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Volleyball drills by Luc Engelen

This overview shows all volleyball drills by Luc Engelen.

Bumping across the court

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Bumping across the court'

Each player has a ball. Their goal is to reach one end of the court from the other end, while bumping the ball. Whoever makes a mistake has to start again.

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Basics: Forearm pass/bump Drill type: Individal Section: Core I

Forearm passing with the upper body

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Each pair of players has one ball. One player is on his knees on the ground. The other has the ball and stands. The player with the ball throws the ball towards the other player, who bumps the ball back.

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

Feet position for forearm passing with a hoop

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Each player has a ball and a hoop. The players stand with their feet about shoulder width apart and one foot slightly in front of the other. One foot is inside the hoop and the other is outside. They throw their ball up and bump it once without making a step.

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Basics: Forearm pass/bump Drill type: Individal Section: Core I

Handling two balls at once

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Handling two balls at once'

Each player in a pair of two has a ball. They throw their ball across the net at the same time and catch the other player's ball afterwards.

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

Second action while throwing and catching

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Diagram for the volleyball drill 'Second action while throwing and catching'

Each player stands between two safety markers holding a ball. The player throw their ball upwards and put one of the markers on top of the other before catching the ball.

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Drill type: Individal Section: Warming-up

Getting used to touching the ground with hoops

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For each player, the coach rolls a hoop from one side of the court to the other. The player runs alongside the rolling hoop and tries to dive through the hoop as often as possible, without touching the hoop.

Basics: Ground contact Drill type: Individal Section: Core I Section: Warming-up

Agility training with hoops

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For each pair of players, the coach rolls a hoop from one end of the court to the other. The pairs of players fulfil a number of assignments while running alongside the hoop.

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Drill type: Cooperating group without net Section: Warming-up

Individual agility training with hoops

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For each player, the coach rolls a hoop from one side of the court to the other. The players run alongside the hoop and fulfil the following assignments.

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Drill type: Individal Section: Warming-up

Getting used to touching the ground with hordes

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Place a low (10cm) and a high (50cm) horde at a distance of about one meter. The players have to move over the first horde and under the other. With this exercise, young players get used to the idea of moving towards the ground with their hands first.

Basics: Ground contact Drill type: Individal Section: Warming-up

Agility training with hordes

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There's a line of hordes (40cm high) on the court. They're placed about half a meter apart.

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Drill type: Individal Section: Warming-up