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-Volleyball Idea Swap! – Vol. 5- Idea Sharing With Like-Minded Coaches

From Lori...

Defense Drill: Put 6 girls on one side of the court (A) in base formation. Put the rest of the team on the other side (B) in three lines: OH, MH, RH. Have your setting in position. Coach is on the (B) side of the court and tosses the ball to the setter. The (A) team must play defense with that toss. This is a continuous defense because once that toss is defended, the coach tosses another and three new hitters are up on the (A) side. This works the defense on blocks, digs, etc. The coach can mix it up and throw in a free ball or a ball directly to the blockers to block back or tip. Helps with transition and helps the other side with attacks. --//-- From Nancy...

When practicing the attack approach, I trace around my shoes and tape the footprints to the court. When my younger players are practicing their 3-step approach it makes it much more visual for them. I also color code each foot print. Red for right and black for left. --//-- From Kimberly...

I SET THEM UP IN SCRIMMAGE FORMATION. I STAND IN THE REF TOWER WITH A COUPLE OF BALLS AND THEN I SPIKE BALLS AT THEM PRETTY HARD AND IT COULD GO ANYWHERE ON THE COURT AND ON EITHER SIDE, THEY IN RETURN HAVE TO RECOVER THE BALL WITH 3 HITS(BUMP, SET,SPIKE)TO GET IT OVER THE NET AND THE TEAM ON THE OTHER SIDE HAS TO SEND IT BACK IN THE SAME FASHION OR THE ONE WHO DOESN'T RUNS A LAP.WHICH EVER SIDE WINS PICKS THE NEXT DRILL. THIS IS THEIR FAVORITE DRILL BECAUSE IT IS FAST PACED AND CHALLENGING. THE BALLS JUST KEEP COMING. WE HAVE PARENTS CHASE THE OUT OF BOUNDS BALLS AND I JUST KEEP SPIKING BALLS DOWN AT THEM. --//--

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From Nakia...

7 POINT PASSING This drill is designed to help any team at any level pass a ball from most of the defense positions on the court. The level of difficulty can be set by the coach on how hard and fast the down balls or free balls come over the net. C = COACH T = TARGET X = PLAYERS/PASSERS Coach will hit down balls to all of these spots either across the net or near point #6. For each point/spot – each player must start in deep middle back #6– point 1. Coach slaps ball or signals prior to hitting. at the time the coach gives the signal he/she is about to hit the ball, the player can then move from position #6 to pass. Point 1 – deep middle back Point 2 –right back – covering the deep corners and positioning the body the correct way to get it back to target. Point 3 – left back - same Point 4 – right wing – Defense on the short balls Point 5 – left wing - same Point 6-#3 – Toss a HIGH but Short ball about a foot of the net (Helps work on covering a roll shot that’s placed directly behind the MB and ball control – players goal is to NOT pass it over the net but to target) Point 7 – have the players start on the ten foot line – signal at the point of releasing an open handed – shoot to the back line at a good speed and height. Player must run it down and try very hard to square off and pass it directly behind or as close to hard as possible. This can help players when there is a shank on the court or when there is a touch from a block and the ball has passed them to not give up. If it’s high enough and they move quick enough there is a possibility that it can be saved. Reps –Once everyone has passed at least 4 to 5 times in one point reaching the target, you can then move on to the next point. Initially, this can be time consuming but worth it the long run. Many teams have started out taking 30 minutes to complete this drill. After a few months, they can pass all 7 points in 5 minutes with accurate passes to the target. --//-- From Danny...

Here is my favorite drill to run in practice! I love to run competitive columbus. But I implement a two touch rule on the attacks therefore it is harder for each team to score! My teams always play to seven and it gets so competive it takes about 45 min for one team to score those 7 points! Everyone loves it and it keeps the competitive edge going! Hope this helps! --//--

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From Ted...

One of my players favorite serving game is "volf" i.e. volleyball golf. We divide into two teams, and send one player from each team over into position 1 (Right back) on the other side of the net. They sit in the middle of the area until one of their teammates serve the ball to them and they catch it w/o dropping it. They then exchange places (and of course give them a high five as they pass each other) with the server going to position two (Rt. front). and so on until they have hit all 6 positions. You can play one round or more. Another is points for long or short serves. Again it is a competition. Two points if they serve short, front 5' of the court, or back 3' of the court, or hit the tape on the net. One point for 5'- 10' from the net. If they net or serve it out they lose a point. We usually play to 20 pts. --//-- From Bernie...

Pre-Game Warm-Up Carousel #1 Coach tosses high and hits a ball down line #2 As coach tosses ball, player from middle six position swings to line and control digs to Dig Zone #3 Setter pushes ball high and out to power/left side #4 Hitter does a full approach and catches ball #5 After catching the ball, player goes to feeding line. Players follow the flow so that they are constantly moving. Dig – Approach – Feeding the coach Variation : There are too many variations to this drill to list but here are a few: Player hits instead of coach Players starting in #4 start at the net instead of the attack line, play defence and then swing out to receive a set. Players starting in #2 swing cross-court. Reverse the flow so that the hit is from right/off/weak-side. Setter sets the ball to the right/weak/off-side. --//-- From Kevin...

Here is a drill my girls LOVE. We normally do this for a few minutes at the end of practice as a reward for hard work in practice.

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The goal is to find the open spot. This drill gets the girls looking at the opposite side of the court. This game is played between the 3 meter lines. Divide the girls up in to two even teams. They stand on the 3 meter line. One side starts with a volley to the other side. Only ONE contact per side is allowed. Here's the catch(es)... When a player volleys the ball over, she must run and touch the end line and get back. If the ball she volleyed is long (outside the 3 meter line), out of the sidelines or hit into the net, the player is out. If the player does not get back in time and the other team puts the ball to the floor in the spot she left open, she is out. Her teammates may cover her spot and keep the ball in play, but as girls go out it gets harder and harder to do. Play continues until all players are eliminated from one team. Once there is only one player left on a side, that player no longer has to run to the end line after a volley. Those are all the rules there are. It's a simple game the kids love, they rarely want to quit. --//-- From Eduardo...

