Volleyball drills are designed to create a winning volleyball
team. However, it is important to remember that volleyball is still a
game. If you create drills that are no fun, it can be real easy for your
players to burn themselves out. They are playing to have fun. If you
can give them that fun, while also teaching them, then you are going to
be a very successful coach. Your team will enjoy coming to practices,
and will want to show you that they know what to do, because they will
respect the way you are teaching them. It is about showing your team
that volleyball drills aren't just about the hard work, but the fun they
can have.
When
creating volleyball drills for basic skill building, it can be easy to
simply tell your team to hit this ball to a spot on the court. This can
quickly become boring, and lack any creative thinking on the part of
your team. One excellent way to work on ball handling can be by
substituting a water balloon for the volleyball. Obviously this won't
work for all types of ball handling skills, but you can use a water
balloon to help teach your team setting skills. The object to set the
ball to a specific spot, with a soft touch that has complete control.
Using proper setting skills, the balloon will be able to travel to the
exact place your players want it to go, with the control they need to
get it there. If they can't learn the skill, then you are going to have
some pretty wet players on your team. This is one of those volleyball
drills that can turn fun rather quickly, by seeing who can stay the
driest longest.
Conditioning volleyball drills can be a monotonous set to work on also. Instead of telling your players to hit the weight bench or run some laps however, set up a competition a few times during the season. Take one day every few weeks and hold a volleyball triathlon or more. Each member of your team will compete with each other, earning points in each event, so that one member won't necessarily win each time. Create events that touch on all of the major conditioning points you are trying to accomplish. You will find that your team members will each have strong points in different areas. Of course, in order for these volleyball drills to be fun in the end, you should definitely come up with a good way to reward the overall winners, and possibly the winners of each event. One free pass out of suicides can be a great way to motivate your players.
The concept and reason behind some volleyball drills can be difficult to catch onto sometimes. One really great way to help reinforce the purpose and theory of some of your drills is to have your team teach them to younger players. Having a day or two where you have your team training some young players, especially pre-teens, will help yourteam understand exactly what you are looking for in your drills. They will understand what it is like to be in your shoes, and they will learn a lot of what you are looking for in the drill, because they will be looking for the same thing. Stress the fact that it is to be a fun learning exercise for the children though, so it doesn't turn into another all-work session. Have contests to see which team member is having the most success with their child partner. Earning the respect of the younger player will prove important in this aspect, and the best way to earn their respect is by teaching them volleyball drills in as fun a way as possible. By end of a session or two like this, your team will know the drills you are teaching them and will know how to have fun with them.
Good volleyball drills don't always have to be about work. They, like the game itself, should be designed to be fun whenever possible. Using some of these fun volleyball drills, you will help build an even stronger team than you had thought possible. Take some of these tips and build on them, make them your own. Create the types of volleyball drills that you think your team will have the most fun with.
Conditioning volleyball drills can be a monotonous set to work on also. Instead of telling your players to hit the weight bench or run some laps however, set up a competition a few times during the season. Take one day every few weeks and hold a volleyball triathlon or more. Each member of your team will compete with each other, earning points in each event, so that one member won't necessarily win each time. Create events that touch on all of the major conditioning points you are trying to accomplish. You will find that your team members will each have strong points in different areas. Of course, in order for these volleyball drills to be fun in the end, you should definitely come up with a good way to reward the overall winners, and possibly the winners of each event. One free pass out of suicides can be a great way to motivate your players.
The concept and reason behind some volleyball drills can be difficult to catch onto sometimes. One really great way to help reinforce the purpose and theory of some of your drills is to have your team teach them to younger players. Having a day or two where you have your team training some young players, especially pre-teens, will help yourteam understand exactly what you are looking for in your drills. They will understand what it is like to be in your shoes, and they will learn a lot of what you are looking for in the drill, because they will be looking for the same thing. Stress the fact that it is to be a fun learning exercise for the children though, so it doesn't turn into another all-work session. Have contests to see which team member is having the most success with their child partner. Earning the respect of the younger player will prove important in this aspect, and the best way to earn their respect is by teaching them volleyball drills in as fun a way as possible. By end of a session or two like this, your team will know the drills you are teaching them and will know how to have fun with them.
Good volleyball drills don't always have to be about work. They, like the game itself, should be designed to be fun whenever possible. Using some of these fun volleyball drills, you will help build an even stronger team than you had thought possible. Take some of these tips and build on them, make them your own. Create the types of volleyball drills that you think your team will have the most fun with.
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