Training & Drills

Use the big ball to focus on swinging through the ball.

Far Out Volleyball Club (Grand Rapids, MI) shares a competitive wash drill that focuses on serve receive, sending strategic free balls, defending an in-system opponent, and building runs of 3.

Beach Nation Co-Founder and Florida State Head Women's Beach Coach Brooke Niles shares a warm-up drill to improve movement, footwork and delivering a successful second contact. This drill can also be applied to the indoor game.

Carolina Union (Charlotte, NC) shares a drill and training aids they use to train defenders to play the ball toward the net. The goals are to read the attacker, remain balanced to react, and dig the ball forward.

Cobb Atlanta Juniors (Marietta, Georgia) shares a progression for setters to maximize their reps at the wall, with a partner and in a group. The drills focus on hand draw, hand shape, hand finish, movement, awareness, and consistency.

The Academy VBC based in Indianapolis, Indiana, shares Net 6, a competitive, fast-paced wash drill that trains hitter coverage, out-of-system play, communication and competitive, high-energy team play.

Ethos Volleyball Club based in Nashville, Tennessee shares a few drills to maximize touches and improve ball control with 2v2 and 4v4. These drills can be used as warmup drills and also as competitive wash drills.

Practicing a quicker transition to a defensive base helps to prevent this scenario. Setter makes the call, watches the hitter, then turns to see what happens on the other side.

Top Flight VBC based in Elgin, Illinois, shares variations of the butterfly drill the coaches like to use for warmups, with variations to work on passing, serving, setting, attacking and blocking.

Minnesota Select based in Maple Grove, Minnesota, shares a 4 versus 4 drill with four teams of three players and can be used for all ages. Players exchange every time the ball goes over the net, and it can be modified to be cooperative or competitive.