I call this drill "" (name of a player) "esta bola es tuya"" This means: "(name of a player) "this ball is yours". This is a "fast pace" drill that can be used for practicing various skills, specially defense and ball control. You can use from 8 to as many as 14 players. The drill starts with one player in the outside hitter position (front row left), one in the back row left (number 5 position), a setter at the net, and a line of players with balls in the middle back (number 6 pos.), in both sides of the court. The first player in line 6 of side (A) of the court, calls the name of player in the outside hitter position and says:"(name of the player) this ball is yours" and then toss the ball to the setter. Both teams try to put the ball down and get the point by hitting it crosscourt (diagonall). As soon as one of the teams win the point , the first player in line 6 of side (B) of the court toss the ball to the other setter an they try to win this rally and get the point. The player in side (A) who was in the OH position (the one whose name was called) has to get that ball and go back to the line in the middle back position. the player in the 5 position rotates to the OH position and the one who toss the ball an was playing middle back rotates to the left back (#5 pos.) This goes on alternating the side of the toss in every rally one team changing positions while the other side toss the ball to start the rally.

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Notice that when side (A) toss the ball to start the rally, it will have 4 players against 3 players at the other side because the player in the middle back of side (B) will have a ball and will not be playing that rally. If you have enough players yo can start the toss line in the serving position (back right) and have a five players vs. four situation. You can also put a Blocker in the front right position at each side and have the setter at the back row or in the middle front. --//--

From Teresa...

This is the Tic Tac Toe game for serving One side of the court you divide in to 9 Squares...jump ropes do this well. Divide the team in to X's and O's. They take turns serving one at a time. If there is no one in the square where their ball hits, then either an X or an O will get the square. The first one to get 3 in a row or on the angle wins. I just saw this used at a summer camp and thought it was great for beginner servers to start leanring to get the ball over the net and to try for accuracy. --//-- From Debon...

Here is a drill that seems to enhance the understanding of hitting. Equipment: jumping boxes (used mostly in basketball) placed at the net in hitting positions balls shaggers 1. Pair the players up 2. Have one of the players stand on the box 3. The other player is a tosser 4. The tosser tosses the ball straight up in front of the hitter 5. The hitter raises target arm as well as hitting arm for the attack 6. The hitter performs the proper hitting technique and executes a kill Coaches can have them work on hitting down the line or cross court. Explain to the players that their actions are what is happening while they are in the air after their spike approach. My girls love this drill because they get a different/higher view and learn how to place the ball. --//--

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From Emily...

Defending behind the block: On one side of the net I set up two blockers (blocking an outside hit) and a girl behind the block (on the ten foot line). I stand on the other side of the net and tip the ball just over the hands of the blockers. Occasionally I hit off the blockers hands, or even into the blockers hands to keep them in the drill. I will also mix it up with some harder hits that may force the defender to use an overhand hit to get the ball. After several balls a new girl takes the spot behind the block. With older teams you can set up a setter and a hitting line on the other side of the net to do the tips. Lots of variations available with this drill. --//-- From Ginger...

One warm up drill I like is good for conditioning and for warming up arms. Use whole vball court one line girls have a ball at 10ft line, the other line on the opposite side of the court at the end line in the corner. The girl at the 10ft line slaps the ball, the girl on the opposite side starts to run along the end line to catch a throw to the corner. The can dive, run fast, anything to catch the ball. The girl throwing uses one hand steps with opposite foot and throws to corner opposite of her, not to the girl running. They catch three and then move up to middle of court and then to 10 ft. line. the tossers never move from the 10ft line throwing. After they throw they go to catch after they catch they run to throw, it is a continuous circle and no one is allowed to walk. It is a great warm up for arms and gets their bodies going. I like it better than the ball handling warm ups. You can then change them to the opposite side and have them throw with their left hand, it is much harder so we only catch one. --//-- From Mendy...

"Target Practice" Whenever I feel that my girls are up to par with serving (or not up to par) I go through my volleyball junk at school and home and tape or place targets on the court that they are trying to hit with their serve. It is great to see them all try and hit the T-shirt that is placed in a hard serving area...all the while their serves are good serves! --//-- From Michelle...

One of my favorite drills and my girls favorite drills is something we call "ball control"

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Here it is: You need four players on each side of the net. One setter playing front row and three others to play back row. Three will work too if they are good enough. The goal is to be able to volley the ball as many times as they can. I like to set a specific number. For beginners: Each time one side gets three touches on the ball (usually three passes) and gets it over to the other side that counts as one. For intermediate: Same thing exept go to pass-set-pass For advanced: Each side has to get a pass, a set and a hit (or down ball so they don't have to jump if they are not quite that advanced). You can only count one if it is a pass set and hit. If it is not then you don't count it, but there is no penalty. Just keep adding up until the ball drops. As soon as the ball drops you start back at zero. The point is to at the very least keep the ball in play. So that is why they don't get penalized for not having a pass, set, hit, but they also don't get rewarded. It is basically a wash. I hope this is a good drill. If you have any questions let me know. To start each season, I usually set a goal for them and they are not allowed to hit at the net or practice hitting until we meet the goal. So sometimes we don't do any hitting for the first few days of the season. It teaches good ball control. --//-- From April...

My varsity loves this as a warm up drill... Split the net in half down the middle.. out of bounds lines run from the net to the end line... 2 on 2 going on side by side on the court...(basically 2 small games going on at once ) one setter per "game"... setter sets to one team, goes under the net, sets the other team and so on.... play to 10.. my "winners" always move to one 'court' and play one another, losers play one another too. Also... ''baseball volleyball"... instead of rally scoring, play "innings" 3 outs before you rotate... same rotations all inning... helps us work on EVERY rotation for several minutes at a time. --//-- From Susan...

One drill I use with a large group of girls, sometimes including freshman, varsity, & JV is called the centipede. On one side of the net half or more of the girls forming a line and moving in a step slide manner moving in a horizontal line until they reach the out-bounds of the court, then they would move to a new horizontal line similar to how the centipede moved in the old video game. The other half of the girls would be on the opposite side of the net serving. The goal would be to hit part of the centipede, which would eventually

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disintegrate once all of its sections were struck by a serve. It helps with motivation, changing the pace in the middle of a large or lengthy practice, and builds competitiveness among the different levels. --//-- From Susan...

This is a fun game I have used with my class to teach them to get low for passing and move their feet. I lowered the net to the floor. (Like in Tennis) made the court smaller and used tennis rules. Each team had two or three players on a side and they could only return the volleyball if their hands were together on the front stroke and the back stroke. To start the game they used a version of the overhand serve and it had to land into one of the back corner squares of the court. (tennis serving). Could only score when serving and played to 11 or 15. If you have two court you can put up three nets, one between the two courts for a third playing area. --//--

From Pamela...

You probably know this game. It's a warm up game my kids love to play I got it off the internet. You use swimming noodles (cut in half) with one or two beach balls along with two goals. You just play a game trying to hit the ball into the others teams goal. You can not hit the ball while it's in the air only on the ground. It's a great conditioning game and its fun. --//-- From Kelley...

