Beach Training

This is a great little drill that will help you to learn how to shoot a beach volleyball and see your opponent while you are making a shot. The video shows it perfectly, sop not much to add apart from emphasising the importance of the coach in this drill. The coach should make big moves, [...]

This is a really simple warm up with three players. One guy/gal sets the ball, and the other two do all the digging and spiking. It’s great setting practice, and if the passers are a bit rough is also good for fitness. the setter is constantly making short fast movements to the ball. The setter [...]

This is another variation on the “pepper” that involves three players and quite a lot of running For that reason, it’s a very good warm up. The diagrams below show how it works. Start with player 1 and 2 next to each other at one end, and player 3 opposite at the other end. Step [...]

Here is a simple drill to train your jump serve. Draw a line about two thirds of the way back in the court and use that as your service line. Practice jump serving from this reduced distance. You should find that you can hit it harder, with more angles. Work on the short cross court [...]