Opportunities in training on a lowered net
Using a lowered net provides opportunities to work on things in a lower intensity situation and can also be a good warm-up exercise.
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warm-up
Coaching Log – Sep 29, 2014
This session I introduced a couple of new games to see how they went and worked the middles and setters on quick attacks to see where we're at.
Drill: 6-player Over-the-Net Pepper
This pepper variation expands on the over-the-net version to allow for more players to be included, potentially allowing for increased complexity.
Drill: 5-Player Passing and Movement
This is fairly simple group ball-handling and movement drill (though with room for increased complexity and/or intensity) that could be used as a warn-up.
Warm-up philosophy affirmation
I've written before about my philosophy on volleyball warm-ups. Now I have some support from among the ranks of professional coaches.
Thoughts on the Coach vs. Defense Drill
The coach vs. defense volleyball drill is one you see many teams use in pre-match warm-ups. It's got real flaws, though. Here are some thoughts on improvement.
Drill: 2-and-1 Pepper with Movement
This is a nice 3-person volleyball pepper variation which could be used as a warm-up drill and/or to work on ball control in general terms.
Drill: Back and Front Setting Warm-Up
Here's setting drill that's good for quick reps of both front and back sets requiring little space and which is suitable for training or pre-match warm-up.
Drill: 4-Player Pair Pepper
This volleyball pepper drill can be used in place of normal 2-player pepper for more realistic ball-contact sequence and potentially in a smaller area.