Mine is really simple, but I have always gotten great results from it. It is called the 100 ball drill. The girls line up in three lines behind the attack line. In order to move on out of the drill they must make 100 "perfect" passes. We call the first 50 gimmies as they are always free balls. As the drill progresses the harder the balls become. Gives the girls a great opportunity to work hard b/c they want out of the drill, they also work well encouraging one another. --//--

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From Lenny...

Here is my favourite drill. Mostly for advanced players. Players at 1, 6, 5, 4 and 2. Setter at 3 Players on other side of net at 2 and 4. Ball fed in from the side with two players by coach / feeder. Ball passed in to setter, if setter can set ball to 2 or 4 on OTHER side of net, to enable them to attack then they do so. If not they hit the ball back to their own defence and start again. If ball is good enough, and can be set 1m over the net, enabling a good swing by the opposition 2 / 4, then the team of six has to defend, both at the net, and in the field. Setter does not block - simulates one person blocking, middle blocker late etc. Hitter simply looks to score a point by hitting, wiping off hands or tipping. Defence simply has to get ball up, and back to setter, who starts the process again. Benefits: reading the set; block placement; block timing; field defence positioning; field defence reactions. Lessons: Hitters against one block tend to go inside; Blockers tend to block too wide; Defence is not in position early; Defence does not read and react to the various hit options. --//--

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From Lydia...

One of the drills I do to focus on getting your body behind the ball on serve receive is I have the girls get into passing posture, but instead of passing the ball that is served to them they have to let it bounce through their legs. There is instant feedback on this drill- either the ball went through their legs or they got hit. My girls enjoy it...they laugh a lot and learn even more! --//-- From Wynette...

I learned this at a coaching clinic last week. I have never tried but I will. This drill has conditioning in it too. It is called SERVING FOR DOLLARS; The court on one side is set up like this. 100 50 100 50 20 50 100 50 100 The athlete is given two minutes to serve. They have to see how much money they can earned by where there serve lands. In between each serve they have to run to the bank and get their dollar amount. Someone must be in charge of the bank. The bank is located on the other side of the gym. They also have to keep up with their money somewhere on their body. They cannot lay it on the ground. If they miss a serve they must run to the bank and give them $50.00. You might want to give them a little more time to serve. I guess you have them spend their money too maybe like getting out of a sprint or have an incentive store. --//-- From Sharon...

I cover the entire net with light weight black plastic and let the team play. This helps my players concentrate more and focus better on the play above the net. It also helps on their reaction time. We can break down the game to emphasize either the offensive or defensive sets. --//--

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From Laura...

Coaching Tip: My players were having difficulty not getting frustrated when they were down in a game. So, during camp, we played a couple of games where the girls could not see the score. I found this to be especially effective the first match that we used it. It allowed the girls to play tough on every point without focusing on the score. Drill: This drill is not original to myself. I got it from a volleyball CD. It is called Frantic Run-Throughs. Three players line up on the back line and at the slap of the ball, they sprint one at a time to get a ball tossed over the net at the ten foot line. Toss the first ball to RB, then MB, then LB. Continue this pattern until the group has a certain number of passes to the target. The point of this drill is to get the players to run-through a pass instead of just giong to the floor out of habit. --//-- From Laura...

Well I am a newbee at this whole coaching thing but I did come up with a game to help my kids practice their serves. I actually tried it out with them at an open gym and they loved it! So here it is: It’s called Freedom Serving! Pick two girls/guys to be "captains" and divide the remaining players into two teams. The captains of the team are the first and only servers to start. It must be a legal overhand serve. The remaining players of the team are randomly positioned on the opposite side of the court. They cannot move their feet. The server must serve to a teammate and the person must catch it to "free" them so they can help serve and free the other players. The first team to free all their players wins and the losing team must run the difference of people still left on the court in whatever fashion the coach chooses! --//-- From Jack...

Here's a drill that works well for me. If I have 8, 10, 12 or whatever number of girls at practice, I line them up on different levels of the bleachers, one on row 3, one of row 6, 10, 1, 8, 12 etc. They are spread out 8 to 10 feet apart. Each girl on the bleachers has a volleyball and in succession MUST throw the ball accurately to the lone player on the gym floor. That player must bump the ball back to the girl who threw it. You can at first do it slowly then speed up when they become proficient in bumping. You also can increase the speed of the throwers. Each girl takes a turn of about 4 complete rotations which could be 40 or 50 bumps. This same setup works well with a two handed set. The

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key word that I constantly use is CONTROL. If they can't control their set, bump or serve or whatever, they are no good to themselves or the team. To make this drill even more fun I time them and deduct one point for a bad set and one point for a bad bump. I WON'T be satisfied UNTIL they all can score a perfect score, in the bumping and setting drill. I hope you can use this in your coaching tip ideas. --//--

From Brittany...

Timed Serve Receive 3 passers are on the court in the serve recieve postion, the rest of the players will be serving. The team is given so many minutes to pass 20 balls to the setters position. After a player serves, they switch with the passer who passed their ball. If they do not make it in the time allotted, they need to do situps, pushups, etc. The time depends on the level of your players. The timing speeds up the drill and puts some pressure on the players to make good passes and not to miss serves. --//-- From Josie...

My favorite drills all include making the players think while doing ball control. The newest one is a setting drill: 1 setter in the setting spot a line in left back and middle back, and two players on the wings on the net. Two balls are kept in play. the line of girls from left back sets the ball to the setter, the setter then sets a high outside. the wing then sets this back to the line in left back. While this is going on, the middle back line sets the ball to the same setter who then sets a high right side set. then that wing player sets it back to the middle back line. This drill should look like to triangles VV with the ball. This requires communication and timing. If one line gets ahead, then the player needs to set it to themself once before passing it along, and they have to watch and make sure they keep everything in control. --//--

From Nancy...

Serve and Follow Drill This works on conditioning and serving at the same time. Set a time limit (5-10 min.) Each player starts with a ball. Half on one side of the net, the other half on the other side of the net. Everyone serves, hustles after their own ball and serves from the other side. This continues until time is up. They should count the number of serves made. You can give them a goal. If they don't make the goal, they do lines. Another variation is to have them do 2-5 push-ups after each missed serve during the drill.

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From Nancy...

You start out with 2 defensive players on the court. 1 hitter will be on the right side by the net (same court) and the other hitter on the left side. Set up 3 cones. One middle back on the end line and the other 2 midway on the right and left side lines. Hitters will alternate hits while the defense will both shuffle at the same time and face each hitter. One will shuffle deep middle back while the other will shuffle angle sideline, swinging back and forth. This will continue until there are 10 good digs in the middle of court. Hitters must bounce the ball to themselves and then hit, in order to give the defense time to shuffle over and dig. --//-- From Kimberly...

