Volleyball Links
with videos in red
I try to keep this site up to date but so many websites are either going under or start charging a fee, that it is hard to keep track of all of them. One of the things you can do to easily find drills is go to www.youtube.com and do different searches for the volleyball skill or drill you are looking for. All YouTube videos are free.
Help with different miscellaneous aspects of volleyball
Championship Productions - the best site for books, videos, dvds, etc.
An actual practice plan in pdf - shows an example with too much info but you
get the idea
Volleyball Terms - a long list of terms associated with
volleyball
Volleyball Blog - information about various aspects of
volleyball (there is a drill section)
Volleyball Curriculum (pdf)- a complete guide to all phases of volleyball
-- print out the pages you want - some stuff I agree with, others
I don't -- use your own judgment.
Volleyball Manual (pdf) - if you are serious about volleyball, this
handout (book) is for you. (214 pages long - YIKES)
8 person rotation lineup
sheet - click here to download Excel 2000 version
6 person rotation with switching - click here
to download Excel 2000 version
6 person rotation without switching - click here to download
Excel 2000 version
6 person rotation with back row subs - click here to
download Excel 2000 version
Both Skill and Drill Sites - with lots of additional links
Skill Development
Passing
- Bob Ctvrtlik - how to pass the toughest serve - using concepts we actually thought of before this article ever came out
- Passing with Misty May - a professional video with demo from Misty May
- Common Mistakes Young Players Make - not sure I like their technique, but they do show some common mistakes.
Serving
- Serving with Misty May - a professional video with demo from Misty May
- Overhand Serve - a good video of basic serving technique - remember flat hand
- The Jump Serves - a pretty good video about doing a jump float and a jump topspin
- How To Serve Underhand - a decent video showing how to underhand serve -- however, we don't like kids to toss the ball out of their hand
Hitting
- The-Basics-of-Attacking - Long Beach State coach instructing how toattack a volleyball - using what I call a butterfly armswing
- Hitting with Misty May - a professional video with demo by Misty May
- How To Hit A Volleyball - a short video showing the technique for hitting a volleyball
- How To Be A Middle Hitter - a short video showing some aspects of being a middle hitter, including the slide hit
- Hitting (from Japan) - I have no idea what they are saying but the video shows a lot especially in slow motion
Setting
- Setting Demo - setting demo
- Setting with Misty May Video - a professional video with demo by Misty May
- How To Be A Setter - a video about different aspects on setting
- Different Volleyball Sets - a word document that gives a pretty good description of the different sets in volleyball
- Fundamentals of Setting - a video that talks about the basics of setting
- Setting Basics - while this video is in Japanese (or maybe Chinese?), you can see some of the basic hand positions used in setting (shows the C's)
- Types of sets in volleyball - a lot of coaches use different numbers or letters but these seem to be pretty standard
Blocking
- Blocking intro - decent video showing the basics of blocking, including footwork
- Swing Blocking - middle swing blocking technique - what a lot of high schools are now teaching
- Crossover Middle Blocking Footwork - an older style middle footwork
- Blocking with Misty May - a professional video with demo by Misty May
- Middle Blocking - goes over the eye sequence in blocking
Offense
- Offensive Systems - a short article with drawings on the three volleyball offensive systems
- Three person serve receive - shows different rotations using 3-person serve receive
Defense
- Perimeter Defense Video - a pretty good video describing the perimeter defense
- More on the Perimeter Defense - perimeter defense using webbles - shows it in action (I guess)
- Perimeter-Defense-for-Middle-Attack Video - shows how to play perimeter off a middle hit - also has links to right and left side attacks
- Digging a Volleyball - a short video on defense posture - we use the knee drop (on one knee) instead of going to two
Drills
Volleyball
Drills Starter Pack - a pdf file of 20 different volleyball drills
Description of wash drills.