Weird drills volleyball coaches use

Volleyball coaches do some weird stuff.

I can only assume they think it has some kind of value. Otherwise, why would they do it?

Yes, fun counts as a reason – and it’s a legitimate one. Let’s constrain ourselves to activities that at least appear to be focused on skill development, though.

I recently came across a video of a training session where teenage male players started on one knee, passed an easy tossed ball, then proceeded to do a shoulder roll on a mat, finishing again in a kneeling position to pass another ball. Roll back to start position. Repeat.

I could share the video, but I don’t want to specifically call out the club, coach(es), or players involved.

Do you get it? Because I don’t.

I already have big questions about the knee passing thing. Now you’re adding rolling? What exactly is the point? Please leave a comment if you have a clue.

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John Forman

John is currently the Strategic Manager for Talent (oversees the national teams) and Indoor Performance Director for Volleyball England. His 20+ years of volleyball coaching experience includes all three NCAA divisions, plus Junior College, in the US; university and club teams in the UK; professional coaching in Sweden; and both coaching and club management at the Juniors level. He's also been a visiting coach at national team, professional club, and juniors programs in several countries.

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