Block, Drop, Back, and Attack Drill Needed: Coach, Setter, and line of blockers/attackers Coach stands on hitting box or chair. Coach holds ball just over the net to immulate a ball crossing the net for a block. The blocker jumps to block the ball. After they touch the ball, they drop down while the coach drops the ball down at the same time (as if the blocked ball fell on the defenses side.) The player digs up the ball, and passes to the setter, then transitions back to the ten foot line for an approach. The setter then sets the ball for an outside attack. I have the girls waiting in line shout, "Block, Drop, Back, Attack" as each player participates in the drill to help them remember to transition. --//-- From Becca...

One thing I do with my team sometimes to make them more aggressive is have two people on the court with about 10 feet between them and the rest in a line feeding in behind them. I toss a ball directly between them and they BOTH have to go towards it. One passes the ball; the other backs her up. They both need to say something. After one passes a ball, she gets back in line and the next player comes in. If one person is there for more than three tosses, she runs a set of lines (because she's not being aggressive enough). If noone talks, they run. And if they let a ball go by with noone making an attempt, the whole team runs. If one person backs off, the whole team runs. That's my drill! --//--

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From Gina...

One of our favorite drills is called "Juggle". I put players on groups of 3 with a ball cart of balls. This drill is initiated by a coach utilizing the court. We always set a goal for a number of touches by the group. In the beginning, we start with 45. The players line up with the girls on the end line in a single file line. We start the drill with easy tosses right to the players with them passing and moving to the end of the line and it continues. After a certain amount of touches, the tosses become wider, creating a weave. Each players goal is to touch the ball. With the last 15, we weave in and go short to end with 3 easy tosses that gear for success. The girls work hard through this drill and the support is tremendous on the sidelines. --//--

From Eileen...

I am a new Coach this year for C-Team here a two drills I do with them they enjoy. Hope they help 1st one is DEAD FISH if you don't know this one let me know I can explaing it is a Serving Game, i think you might since i learned it from a couple of coaches. 2nd Split Players in Half: Line up at Free Throw Line, With 2-3 Players under Basket to Toss, Rotation is Tosser Under Basket goes to back of Passing Line and Passer goes in back of Tossing Line. The goal is for the Passer to Touch the Rim for 1 point or Make a Basket for 2 points the Team to reach (15-20) wins the game and the other team has to do running, sittups, ect... This drill is to teach control and yet moving and competing, you can switch from Passing to Setting also. --//-- From Joel...

One drill would be an add-on to the the three station passing. I have been directing the ball to the three areas by setting, bumping, or a hard roll shot. After the last pass the players approach and hit the set I give them. I have further added a couple of blockers across the net for blocking practice. The players go from hitting to blocking outside to blocking inside(middle). It's a good combine of disciplines especially if you are short on time. Another drill would involve a coach or very accurate passer directing the passes in a serve receive or defensive formation. The ball is tossed from the opposite side to the coach or good passer(back row). They then intentionaly shank or misdirect the pass to keep all players on their toes and communicating, especially following the teammate when they are running off the court to recover the shank and keep the ball in play.

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--//-- From Mel...

Drill to help change of direction. Tosser stands at the net. Passer starts just about two feet inside the back line. Tosser tosses the ball. Passer passes the ball to the net then starts moving forward in a medium position. Passer goes all the way to the 3 meter line, touches it, then starts moving backwards. When passer is about halfway back, tosser tosses a short ball just past the 3 meter line. Passer must stop his/her backward movement, then move forward to get the ball. --//--

From Christi...

Shagging Balls One thing I've been doing for years (I know a lot of other coaches use this too) but coaches should NEVER shag the balls. When I say SHAG to the team they hustle after the balls while I count 1-2-3 etc. For the number I reach they have to do some conditioning like pushups, crunches, tuck jumps, lines, etc. --//--

From Vicky...

Here is one drill that really helped my players last year with keeping their eye on the ball during transition, when the ball has just gone over to the opponent's side. They would be looking down at the floor, as they moved on the court, not keeping their eyes on the ball the opponents were now controlling. So, I had them get into attack coverage position, I would slap the ball and they would begin to transition on the court. While they were doing this, from the other side I would toss the ball into a hole on the court. It helped them keep their eyes on the ball at all times, be ready for the surprise quick return, and helped them transition more quickly. We would rotate around once completely. Simple, but it helped! --//--

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From Joanne...

A good 6 on 6 scoring option I use is Ace,Stuff, Kill. The only way you can score is if you get just that - ace, stuff or kill. If play ends without one of those occurring it is a wash. Team that wins the rally will serve, just as in a regular game. On shanks, errant digs, etc. if a second player makes contact with the ball it doesn't count as an ace or kill. Also, if a hitter gets blocked, but can get a hand on the ball before it hits the floor on her side it does not count as a stuff. It forces players to make the effort and second effort to keep the ball off the floor. It also puts emphasis on aggressive play and going for a terminating play. I put a little twist on the acronym ASK (hope no one thinks it's sacrilegious), "ASK and you shall NOT receive" --//-- From Maggi...

One of my favorite drills for speed and accuracy is to have the girls lay flat on their bellies at the base line, I blow the whistle and toss the ball, they have to get up and run up to the ball and pass it to the setter, then approach and hit it over the net. The girls are always out of breath with this one. But for some reason the they love it too! ( I toss the ball to various places on the court. The girls really need to hustle to get that ball before it drops! --//-- From Mike...

Well, I took over a program that is pretty far behind so we've kept it very simple with ideas that are well known. One reason I got the manual, to start mixing it up as we grow as a team. Some drills I haven't seen many teams do include... Matt Attack: Placing a matt on the floor in front of the net so they have to do there approach stepping over the matts (obviously you need matts that are not to thick and are going to allow them to do normal sized steps). It really helps with there footwork and getting big powerful steps instead of the baby steps they had before. X-pass: 4 tossers, 1 passer in the center. The ball starts on the opposite sides and the passer in the center stays low passing the first toss left, then moves to the next ball and passes left as well, going for 30-45 seconds passing left the entire time with the emphasis on movement of the feet, staying low and using your body to pass and not swining arms (pass rite system). They switch and pass right after. Simple but for some reason helps the most with our passing and probably best for younger teams. Hit me! Just as it sounds, I stand in one of the 6 zones on the other side of the court and there whole goal is to hit me with the ball so I don't have to take any steps, I can only

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reach out with a leg or arm to make contact. If they hit it towards my head I usually just head butt it, which they love but I dont recommend for all coaches obviously. I must make them frustrated because our serving went from just over 80% to about 95% last year after implementing that drill. --//-- From Julie...

