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Best Volleyball Drills For Setters, Hitters, Liberos, Passers and Blockers

Learn the serving, hitting, passing, spiking, setting, blocking and practice the best volleyball drills we do in Boot Camp classes for you to do so you can improve at home.

The best volleyball drills for hitters and drills for setting, passing, blocking and serving are what you need to do on your own regularly to improve your game skills. (Shots by Shanty)

If you want to play more, you need to train more."

That's what I tell every player who walks into my gym, whether they're part of my Vegas Volley club 18s teams or one of my private clients looking to earn a college scholarship.

After spending three decades on the court - coaching two club teams, running daily private sessions, and helping college players stay sharp during summer training - I've identified the most effective volleyball drills for each position.

These aren't just any drills; these are the exact training methods that have helped my players earn starting positions, make their varsity teams, and secure college scholarships.

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What makes these drills different?

They're designed to replicate game-like situations while building fundamental skills.

Just yesterday, one of my setters who's preparing for college told me she wished she'd known about these drills when she first started playing.

That's why I'm sharing them with you now.

I often tell players that performing volleyball drills at home and outside of the regular club and high school practice is one of the best ways to improve your skills .

As a high school player, once I finished my school work and after coming home from practice, I would go outside by myself and do hundreds of setting and passing repetitions against a wall to a target I had chalked off against the garage door.

I was disciplined about doing this every day in order to

improve my accuracy
to improve my ball control
to increase my finger strength
to numb the throbbing sensation created by the ball contacting the same spot on my forearms over and over again when passing the ball to the target.

Basically to improve my basic skills.

I got to the point that when the ball bounced back from anywhere off the garage door I knew how to quickly use my feet to position myself in a low athletic stance with my hips below the level of the ball and then deliver a nice high pass from anywhere back to that chalked out circled target.

Those self-imposed volleyball drills and the discipline to do them everyday paid off.

I had set a goal for myself as a sophomore in high school that I wanted to earn a volleyball scholarship to a four-year college or university and I was going to do what it took to reach my goal.

And I did.

If you are one of those players looking for ways to help yourself get more playing time, make your varsity team or just improve your volleyball game then I suggest to you, to follow the same plan..because it works!

Just like I tell my Vegas Volley players - the drills that seem the most basic often produce the most dramatic improvements.

Let's look at how you can maximize your training time, whether you're working alone or with teammates.

Passing is done when you hold both wrists together and with both thumbs side by side and pointing to the ground as you contact the ball on the forearms of both arms. (April Chapple)

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Do More With The Best Volleyball Drills On Your Own

Volleyball drills, although some time monotonous are

the best way to improve your ball control,
they help you improve your skill and technique,
they can be used to help condition an athlete and
they can help you understand the team building process

Speaking of improvement, one of the biggest differences I see between average players and exceptional ones is how they approach their practice time.

Here's what I've learned from working with successful players at every level.

Set Goals For Yourself When You Do Your Volleyball Drills On Your Own

Whether you do drills at home by yourself, or doing them in practice with your teammates, it's best to get in the habit of setting mini goals for yourself to reach in order to complete each drill.

The best volleyball drills: It's best to get in the habit of setting mini goals for yourself to reach in order to complete each drill.

For example, let's say you have to get 50 perfectly passed balls to the target before stopping one drill and going on to the next.

Not only will you discipline yourself to perform the volleyball drills correctly, but you will replicate the pressure you will feel in a game-like situation when you absolutely have to do the skill right.

When you get in the habit of practicing game-like situations, then when you find yourself in an actual game, you have already prepared for that particularly tense and pressure-filled situation.

Now that you understand the importance of goal-setting in your drills, let's talk about how to progressively challenge yourself.

This is the same approach I use when training college players during their summer prep.

Challenge Yourself As You Get Better At Your Practice Volleyball Drills

In your practices, you may have noticed that different components of skills are taken apart and learned in progressions or separately one at a time.

Many beginner volleyball drills are broken down into their most basic steps and as you learn those, then you progress to more advanced elements of the skill.

So things like footwork, lower body positioning then upper body positioning, armswing mechanics and timing are learned and coached first.

Other things are gradually added to the mix as you improve on the basics, like court awareness and positioning, court spacing among other teammates, foot speed, using wide vision and learning how to get to a volleyball quickly along with communication-what to say and how to say it.

Just yesterday, one of my private clients asked me about practicing without a full team.

The truth is, some of the most effective drills can be done alone, with a partner, or with your whole team. Here's how I break it down for my players.

Individual Volleyball Drills, Partner Drills or Team Drills

Drills can be taught as individual drills that players can learn and practice by themselves just about anywhere...at home, at club..in a gym on your own or at high school or college practice.

