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Tip by Bill McKee from Columbia, IL. The drill is called PIE. I stand in the middle of a circle (a PIE if you will) of my players. They are about 5 feet from me (diameter of the circle).I toss/tip the ball in any direction at them and they must pass the ball back to me. If the ball is hit back to me I tip it back at them. If not, then someone must go in and get the ball back to me. The other rules that I forgot to mention is that as I am standing in the...

Tip by Mary Franke from Fort Wayne, IN. On Monday, pair off your kids into accountability partners. Give each kid a goal (set more quicks, be more vocal, meet a weightlifting goal, etc.) or allow them to pick their own goal. For the rest of the week, each kid needs to observe their partner and prepare to give them encouragement/feedback. On Friday, pair off and have them talk about their progress. It can be done in 5 minutes at the beginning/end of practice. You can change it up to where the partners reconnect daily for 2 minutes or just expect...

Tip from Keith Blackledge, Heath, Ohio. The best blocking drill for kids that are learning to block is to start at the net in the proper blocking position. Have coach hold a ball slightly above net line and back. Have the kid jump and reach over the net (Penetration at the net line), grab the ball (both hands to go after the ball), and as she starts to come down, throw the ball behind their head and to the ground. The next step to the drill is to jump up to grab the ball and hold onto the ball as...

Tip By Dennis Piechowski from Hutchinson, MN.   My drill is fashioned after the old fashion baseball pop fly game of 500. I played this as a kid during baseball season and now have transformed it into a volleyball serve receive passing drill. The drill consists of 1 server and 3 passers on the court ( you can have extra replacement passers in a single file line behind the end line). The coach can be the target and "point awarder".Select one person to serve. They continue to serve until one passer is able to score 500 points. Serve receive passers...

Tip by John Howell Hempfield HS, Greensburg, PA. To get your players to pass and transition better and quicker, I like to use this drill.Put your players in a group of 4. Position 2 of them on the end sideline of the volleyball court. The first players tosses the ball just past midcourt and the player from the other side runs in...makes a pass then transitions back to the sideline. The player on the other sideline runs in and does the same. The players make this a continuous passing drill. Usually for a timed amount of time. Can be done...