I like the drill that I received at a clinic in Iowa from the coach at Coe College. It is a partner drill. One partner at the net sets it to herself and then downballs it to her partner. The one who is receiving the downball has to transition off using the jab step and get into position for the downball. She passes it back and runs back up to the line as the setter is setting to herself from the recently passed ball. As she is setting it the passer transitions off with the jab step and gets in position to pass the ball back. It is conditioning as well as transition, passing, setting and downball. Do it continually for so long and then switch partners. --//-- From Jeff...

"Queen of the Joust" Winning "easy" points is not always so simple or so easy. Lost "easy" points often lead to momentum swings and coaches headaches. Being able to win jousts at the net helps secure those easy points and demoralize opponents. Have two players line up across the net from one another and have the coach (standing at the net) toss a high ball between the two players over the net. Let the two players then joust over it with the winner staying on the court and the loser going to the end of the line. Just like "queen of the court" but "queen of the joust" instead. --//-- From Jeff...

To improve serving I use a drill where I place chairs on the court and players must serve and try to hit them. If they miss they have to do some sort of exercise like 2 pushups or five jumping jacks. This motivates players to concentrate while serving and helps them visual and serve to certain locations on the floor. To create a sense of pressure during practice better prepares players for the real-games situation.

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--//-- From Monica...

One of my favorite drills is a serve under pressure drill. I call this the" 2 minute drill." After warming up to serve I give the team 2 minutes to serve. Any ball that is served out or in the net equals 1 line drill for the whole team at the end. Coach keeps track of all missed serves in that 2 minutes. If the number is really high after they run quite a few I will give one person a chance to serve and erase the rest. If they miss, they run another line and then I'll give someone else a chance. This not only teaches them to focus under pressure, but they learn that a missed serve effects the whole team. --//-- From Tara...

Ok....Well you haven't replied to any of my other email...and I really hope your don't steal my idea and publish it and get money for it, but I guess its worth a shot to improve my coaching skills. This is a serve receive drill...it is call Plus and Minus Basically you have servers, 3 passers, feeders and a target. Everyone rotates like this.. server-feeder-passer-target-server The goal is to get to 25 good passes. For every good pass you get a point and for every bad pass you subtract a point. Points are locked in at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. Say you get 6 good passes in a row and then you get a bad pass...you score is at 5 and you must run a suicide...if they get a bad pass again, they are still locked in at 5 but they must run another suicide and so forth. --//-- From Melissa...

Touch and Go Coach stands on a chair on the opposite side of the net. Player must touch every ball and after they get the ball up they run to the end line, touch the line, and run back to get another toss from the coach. Coach tosses the ball to the 10 ft line and doesn't wait for them to get there first. The player has a set of lines for every missed ball. This drill helps them increase speed and teaches them to keep the ball on our side of the net on a short pass. This drill is called under the net. Have teams of three on one side of the net with the coach. When the coach slaps the ball

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the players run under the net and set up. Coach gives a toss and they must get a bump, set, hit to get a point. First t0 10 wins and doesn't have to do the extra conditioning or lines. Thanks for all the great ideas you share! --//-- From Lili...

I coach 12 and under, so transitioning from offense to defense is big deal. Especially since many of these girls have never played before and tend to "watch" the game on and off the court. I have 3 hitters line up on each side of the net (positions 2, 3, & 4) with a setter on each side (in position 1). All hitters start at the net and the setters starts in position 1. There is a coach on each side with balls. The drill starts when a coach slaps the ball -- depending on which coach slaps the ball, that is the side that transitions to offense and the other side must play defense. You start off slow to correct any issues. Once they get the hang of it, you speed it up to the point the girls are continually transitioning from offense to defense without stopping. And just so they don't become robots, I throw in free balls every now and again -- it keeps them alert. I've even done this drill by myself -- of course it is a little slower and I get more of a work-out than the girls running back and forth. But when they see me go from side to side, they know that is the side that will play offense. --//-- From Fran...

Here is a cool idea to have your player's stay low to receive a ball and make a good dig. Have the coach and one player(target) stay on one side of the net, near the attack line, while the rest of the team lines up on the other side of the net, one in back of the other. On a signal from the coach, one player runs forward, ducking under the net, and receives a low toss from the coach. This player digs the ball to the target and then replaces that player. The target catches the ball and goes to the end of the line, as a new girl begins the drill. --//--

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From Wayne...

I hope this is what you are wanting - it is a drill that challenges players and allows coaches to assess skill levels. Players line up at 1 base line with a ball each. They must then get to the other end of the court (The Net is set up) whilst setting the Ball 7 times .... Easy enough .... They repeat coming back. They turn around and go back down the court but his time they can only set the ball 5 times ... And return doing the same. Finally they do this one more time but setting the Ball 3 times only each way. This gives a challenge, promotes ball control and foot movement as well as visual skills when going past the net (The Ball goes over but they must duck under). You can also do this drill using Forearm passes instead of setting. I hope I have explained this so that it can be understood. --//--

From Noel...

Without a doubt, my players favourite drill is Touch 10. Touch 10 Two players ready in the back-court. The Coach stands at the net (in the middle) with a full basket of balls and 1 or 2 players handing him/her balls. The Coach will hit, tip, roll and toss (short and deep) balls all over the court at a fairly quick and consistent pace (varies by player's abilities) The players must work together to play as many balls as they can TOGETHER. The 2 players must score 10 Touches to complete the drill. A "Touch" is counted when both players can legally play the same ball together. For example, one player digs a hit, the other player must be able to pass/set the ball (or at least dive and touch it) for the "touch" to count towards the 10 needed to end the drill. This works on communication, teamwork, hustle, court movement, crazy defense. --//--

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From Mia...

I use conditioning in every practice. In order to make it fun I decided to incorporate pushups. Not new right!! Well I take our schedule and the girls do as many pushups as games we play during the season. I added 3 to include our goal for competing in the state tournament. With each win throughout the season, a pushup is deducted. I also have the girls say the names of the schools in the order that we are playing them. They love it. --//--

From Patti...

I'm sure this is an old drill for lots of people but my players love it. It is called Dead Fish. Dead Fish Split the players into two teams each team serving continuously from the baseline. When you miss your serve, by serving into the net or out of bounds, you need to run to the other side of the net and sit down. Your team mates now have to try and serve to you so that you can catch the ball without moving your position. When you catch a ball you go back to serve. This is a timed drill, so the team with the fewest "dead fish" at the end of the drill wins. --//-- From Melissa... At practice for the week, I change up the girls, so they never practice with the same group of girls. This way they are learning each teammate's strengths and weaknesses, this makes for a better all around team. This takes place in warm-ups, stretching and on the court drills. Our team is building better relationships with each other so when in game situations they are more prepared and more confidence in each other. --//-- From Melissa...

