This page provides a listing of volleyball drills by a number of different categorizations so you can pick out ones which might be of use as you develop your practice plan. These are the drills which have been posted to the site thus far, so it will continue to grow and expand over time.
General Ball-Handling Drills
See also pepper variations.
| Drill | Level |
| Twenty One | All |
| 2-Player Set & Touch | Intermediate, Advanced |
| 2-Task Ball-Handling Shuttle | Basic, Intermediate |
| 5-Player Passing and Movement | All |
Volleyball Drills for Serving
| Drill | Level |
| Run & Serve | All |
| Amoeba Serving | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Passing Triplets | All |
| Serving-Passing-Setting Quads | Intermediate, Advanced |
| 8-Person Serve & Pass | Intermediate, Advanced |
| 2-sided Serve & Pass | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Get-2 Serve & Pass | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Servers vs. Passers Scoring | Intermediate, Advanced |
Passing/Serve Receive Drills
| Drill | Level |
| Run Serve Receive | All |
| Passing Triplets | All |
| Serving-Passing-Setting Quads | Intermediate, Advanced |
| 8-Person Serve & Pass | Intermediate, Advanced |
| 2-sided Serve & Pass | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Get-2 Serve & Pass | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Servers vs. Passers Scoring | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Flip-Switch | All |
| 14-Player Serve-Pass-Hit | All |
| 5-player Pass and Set | Beginner |
Volleyball Drills for Setting
| Drill | Level |
| Serving-Passing-Setting Quads | All |
| Dig and Set Back | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Second Ball Setting | All |
| Back and Front Setting Warm-up | Intermediate, Advanced |
| 5-player Pass and Set | Beginner |
Volleyball Drills for Hitting
| Drill | Level |
| 7-in-7 Hitting | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Continuous Transition | Intermediate, Advanced |
| The Hard Drill | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Cooperative Cross-Court Hitting | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Rotating Cooperative Cross-Court Hitting | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Hitter Tourney | Intermediate, Advanced |
| 3 v 3 All-Touch Transition & Attack | Intermediate, Advanced |
Volleyball Drills for Blocking
| Drill | Level |
| Basic Blocking Footwork | All |
Volleyball Drills for Defense
| Drill | Level |
| Continuous Cross-Court Digging | All |
| Dig and Set Back | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Second Ball Setting | All |
| Rotating Cooperative Cross-Court Hitting | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Belly-to-Dig | All |
Game Play Drills
| Drill | Level |
| The Belly Drill | All |
| The Hard Drill | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Cooperative Cross-Court Hitting | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Rotating Cooperative Cross-Court Hitting | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Hitter Tourney | Intermediate, Advanced |
| 6 v 6s | All |
| 3 v 3 All-Touch Transition & Attack | Intermediate, Advanced |
Have recommendations for additional volleyball drills I can post? Contact me and share them.
When you think of the drills you use, and your overall practice plan, it’s worth also thinking about the psychology of the practice you put together.
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