Volleyball: Setting-like bouncing

Develop your players' ability to set accurately and the correct technique for making the overhand pass.

Each player has a ball. The player starts with the ball above their shoulders in front of their face in the overhand passing position.

The task is to throw the ball up with both hands from the forehead position, just like they would during passing and catching it back in a game.

Each player has a ball and should stand inside a 2m-diameter circle drawn with chalk.

The player throws the ball high above his/her head - it should be overhand passed up so it bounces inside the circle.

The player should allow the ball to bounce, get into position to use the overhand pass again to push the ball back into the air.

Alternate passing and bouncing.

The pair start from the sideline.

On the coach's signal player 1 passes the ball forward using a overhand pass so the ball bounces on the other side of court. Simultaneously, he/she must run forward and set the ball back to player 2 after one bounce.

Player 2 then overhand passes the ball forward and does the same

In pairs with one ball, both players face each other in the squat position.

The players then have to push the ball at head height with two hands. Heels should not stay in contact with the floor.

On the coach's signal the players should start to push harder and jump in squat position with the aim of making their opponent lose balance.

The one to stay balanced three times wins