Volleyball Drills - Defense
Charts and diagrams from around the Internet.
Get Up and Go
Emphasizes early movement to the ball, and speed in movement.
Emphasizes early movement to the ball, and speed in movement.
4 Stations
Drill works on conditioning and control while doing a variety of skills.
Drill works on conditioning and control while doing a variety of skills.
Army Drill
A volleyball drill that stresses transferring from a block to passing a dink.
A volleyball drill that stresses transferring from a block to passing a dink.
2-person pit drill
To practice digging balls a good distance away from the net and from different angles.
To practice digging balls a good distance away from the net and from different angles.
8 team defense
A quick action defense scrimmage.
A quick action defense scrimmage.
Antennae Drill
Quicken the reaction time of your defense to balls hit off of a block.
Quicken the reaction time of your defense to balls hit off of a block.
Find the Hole
From the Volleyball Drill Archive, teach middle back to quickly find the vulnerable open court and fill it.
From the Volleyball Drill Archive, teach middle back to quickly find the vulnerable open court and fill it.
Go Stay
This drill teaches the backrow to communicate and move as a team.
This drill teaches the backrow to communicate and move as a team.
Hitter Coverage
A twelve player drill that puts two blockers in each hitting zone.
A twelve player drill that puts two blockers in each hitting zone.
Net Decision
From the Volleyball Drill Archive, teaches blockers to make quick decisions on whether to block or fall back off the net.
From the Volleyball Drill Archive, teaches blockers to make quick decisions on whether to block or fall back off the net.
Serve Receive Transition
From the Volleyball Drill Archive, practice transition from passing the serve to hitting.
From the Volleyball Drill Archive, practice transition from passing the serve to hitting.
Touch 10
This drill pitts one defender against three hitters for one tough defensive workout.
This drill pitts one defender against three hitters for one tough defensive workout.
Volleyball Defense: Line-tip-angle-tip
Focuses on reacting to the tip.
Focuses on reacting to the tip.