Three Person Volleyball Weave: Three people to a group (Player 1, Player 2, Player 3.) Each group starts in 3 lines at the end line. The ball should be in the middle Player 1. Player 1 tosses to Player 2. Player 2 passes to Player 3. After each player passes to one another they move to the spot in which the ball was passed to. If drill is done correctly, players will weave up the court. Eventually, they will be near the net with good communication skills players will pass the

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ball over the net and run under the net. This drill is great for communication, conditioning, movement, and passing. The drill will also work for setting. GOLF Serving Game: Players record how many strokes (serves) it takes them to hit all six spots on the court. The player can not advance to the next spot until the previous area has been served to. A perfect score should be six! --//--

From Estela...

Thank you so much for the plans and the updates. I'm fairly new to the coaching field but I love to play volleyball and am always looking to improve my game. Last season my team did what we called King of the Court. I'm sure you know it. It's when I let the team pick teams of three and they play each other for the game point. Team that looses sits down and the next team takes the court. We get to see which team stays on the longest. The best players always get together and it becomes a challenging competition for the whole team. --//--

From Jackie...

I am a middle school coach and my girls had trouble warming up their arms, shoulders, and backs in the short time before a game. We can up with a drill that really works. Players pair up and throw a couple straight back straight down to the floor both arms, then hold the ball behind your back and toss over your head this really helps, then a few side arm throws each arm and finally baby spikes back and forth. (sorry if it sounds weird I have a hard time explaining something in words, demonstration works best) I am looking forward to hear some more ideas that really work. I need before game drills that the captains can run while still warming up themselves! --//--

From Valorie...

Water breaks are mandatory for us in desert Arizona - but to get water you need to earn it. Basically, I have an expectation for each days water breaks that varies each day - and usually is determined on what we need extra work on, or who our opponent is, or even just to add fun to practice.. Anyway - when I call for a water break - the team has a task to complete..........ie Serve 3 in-a-row, 10 dig pepper, Butterfly 8 to target as a team, etc. The coach decides each practice, it can be individual or team, but all team members perform the same task for each water break that day and must complete it successfully before getting their water.. I like it - the kids like it - and it sneaks in extra repetitions on something each day.

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--//--

From Dave...

DEAD FISH: Have the group split themselves into two teams (if you have a wide ability spectrum, you as the coach may have to do this to keep it even). Each team then starts at the end service line and each player has a ball. On the whistle, players begin to serve. If a player faults on their serve in any way (puts it in the net, goes long, misses the side line, etc) they become a "DEAD FISH". After the service fault, they immediately run to the other side of the net. They pick a spot on the court, and must lie there (like a dead fish). They can be 'brought back to life' if a member of their own team can hit them with a serve. If they are hit by a member of their team and brought back to life they return to their own end service line and begin serving again. The drill ends when an entire team is 'dead', or you can set a time limit. We like to add a little competition, so the losing team usually has to perform some task/punishment like burpees, push-ups or sit-ups VARIATIONS TO INCREASE/DECREASE DIFFICULTY: Allow younger players to move to the attack line when attempting to save a dead fish, dead fish can stand and/or reach for the ball, dead fish can be struck with a bouncing/rolling ball, give the teams a target (usually 1 or 2 rotational positions on the court) and if they don't hit it it counts as a service fault, tie or tape a string between the two antennae: players must then work on float serves above the string or stronger top-spin serves below it. --//-- From Tammy...

My team loves playing the following games/wash games: Basketball: We start in base positions (6 vs 6) and I start the clock for 2min quarters and we just toss them free balls, giving the team who lost the previous point the ball. After each quarter the teams get to have a timeout and regroup. we play for 4 quarters and the losing team has to run sprints. Wash: teams set up in to rotation (6vs 6). I give a team a free ball in the 1 spot if they score they get a ball in the 6 spot, if they score again they get a ball in 5 spot. If they score again I call out a player's name on that team and they have to chase that ball if the score again then they get a chance to finish the game by serving. Once the team misses the opportunity to score off a ball then the other team gets a free ball starting in their 1 spot and moves on from there if they score. First team to win the points in row wins. --//--

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From Kim...

Attack-Defense: You need 9 players to do this drill, a good supply of balls and 3 shaggers. Set up 6 players to play defense on one side and 2 hitters and a setter on the other. Coach tosses ball from different angles on the setter- two hitter side, the players then hit a called play and the defense responds. Defense rotates after each hit, replace hitters after at least one complete rotation, run this drill as fast as your team go, if the defense doesn't seem to respond properly or the offence can't seem to complete their plays they may need to condition some more. --//--

From Kim...

When we are practicing a certain skill - setting for example. I go over the proper footwork, body position, hand position 1st. When each person is practicing the skill, I have them call out yes - if they were in the correct position, hands correct and footwork correct, or no if they weren't. We have progressed so much more quickly this season, because all athletes feel the correct position and know when they are doing it right or wrong. I have used with passing, blocking, arm swing and footwork in hitting, serving etc. --//-- From Kim...

We do a defensive/team communication drill called "7-UP". The goal is for each two person team to get seven second touches off their partners' digs. You start with two people on one side of the court. Surround them with their teammates, two behind the baseline, and two behind each sideline, One on the other side of the net, handing balls to the coach , and another feeding the feeder. The coach is on some elevated platform( a table or ref stand) at an outside hitting position. With ball in hand the coach starts by hitting the ball at one of the players as hard as they can take it. Their partner must play or touch this ball in order for the entire team to call out: "ONE-UP!" The coach then rapidly fires alternating balls, mixing up hard driven spikes, with close to the net tips, with high ball lofted to the deep corners. The coach keeps the level challenging, according to their players' level of ability. The teammates continue shouting out the count, "TWO-UP, THREE-UP, etc..!" with every second touch. The teammates are responsible for loud verbal encouragements, lapping, or whatever throughout a teams' attempt for 7-UP. Balls are gathered and jobs are assigned after each 7-UP. I will stop the drill if the supporting team gets too quiet.

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From Cindy...