Another way you are taught the game is with team drills which must be performed with three, four, five or all six members of your team.

If you came to this page because you were looking for drills then you've found the right place.

In this section I talk about the drills we do in our boot camp classes and drills you can do by yourself home when you aren't with us.

Whether you're training to make varsity or preparing for college volleyball, these drills have proven successful time and time again.

This week, my girls Vegas Volley 18s players used these exact drills to transform their passing game....

Remember what I tell all my private clients:

"Champions are built in empty gyms, where no one else can see you put in the work."

The players who consistently show up early, stay late, and practice these drills with purpose are the ones who earn more playing time.

I've seen it happen hundreds of times over my thirty years of coaching.

Ready to take your game to the next level? Start with these drills, but don't stop there.

Check out my " Volleyball Defensive Drills for Liberos you Can Do To Improve Your Dig ball Control" for specialized back-row training, and my "Volleyball Hitter Drills Help you learn how To hit A Ball Harder" if you're looking to improve your front-row game.

Have questions about these drills or looking for personalized training?

As someone who works with players daily, I'd love to help you reach your volleyball goals.

Drop a comment below or reach out about private coaching sessions.

Remember - the difference between good and great often comes down to the extra work you put in when nobody's watching.

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I share alot of individual, partner and easy-to-do volleyball serving drills we do in class with my followers.

Many of these volleyball practice drills you can do at home by yourself or try at your next practice with your teammates.

If you're a B team or JV player trying to make varsity next year...your goal should be to complete 1000 reps a day of at least three of the basic skills on your own...volleyball passing, serving and setting should be at the top of the list.

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The Volleyball Pepper Drill: Partner and Three Player Pepper Drills
The volleyball pepper drill is a ball control drill using setting, digging and hitting skills usually done as a partner or three player person drill in warmup.
Serving Volleyball Drills For Beginners Who Want To Be On Varsity
Looking to make the varsity volleyball team? Discover essential serving volleyball drills for beginners that will elevate your skills and help you score points.
7 Youth Volleyball Drills How To Improve Ball Control Skills At Home
I have a series of youth volleyball drills you can use to improve your basic ball control skills like passing, setting and controlled hitting.
What're 5 Passing Volleyball Drills For Beginners To Be Better Passers
These 5 passing volleyball drills for beginners to improve their ball control, while reading the server's body and moving to beat the ball before it lands.
The Dig Volleyball Drills We Do In Training on Pinterest and Youtube
I gathered a collection of the dig volleyball drills we do in training that I explain how to do at home or in practice to my Pinterest and Youtube followers.
Four Types of Volleyball Drills For Digging Balls Up Under Pressure
These four types of volleyball drills for digging turn up the heat and puts the digger under pressure to dig a playable ball that the setter can run a play with
Hit And Dig Volleyball Drills My Players Do To Improve Digging Skills
If you want to improve your digging skills here are 4 ways to do one of my dig volleyball drills called the Hit and Dig drill done for beginners and advanced.
Volleyball Digging Drills That Will Help You Keep Balls Off The Floor
We do alot of progressions for volleyball digging drills in our boot camp classes to cover different scenarios from hard hits to balls you need to chase down.
6 Drills To Improve Volleyball Skills in Digging and Defense Technique
These six drills to improve volleyball skills in digging and defense technique are exercise we do in boot camp classes and trainings to improve ball control.
4 Digging Drills For Volleyball Players Who Need To Improve Dig Skills
Want to know what some good digging drills for volleyball diggers are? Here are four fun drills that I do with liberos and hitters who privately train with me.
Two Diving Volleyball Drills I Do So Players Get More Balls In Defense
Remember when Rocky’s trainer had him chase chickens in the chicken coop to work on fast feet, read and react quickly, eye-hand coordination in a low position?
7 Dig Drills Volleyball Players Do For Balls That They Take A Step For
Seven dig drills volleyball players do with me to quicken their hand-to-ball reaction, read the hitter, trust what they see and chase balls down on the court.
Improve Your Digging Skills With These 4 Digging Volleyball Drills
Want to know how to improve your digging skills successfully this season? Start with these 4 digging volleyball drills that'll prep you for your club season.

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Serving slang is not just about individual techniques; it also relates to overall game strategy. A coach might instruct a player to serve a "short serve" or a "deep serve" to target specific areas of the opponent's court or exploit weaknesses in their serve receive formation.

Ari, my private training client and I are working specifically on serving on jump float cross court serves ...short to Zone 2

There's so much we work on to get to this point where she can contact the ball with

the same toss height and same toss location
the same armswing speed
the same timing for when her serving hand contacts the ball
the middle of the hand contacting the middle of the ball every single time
getting use to watching her serving hand contact the ball at the highest point of her jump ...before she starts to land
and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.

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