Date: ____________________ Team: ___________________________________ Warm Up and Ball Control
Middle block close drill – Miguel Saenz 1) 2) 3) 4) Team of 6 on one side: two pin hitters and setter on the net 3 blockers on the other side: left, middle, and right front Ball (down or free) is entered by coach to team of 6 Team of 6 passes, sets, and controlled hits to defenders on THEIR side of the net a. Pass, set, controlled hit continues to cycle on the 6-­‐
person side 5) Middle blocker on opposite side reads set direction, resets, then reads again 6) Cooperation: middle blocker must get 10 good block reads before the ball hits the floor on the opposite side Coaching notes • Focus o Blocker footwork, outside and middle o Make sure blockers also focus on eyework o Max jump each time block goes up • Variations o Include middle attacker or backrow attacker o Have setter be front row Pepper series – Terry Liskevych 1) Split your team into pairs 2) 1 person on the baseline, 1 person on the 10ft line a. Classic pepper b. Overhand pepper c. Dig to yourself, set to yourself, hit at your partner 3) Move partners to across the net from each other a. Dig to self, set to self, hit at your partner standing b. Dig to self, set to self, hit at your partner jumping 4) Have each partner get a pair so it is 2 on 2 play a. Cooperation dig, set, hit over the net b. Competitive dig, set, hit over the net Dig to the “X” – Terry Liskevych 1) Define the “X” on the court 2) Set up with two players at the pins catching, 1 player in left back (LB), 1 player in right back (RB), and two lines to fill in the defenders 3) Coach (middle front) hits at LB player who digs to the “X”, RB player sets it to the opposite pin 4) Then, coach hits at the RB player who digs to the “X”, LB player sets to the opposite pin 5) First in line become defenders, defenders become catchers, catchers rotate to the back of the line Coaching notes • Focus o Good effort to keep ball off the floor o Attempt to play ball at the midline • Options o Have attacker hit the ball that is dug, switch at 10 swings o Mix in tips o Digger will dig ball to self, set back to attacker Coaching notes • Focus o Make sure 2nd contact is high and off the net o Have players working on 2nd contact be comfortable setting with hands and forearms • Options o Catchers can instead transition off and hit the third contact over the net o Two pin blockers can block the last hit 1 Date: ____________________ Team: ___________________________________ Warm Up and Ball Control (Continued)
Four on four warm up drill – Joe Sagula Coaching notes
• Focus o Focus on dig to swing footwork with outside hitters o Focus on the target for the dig o Second contact is high and off the net • Variations o Younger teams can have 3rd contact be overhead o Sometimes the setter will set the second ball, at times have a non-­‐
setter contact the second ball 1) Set up with MB, LB, LF, and RF (setter) players on both sides. Off players rotate into MB 2) 3 contact cooperative play, LF players hit angle toward opposing defenders 3) Play until team gets 10 swings (more/less depending on skill) over the net without letting the ball drop Serve pass drill – Russ Rose 1) Part 1 -­‐ player A serves over the net to player B who passes to target (player C). Repeat 2) Part 2 – 3 passers and a setter on one half with players serving at them Coaching notes 1 Part Part 2 • In every practice, we must spend some time on these two skills Attack by Position Left side attacking drill – Russ Rose 1) Set up with LF, RF (setter), LB, RB and coach in RF position on opposite side 2) LF blocks and transitions to hit ball. Drill variations: a. Coach hits at LB/RB b. Coach tips over the block. LF blocks then gets tip c. Coach stands in LF opposite side and swings/tips at LF to dig Coaching notes • Focus o In the various situations, make sure attacker gets off the net for good transition approach o Do the same drill for right side attackers Middle hitting drill – Russ Rose Coaching notes 1) Set up with two defenders (LB and RB), a setter, and a middle on one half. Another middle blocker on opposite side of net 2) Coach tosses ball to LB or RB while middle transitions to hit a. Middle must hit where the opposing blocker is NOT b. Opposing blocker moves along the net (not actually blocking) • Focus o Timing the ball and setter o Location of attack along the net • Variations o Hitter hits multiple balls. First from serve receive, then toss a ball over resembling transition attack o Block jumps from left side and right side, transition to swing 2 Date: ____________________ Team: ___________________________________ Outside hitter +7 drill – Mark Barnard Competitive Attack in Team Situations 1) Set up with 6 on 6 game play 2) Outside hitters (or other designated hitters – middles or opposites) must get a score of +7 3) How to score: a. Kill = +1 b. In-­‐play = 0 c. Error from ANY hitter = -­‐1 4) Track the designated players’ points 5) Hitter who reaches +7 first wins the game Coaching notes • Focus o Team defense that works on going from the dig to a successful attack o Make sure second contact allows a successful swing o Good hitting approaches, especially when set is from the backcourt o Keep track of attack percentages, winners/losers • Variations o Modify scoring to meet team needs § If we block the opponent’s attack, it is a point for the hitter § As long as you score, you get the first ball § Work in back row attacker Six on six scramble drill – Russ Rose Coaching notes 1) Set up with 6 on 6 game play 2) Coach starts the rally by tossing the ball in anywhere (either side), such as: a. In the middle for a joust nd
b. At the setter so another player takes the 2 contact c. Far off the court so players need to hustle 3) Play the point out, then repeat • Focus o System situations o Focus on second contact accuracy to assist in getting positive attack on third contact • Options o Keep score, two points for out of system kill o Alternate entry to each side, must score three in a row to get a point and rotate Two score variations – Doug Reimer 1) Variation 1: play a regular 6 on 6 game, but keep two separate scores: a. Regular rally score b. Serve and pass score i. Server point = if passers make a “1” or “0” pass ii. Passer point = if passers make a “2” or “3” pass c. Add up the two scores and play to 25 (more or less is desired) points 2) Variation 2: set up with 6 on 6 game play a. Side A serves, side B passes and the rally is played out b. Then side B gets free balls based on pass score i. “3” pass = 3 free balls ii. “2” pass = 2 free balls iii. “1” pass = 1 free ball iv. “0” pass = no free balls c. Next, side B serves and side A passes. Same rules apply Coaching notes • Focus o Even though our focus is out of system, we don’t want to ignore the importance of the serve and pass components. In this drill, you get points for winning the serve pass game. You also get points for winning a rally. So, we are implementing the focus of the practice, along with winning rallies. • Variations o Instead of entering free balls, you can enter an out of system ball or attack the ball to a defender 3