Game: To 1
This is a small-sided game that focuses on controlled 3rd contact and can also be a useful warm-up exercise.
Tag
ball handling
Game: 4 v 4 Out-of-System Winners
This volleyball game is a variation on Winners which channels attacks into certain areas and works a lot on out-of-system offense.
Training Plan: 11 players, just games
This training session uses cooperative games to warm-up, then moves to small-sided competitive games. The main idea is to get lots of game-like touches.
Player-run small-group training session
A player-directed training session I once witnessed in Sweden provides some potential ideas for small-group type sessions.
Drill: 2 vs. 0, or 2-Player Over-the-Net Pepper
This pepper variation introduces playing the ball over the net, which increases the game-like element and movement and puts added pressure on ball-handling.
Coaching Log – Nov 3 2014
Missing players forced a focus on skill work rather than team training despite the pending match against one of the league's top teams.
Playing system for U14s, and how to get them to move!
A reader has a couple of questions about how to train his young volleyball team and set them up to play from a system perspective.
Drill: 14-Player Serve-Pass-Hit
This volleyball drill gets a lot of players active on one court working on serving, passing, setting and hitting - and potentially blocking and defense.
Coaching Log – Oct 6 2014
After a day of meetings that cleared up some line-up questions, ball-handling was the major theme of this training session.