Volleyball: Run Around The Ball

It's Blocking Time - Develop your players blocking technique, then sit back and watch them block shots that come their way!

Place a few balls on the baseline and spread them out. Players move in and out between the balls, moving as if they were in defence. Make sure players avoid contact with the balls.

In pairs, one player rolls the ball out along the floor.

1. Once the ball has been released, the partner has to run past the ball,
2. Wait for the ball to approach them
3. Then squat and sit on the ball without using their hands for balance or trapping the ball in between their legs.

Players stand on the sidelines with a ball on the floor ahead.

On the coaches signal, they pick it up and attempt to run sideways to the other side of the court faster than their partner.

Players then place the ball on the floor and sidestep back to their side to start again.

Two balls per player, who is laid on his/her back.

One ball is kept in his/her hands which are held with straight arms behind/above their head, the other ball is kept between the ankles.

The player then brings his/her legs up as vertical as possible, keeping their legs straight and the ball in control between their ankles.

Once a player lifts his/her legs to around 90 degrees to the hip joints, he/she reaches to touch the ball in their hands with the other ball. After that goes back to laying flat on the floor.