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Developing Volleyball Beginners

Coaching beginning volleyball players of all ages requires working on the right approach to eventually playing competitive volleyball while making it fun.

Game: 18 before 12

This game starts as a focus on closing a point gap or keeping a lead, but with the opportunity to add further focus on serve…

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Drill: Passing Triplets

Here is a drill aimed at getting maximum passing (and potentially serving) reps in a minimal amount of time. Good for warm-ups or regular training.

Game: 22 v 22

This is a short-duration game which focuses on serve receive attack and secondarily on winning points in a row.

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Drill: 3-Person Pepper (Over the Net)

This is a simple multi-player volleyball pepper drill to work on ball-handling and/or as a warm-up, but done over the net to increase the game-like…

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Drill: 3-Person Pepper (In-Line)

This is a simple multi-player volleyball pepper drill to work on ball-handling and/or as a warm-up, but with a useful flow and coaching point variation

Game: Points for Passes

This game features a set-up and scoring system which focuses a great deal on serve receive passing (and serving), but within a full game-play structure.

Game: Second Chance

The Second Chance game is a great way to allow players to work on problem points and achieve successful reps in a game-play situation.

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Drill: Amoeba Serving

Amoeba serving is a fun drill which is competitive and helps develop team chemistry while working on serving accuracy, especially for weaker servers.

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Drill: Twenty One

Twenty one is a volleyball drill which works on ball control, movement communication, teamwork, and mental toughness