Even while practicing volleyball may not be your preferred way to spend a day, the training will improve your game greatly. One of the most entertaining sports is volleyball, especially for people who prefer going to the beach. Playing beach or indoor volleyball can be enjoyable, but many people take it seriously and practice a lot. It’s crucial to invest time in volleyball drills and training if you want to develop your abilities and become a great volleyball player.
Volleyball Drills: Beginner Drills
There are a variety of volleyball drills you may try if you’re a novice trying to advance your abilities. Here are some of the best volleyball training exercises for newcomers who are just picking up a volleyball:
Hitting the wall
Hitting a certain area on the wall will be difficult for people who haven’t mastered the art of passing the balls with their hands. To bounce the ball off the wall, you can mentally envision a point on the wall, draw a circle on it, or hang a piece of fabric from it. This exercise will assist you in finding the ideal angle as well as practicing finger strikes on the ball.
“Throw and Pass”
Two persons must be standing face to face for this exercise. The ball is thrown from one player to the other, who then passes it back and forth. Get comfortable passing the ball with your hands and fingers as well as forearms. Accuracy and the capacity to estimate the amount of force required to set or pass the ball will both benefit from this.
Masonry blocks
A lot of novices struggle to block the ball without hitting the goal. In essence, this exercise requires you to jump straight up while touching a place on the wall with only your hands—never your arms. Your ability to block without hitting the net will increase if you employ proper form when you block.
Passing lines
It takes a lot of people to complete this volleyball drill—at least four on each side. All players should stand in two lines facing one another, with the first person in each line passing the ball to the first player in the other line. The passer moves to the rear of the line after passing the ball. To get all the players used to hitting the ball and moving swiftly, do this drill for at least 10 minutes.
Three Different Types of Volleyball Drills
Now that you have completed some of the beginner volleyball training, it is critical that you comprehend the three categories of advanced volleyball drills:
One: Systematic, tactical, and strategic
These volleyball drills emphasize teamwork and using tactics and technique to outwit the players on the opposing team. The exercises typically combine several game-relevant skills and make use of the unique talents of each player to benefit the team as a whole. Test these exercises:
Six vs. Two
Although it may seem unfair, playing two players against six will teach them how to play defensively and collaborate well.
One vs. One
In a confined area, assign one player to either side of the net and have them volley off against one another. They can practice their endurance, running speed, and ball placement because they can only strike the ball once with their forearms.
Put the two-player teams from the larger team into competition with one another. The winning team continues to play until they lose, and the teams switch after each setback. Your team will be able to work together and recognize each other’s strengths and limitations thanks to all of these exercises.
2: Specific to Movement and Skill
These volleyball training exercises focus on particular techniques and motions that each player must master, such as serving, diving, blocking, setting, and spiking. These exercises, which are typically the novice drills, all only go through the motions of gaining the necessary skills (see above). Here are some additional movement- and skill-specific drills to try:
Increasing Serving
At the rear of the court, arrange all of the players in two lines, and have them exchange serves. Running to the back of the line on the opposing side of the court is the guy who serves the ball.
Drilling Settings
A player should be positioned on either side of the net. Have them pass the ball to one another over the net. This enhances height estimation accuracy.
Spiking Exercise
Take turns setting up and spiking the ball over the net with two players on either side of the net.
3: Conditioning for volleyball
These volleyball activities are made to help you get in better physical shape overall so you have more strength and endurance for volleyball practice. Here are some volleyball conditioning exercises:
Repeated Attacks
This exercise teaches athletes to take every strike head-on, regardless of their level of fatigue. The ball is set by one person, and the batter spikes as many balls as necessary until he has made 10 spikes inside the lines of the court.
Triangle in rotation
On the court, arrange three players in a rough triangle and instruct them to pass the ball to one another. All players must move to the next place once the third player strikes the ball without allowing it to contact the ground.
‘Pop Ups’
When the whistle blows, have each participant jump to their feet and pass the ball while still lying on their stomachs on the ground. This enhances how quickly they can emerge from a dive. These will provide more of an emphasis on agility, quickness, strength, and stamina—all of which are essential for playing volleyball.