Diamond Rotational Drill 4 players on each side of the net Set-up in a diamond form - 1 at the net, 2 mid-court at the sides, 1 deep in the middle The coach tosses the ball in to start the play. Every time a team gets the ball over the net they rotate clockwise. A 5th player could be waiting off the endline and rotate in as one player steps off with each rotation. The players love this because they really get to moving and talking. The Coach can make it easier or more difficult based on the first toss to get the rally going. It can also be started with a serve, but it does slow down the pace of the drill. It is great for practicing back row attacks and digging. --//-- From Steve...

One thing I do both for my high school teams and my club teams, is to have the parents and players sign a contract with rules regarding parent and player behavior during the season. This includes the provision that parents are not allowed to talk to me about their child's playing time or their child's play in general on the day of a match or tournament. It has worked for me so far. In fact, parents have approached me on game day and have said that they know they are not to talk to me today but want to schedule an appointment. I've told them thank you but even mentioning that they want to meet distracts me from my focus. --//-- From Heather...

I think you have a great idea here. I have coached at the high school level and college level. I have currently taken a position at the high school level again. The girls always seem to like this drill. I call it "short court" - the rules are the same as a normal volleyball game you just have all players in front of the ten foot line. The serve from behind the ten foot line and then play the ball out just like normal. You can also do this the opposite way and make everyone play behind the ten foot line to work on down balls and pushing to the corners. Hope it works for someone else.

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From Heather...

I just did this drill last night w/my team. Three on three, but coach tosses to a "working-side" who will get # of balls to complete 10 successful over the net points. Every time the ball goes over the teams rotate on their court. Play is carried out on both sides, 1st team to 10 wins. Other team earns a consequence. Team to 10 stays on & a new team of three challenges from the other side. It's like a mixture of queens & wash. This drill works on communication, court awareness, & movement. --//-- From Ronda...

One of my favorite drills is as follows: AROUND THE COURT This drill is a FUN game drill to wrap up your practice! It is set up simply with 2 teams (6 on 6). The coach begins the game by tossing a freeball or hitting a downball to the first serving zone (right back position) on side A. Team A sets up the attack and the ensuing rally between the 2 teams is played out. If Team A wins the rally, then the coach will freeball or downball to the second serving zone (right front position) and continuing on to the next zone until a rally is lost. If Team A loses the rally, then they can quickly confer with their teammates and decide if they want to "CHANCE" it...meaning they get another freeball/downball to the same serving zone or if they just want to side-out and pick up where they left off the next time they get the ball back. If they win the chance rally, they can continue on to the next zone. If they lose, then Team A goes back to square one (serving zone #1)! Team B then has the opportunity to receive in their first serving zone (RB) and so forth. It gets crazy and interesting when the team has to decide whether to chance it when they get to zone 4, 5 or 6! Great fun! --//-- From Dave...

I like to do a "breakdown drill" early in the year and then throughout the year for footwork fundamentals as well as conditioning..we spread everyone on the team out across the gym so they have plenty of room...I then yell "breakdown" and they all shout "defense" and get into a proper "athletic" stance..this is where the fun begins..

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We as coaches walk around and make sure they all have good form with weight on balls of feet arms out front etc etc...then I let them stand up and we begin again only this time they must start to move their feet in rapid fire and then we progress thru skills i point a direction and they take two quick steps in whatever direction I point and they yell "quick, quick" with each step (have to think quick to be quick I say) then they fake a pass saying "mine", we then add blocks and rolls by pointing up or down and they must always return to their passing stance, you can add an attack approach etc. as you see fit..they all love it as it gets them talking, hitting the floor, and visualizing making perfect passes, blocks etc...great for conditioning as they have to stay low for as long as you run the drill...looking forward to the other drills that come my way soon! --//-- From Dave...

This is not particularly a drill but perhaps the best attitude motivational activity I do. After my tryouts the first thing I do with a new team is put them on the line and do a sprint down and back. I run with them and no matter what, I beat them all. I then bring them together and ask them why I beat them. The answers are various such as, "you are a guy, your faster than us, you are in better shape, etc." I answer "no" to all of this and explain to them that I beat them "because I wanted to." Nothing more, just that I wanted to! I then explain to them that for the rest of the season it will depend on, "how much they want to," in their volleyball season and indeed in their lives! And that they can't lay back or give only a partial effort, but it requires their best. I tell them they don't always have to be first, just do their best! We then go back on the line, run, and every player on the squad beats me! They get it, and this starts my season off the right way. --//-- From Cass...

What a great idea! I work with 5th -8th graders. We have a couple of serving drills the kids really enjoy. Candy is placed on the receiving side of the floor, When a serve goes over and hits a candy, they get to run over and claim their prize. For more experienced girls, they have to hit their called out target. (I've also used "get out of jail cards" which means they can use their card to get out of doing some running, Your under arrest cards, gives someone else including me some extra conditioning.) They love it and the great flip side is I've had to be in better shape with the extra conditioning I've received! Another twist is the most loved, "Blob"

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Everyone serves, the first person who misses their target must run under the net and lie down flat and become a blob, It then becomes the duty of the next team mate to hit the blob target to free them. If she misses, she returns to the end of the serving line. The "blob" stays until she is free. Serving drills can be fun and show the importance of having control of the serve. --//-- From Teri...

great idea. Thanks for doing this, I love to get new ideas or sharpen up some old ones. Dog Pile *three players at a time *two lay on the floor in the back part of the court, facing the net,laying side by side *the other player lays on top of the two laying down *the coach will slap the ball and the players get up as fast as they can, the coach will toss the ball across the net or serve it and the players must find the ball and play it back over the net with three touches --//-- From Angel...

One thing we do every practice before a game for about 15 mins. is the free drill. Not sure why I call it that but I do, so here is how it goes. The girls line up on the court in there starting serving position. I bark out things like "left block", "right tip", "free ball", etc. They are constantly moving their feet to a new position on the court, after 30 secs. or so we rotate and start again. This helps them remember where to be on a hit or tip or free ball, and who is suppose to block or fall off the net. It works for us and is a great way for them to remember always keep your feet moving. I hope it helps someone else too. --//-- From Bill...

For serving accuracy at the end of practice. Divide squad into 2 teams. One from each team sits in a chair at the spot you want the serve to go to(#5 etc) I give them 3-5 min.to get the player in the chair to catch as many serves as possible. Reward-I tell them # of laps at end of practise less caught serves or team with most caught serves get no laps and get to count the other groups laps. Intensity is great. --//--

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From Kay...

