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Volleyball Drills For Kids Players Who Like Tennis and Short Court
Tennis and short court one vs one are two fast paced volleyball drills for kids that get you ready for scrimmages and game like drill situations in practice.
Tennis has become one of my favorite volleyball drills for kids.
Tennis doesn't have to only be played by adults on a tennis court..because kid players can play too.
Using two of the basic volleyball skills, setting and passing as a way to get the ball over the net, tennis "volleyball-style" helps players work on finding an open space on the court so they can score points and win matches.
Volleyball Drills For Kids
Full Court Tennis
Just like regular tennis each player gets one contact which can be a sett attack or a bump attack...no overhand hitting in this version.
The idea is to find open spaces on the court so strategically place the ball...just like table tennis you need to keep your head on swivel and use wide vision to see all open areas of the court.
Players can enter in on both sides when one side loses or everyone can enter in from one side.
Tennis is a fun fast paced game that requires fast feet, quick reactions and an aggressive "attack" attitude.
Volleyball Drills For Kids
Short Court One on One
Beginner short court one vs one is one of our favorite volleyball drills for kids practice.
Another one of the fun volleyball drills for kids I like to do is short court one vs one.
Similar to tennis but on a shorter court, this drill tests your quick reflexes, wide vision and ability to see the open areas on a smaller court.
To "serve" the ball, beginners can set the ball over the net while more advanced players can work on their short serves.
I usually like to use the ten foot line as the court boundary but you can make your court as large or as small as you want to.
I'll let players know ahead of time what "the rules" are for each set of games.
Volleyball Drills For Kids
Flow vs King of the Court
Fun Volleyball Drills For Kids To Do At Practice One vs One Short Court - One Touch Per Side on Two Courts
One of the two versions I use is FLOW which means after each rally no matter who wins or loses the players flow through at the end of the rally.
This makes one vs one short court a true warmup drill for players since there's continuous movement and flow from one court to the other court.
Fun Volleyball Drills For Kids: One vs One, Only One Contact Per Side, Short Court
The opposite of "flow" is king or queen of the court where the winner of each rally stays on the "king" side and earns a point while the loser goes off the court and gets in line behind the new server who has a chance to step up and play.
Each new newcomer gets to serve every time and if they win they come under the net and they are now the new king or queen.
When you earn the right to be king and first go under the net you don't earn a point. But if you win the next rally you start earning points for every rally you win.
Volleyball Drills For Kids
Short Court Games
Variations of short court "rules" range from
- One contact - Passing only
- One contact - Setting only
- Two contacts - Passing and setting only
- Two contacts - Two passes only
- Three contacts - pass, set, tip
- Three contacts - pass set tomahawk
- Three contacts - pass, set, hit
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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.
Best Volleyball Drills For Setters, Hitters, Liberos, Passers Blockers
Best volleyball drills are essential exercises in the learning process for players to improve your serving, hitting, passing, spiking, setting, blocking skills.
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.
Volleyball Drills For Hitting Faster Quicker Sets Like Go's Huts, 31s
In these volleyball drills for hitting we are working on taking a three-step, four-step or even a two-step approach in order to get to quicker faster sets.
Volleyball Serving Drills For Beginners Learning To Underhand Serve
Beginner players learn how to improve your serve with these volleyball serving drills for the underhand serve so you consistently get the ball over the net.
Volleyball Passing Drills for Beginners For Players To Do At Home
Here are several volleyball passing drills for beginners to do at home with the focus being on beginner passers who need to pass the ball being served consistently
5 Volleyball Beginner Passing Drills I Use To Improve Passing Skills
Five volleyball beginner passing drills that show you what to do and what not to do in order to learn how to improve the consistency of your passing skills.
Volleyball Serve Drills For Beginners To Use To Weaponize Short Serves
Short serves can really disrupt an opposing team's planned offensive plays which is why we do these types of volleyball serve drills for beginners
Ways To Do Volleyball Passing Drills Beginners Need To Do Correctly
Many volleyball passing drills beginners do are broken down into basic steps and as you learn those, then you progress to more advanced elements of the skill.
My Volleyball Movement Drills Are Warmup Drills Done Without A Ball
In my warmup drill progression players do volleyball movement drills for digging footwork that cover 3 digging scenarios you may need to move your feet for.
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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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