Volleyball Drills

In any sport, it is essential for the players to do certain drills for practice sessions. This is because the drills prepare the players’ muscles for the rigorous training that lies ahead of them. And the same thing goes for volleyball practice sessions. In a game that requires quite a strenuous workout when it comes to hand and foot coordination, doing volleyball drills are indeed a necessity. And when you’re coaching a team yourself, this should be a priority during volleyball practices.

But for a player to appreciate each volleyball drill, the importance of each of them should be explained in detail to them. As coach, you would have to explain in detail what the aim for these volleyball drills is all about. For there is more than meets the eye when it comes to volleyball drills. You should also be considerate when teaching these drills to your players. The players would have to get used to doing a certain drill, so you cannot expect them to pick up the pace right then and there. You have to give them some sort of leniency, and you can do this by letting them do the drill at just half the speed. Of course, they would have to do the drill at full speed in time. In the meantime, just let them have the feel of each volleyball drill first. And this would be of benefit to you and your players as well. Letting them get the hang of the drills can very well prevent any untoward incidents and injuries.

Later on in the season, you will surely notice that your players would no longer be doing these volleyball drills with as much passion as before. This is because by then, the players just might find these drills monotonous, and even a tidbit boring already. This is something any volleyball coach should avoid. Drills for volleyball practice should be as fun as possible, so as to remove the stress and pressures the game would have on the players. And with fun volleyball drills, the players would enjoy the thought of warming up before and after games as well. Thus, you should make sure that your volleyball practice drills are fun, so as to make them appealing to your players.

One way to do this would be to avoid having repetitive drills. Of course, there would come a time when the drills would become too much of a routine already. This is where the importance of interchanging volleyball drills enters the picture. Do not use all of the volleyball drills you know in just one sitting, so to speak. You should rotate your volleyball drills as much as possible, to maintain the interest of your team. You should find new drills to make the game more refreshing for your players as well.

Take Hit the Deck, for example. There’s more to volleyball drills than hitting the ball, you know. And this drill will emphasize just that. Have your players jog around the court in whatever direction. Now, you can use your whistle or just shout out “Hit the deck!” and your players should then drop to the ground immediately. To make the drill more challenging, you can come up with some sort of consequence or penalty for the player who drops last. You may think this drill is not related to the game of volleyball, save for the fact that the drill is done on a volleyball court. But this is not the case at all. Through this drill, your players actually get a feel of hitting the ground without hesitation, as soon as a whistle or your shout goes off. This is something that is needed when you’re diving to save a spiked ball from hitting the ground. Thus, you are enforcing this skill through this simple drill.