally ends, the coach throws a ball onto the court. After this second rally ends, one of the teams serves again.

Attacking: General Blocking: General Defence: General Drill type: Big team against big team Section: Conclusion ...

Hitting twice on position 4

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Hitting twice on position 4'

Part 1 of the exercise is depicted on the right-hand side of the diagram. The first player with a ball on position 1 (S) serves to A. During the serve, the setter (SV) penetrates. A passes the ball to SV and hits the set that he gets afterwards straight down the line.

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Attacking: Position 4 Attacking: Spike Drill type: Game phase in isolation Section: Core I Section: Core II ...

Pepper for five

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Pepper for five'

The players by the three-meter line defend and set. The players at the net attack.

The defence player without a spare player behind him starts by throwing the ball in the middle of the rectangle formed by the players. The other defender moves beneath the ball and sets the hitter across from him. The hitter hits the ball straight ahead to the spare defence player. The defence player digs the ball into the middle of the rectangle, after which the other defence player moves beneath the ball and the sets the other hitter. The exercise continues in the same way.

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Attacking: Off-speed shot Attacking: Spike Defence: Dig Drill type: Cooperating group without net Section: Core I ...

Pepper for three with two diggers

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Pepper for three with two diggers'

In this variant of the pepper, two players dig the hit. A starts by setting to B. B can choose to hit the ball in the direction of A or C. In the example, the ball is hit towards C. C digs the ball back towards B, after which B sets the ball to C.

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Attacking: Off-speed shot Attacking: Spike Defence: Dig Drill type: Cooperating group without net Section: Core I Setting: Overhead

Pepper for three

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Pepper for three'

The exercise starts with the ball on the side with the spare player. A starts the exercise by overhand passing the ball to B. B sets the bal to A, after which A hits the ball back to B and moves behind B.

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Attacking: Off-speed shot Attacking: Spike Defence: Dig Drill type: Cooperating group without net Section: Core I Setting: Overhead

Long step in approach after an action

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Long step in approach after an action'

A overhand passes the ball to C. C forearm passes the ball back to A and performs an approach for an attack over the mat. The mat forces the player to make the step before the last step big.

B takes the position of A, A takes the position of C, and C takes the position of B.

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Attacking: Position 2 Attacking: Spike Basics: Forearm pass/bump Basics: Overhead pass Drill type: Game phase in isolation Section: Core I

Short ball, spiked ball

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Short ball, spiked ball'

A overhand passes the ball to C. C forearm passes the ball back and moves backwards diagonally. B spikes the ball to C. C defends this ball back to B and moves forward diagonally to his starting position.

Attacking: Off-speed shot Attacking: Spike Basics: Forearm pass/bump Basics: Overhead pass Defence: Dig ...

Digging and moving sideways

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Digging and moving sideways'

A spikes his ball towards C. C digs the ball back to A and moves sideways. B spikes his ball to C. C digs the ball back to B and moves sideways.

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Attacking: Off-speed shot Attacking: Spike Defence: Dig Defence: Overhead dig Drill type: Cooperating group without net Section: Core I

One player, three balls

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'One player, three balls'

A holds two balls and B holds one. A throws the first ball to C, after which C forearm passes this ball back.

When C plays the first ball, A throws the second ball to C. This ball is also forearm passed back to A.

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Basics: Forearm pass/bump Drill type: Cooperating group without net Section: Core I

Square for three

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Square for three'

The players at the net overhand pass the ball straight ahead. The players by the three-meter line forearm pass the ball diagonally. After playing the ball, each player moves to the vacant position.

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Basics: Forearm pass/bump Basics: Overhead pass Drill type: Cooperating group without net Section: Core I