I have a serving drill that I call Candyland Serving. The kids are split on both ends of the court with a ball. The two coaches sit on a chair in the court at different places on each side of the court. Each coach has a bag of candy. The kids try to hit the coach with a served ball. When they do hit the coach on the chair with their served ball, they receive a piece of candy. Every few minutes, the coach moves her chair to a different location on the court. It makes them practice placing their serves. And what player wouldn't want to try to hit their coach for candy. It is just a fun thing to do once or twice during the season for a bit of fun. Kids at all ages like candy and with Halloween not far away, you can buy a big bag of candy inexpensivelyJ --//-- From Pam...

The coach spikes the ball against the floor. The players behind the end line run in, call the ball, and play out the volley against the opposing defense. When the rally ends, the winners become the new defensive team and the losers go to the back of the line. X X X X X X ____________Coach X X X I just did this with 10 year old girls and it was amazing how well they did. They LOVED this drill. --//-- From Shawn...

Thanks for all that you do for volleyball. I have a couple of things to add: 1. this may sound really simple and it is, but my high school varsity girls play 3 vs. 3 full court everyday. I have 12 girls and two courts in our high school. We 2 games to 15 everyday as our warm up and sometimes at the end as our cool down. It is amazing to watch these girls play defense and cover the court. They no longer think about zones, they just move and get the ball. You can see them think ahead out there also. I am sure that many coaches do this, but many that I talk to have never thought of it. We also have

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2 vs. 2 tournaments. FULL COURT, not small court. Last year was our first time doing this and it was a tremendous improvement on our defense. 2. We play a short court tip game. 6 vs. 6 from net to attack line. The girls can use three touches but must tip and place the ball. the kicker is, after they play a ball, they must run to the end line and back before they can play another ball. This leaves an open spot on the floor and a chance for the other team to try and place the ball there. This works on a lot of things, placing the ball, covering open spots, communicating with 6 people on a very small court, and it is a great conditioning drill because they sprint to the line in back so they can cover their area. It is a great game, we usually play it to 11 best 2 out of 3. --//--

From Scott...

This is a drill I use to work on setting specific hitters in front and playing Defense against that position. Middle v Middle Middle hitter on each side of the net with a setter. Back row defense on each side of the net. Coach starts by giving one side a free ball. Setter can set anyone or tip but if they score off of that the team only gets a 1/2 point. If they set the middle and score they get 2 points. A block by the middle gets 3 points. I usually play to 11 pts. The team that scores the point gets the free ball. My players love it and it is game like. --//-- From Scott...

As a new head coach, I had to deal with a disciplinary issue for the first time today. Thankfully I already had this idea set in place...but anytime there is a discipline measure handed out (being late to practice, missing a practice, horsing around during practice, things of that nature), I make my senior captains run the punishment along with the offending player. So, my athlete has it reinforced that her actions affect not just herself but the entire team. --//--

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From Luane...

I am always creating ways to reach players visually, auditorily and tactily. My latest creation came from the help of a speed and quickness coach. I use his waiste belts and extra long (8 feet or so)bungie cords to help with transitions from base to defensive court patterns. I attach back court players' waiste belts with a bungie hooked between each player. I also attach a drag cord to the center of each bungie to emphasize remaining in a low defensive body position with movement. The drag cord must remain touching the floor as players move. As all the players move into given defensive positions, they feel and see how each players' position must rely on the others for court coverage. If a player is in position, the bungie will be taunt (not stretching or slacked) and the drag line will be just barely touching the court. I also throw in coverage as they progress. The bungies will pull and slacken, like an accordian, as the players move up to cover and drop back to base, finally moving to defense for the given offensive hitter attacking. All of this is done without a live ball, for safety. Also, be sure to emphasize caution with the slack in the bungies when moving to coverage and base. Another helpful note is not to place the extremely tall with the extremely short without adjusting the drag line. --//-- From Cathy...

I, like you, love to get new ideas from other coaches, so I'm game. One thing that works well with my team to keep my players prepared at all times, and moving at all times is that any time we're not participating in a drill but standing around talking, going over the drill, explaining things etc., or before a water break I always have a ball in my hand and will "drop" it or toss it out at any point. If the ball touches the ground, the whole team has to do push-ups, sit-ups or whatever (the "punishment" is decided on at the beginning of practice for that night, and gets progressively harder throughout the season). This keeps the players on their toes, always watching the ball, low and ready to move at any time. --//--

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Elite-level youth coaches have been using these techniques for years to dominate middle school, USYVL and AAU leagues… and I figure it’s high time the rest of us got access to these jealously guarded secrets!

The Best Part: You can learn it all today, right over your computer screen... for FREE if you want!

http://www.bestvolleyballdrills.com/oc/youth.html

Volleyball Defense Online Clinic

4-Time "AVCA Coach of the Year" exposes the championship proven defensive volleyball tactics and strategies anyone can use to dominate your league and blow your competition out of the gym.

You can "steal" his secrets to volleyball defense and transition play, and use them with your own team!

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... Like the best way to ensure your team is stopped, set, and low when the ball is hit over the net.

... How to position your players to defend in any situation

(including Ball over on 1, Ball over on 2, Quick Set, Higher/Two Set, Outside/Four Set, Back Set, Back Slide... and many more)

... And the simple secret to maximizing a free ball opportunity (and ensuring your team counters with a ferocious kill shot)

http://www.bestvolleyballdrills.com/volleyball-drills/defense.html

Volleyball Conditioning System

Amazing new volleyball conditioning system is like having your own private strength and speed coach. Have you ever wondered how much EASIER the game would be if your hitters could uncork spikes with the speed and accuracy of a laser-guided missile?

What if your kids could out-maneuver and out-jump any player on the opposite team? Scramble to any spot on the floor for a perfectly executed dig? Play marathon matches without breaking a sweat?

http://www.bestvolleyballdrills.com/vid/condsys.html

Volleyball Footwork Bootcamp

How to produce immediate gains in your team's passing, defense, blocking, and setting... Simply by devoting 1 practice to the single most neglected area of volleyball.

Discover volleyball's "missing link" with this online video clinic.

http://www.bestvolleyballdrills.com/vid/footwork.html

DVDs:

Cecile Reynaud's Coaching Individual Volleyball Skills and Techniques

Discover the most complete volleyball coaching DVD set available. Learn about serving tactics, passing strategy, individual defense, blocking techniques, setting drills, common

hitting errors, etc. It's all from the notebooks of Cecile Reynaud, one of the country's very best coaches.

http://www.volleyballpracticeplans.com/sp/reynauddvdclinic.html

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Cecile Reynaud's 101 Winning Drills

New cutting edge DVD Clinic reveals 101 all-new, stunningly effective volleyball drills that instantly inject your team with top-level serving, setting, attacking blocking, and digging, while keeping your players having fun and engaged for your entire practice.

http://www.bestvolleyballdrills.com/dvd/

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