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Volleyball: Target serving

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Players have a ball each and stand behind the back line.

One at a time players must underarm serve the ball over the net and try to get their ball to land inside the target area, which is marked by cones.

After serving the ball players must follow their serve, collect their ball and run around the court to the back of the line.

COACHING POINTS

The coach should be stood by the target area to see if the ball lands inside or outside the area. You could split your group into teams to see which team is the most accurate, awarding a point for every time the serve is good (inside the area).

Progression:

Move the target area and reduce it in size.

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Grassroot serving:

2 players, 1 ball. The player serving has to hit the ball over the net so that the other player can catch the ball.

If they are successful 3 times in a row the player can take a step back and move closer to the back line.

Once players reach the back line they can swap roles.

7 Serve Drills

Target practice:

Divide court into six and challenge players to hit the area you call out.

7 Serve Drills

Amoeba serve game:

The drill starts with a player from each side serving a ball. They then go and sit down where their serve landed - assuming it went in (if not they join the back of the line and will have to serve again in a minute).
The rest of the players then start serving, trying to serve to their teammate on the other side of the net. If successful and their team-mate catches the ball, they go join them.
The drill ends when one team has all of their players reach the other side.

9 Conditioned games

Target Serving:

Numbers 1 and 2 serve and aim at the targets.

The other players must act as ball boys and keep up the supply of balls to the servers.

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