Volleyball drills for beginners
43 drills for new players, covering hitting, footwork, strength, serving, passing, setting, team play, agility, communication and ball tracking. 26 work with 1 player.
3 v 3 on a narrow court
Approach steps in the yard
Broad jump and stick
Butterfly: serve, pass, set, catch
Catch and throw with a grown-up
Cone zig-zag
Dead bug
Dynamic warm-up flow
End line scramble
Family keep it up
Got it! circle
Hoop catch
Little self-sets
Middle mover
One voice scrimmage
Partner passing
Partner pepper
Pass to yourself
Pass, then catch in your window
Passing triangle
Plank hold
Point and shuffle
Prone Y-T-W
Queen of the court
Quick feet ladder
Seam passing: call it
Serve to the called zone
Serve toss onto a towel
Shadow approach
Sideline shuffles
Skater jumps
Slide step blocking
T-drill
Toss and catch in your window
Toss and hit timing
Toss and pass with a grown-up
Toss and set with a grown-up
Toss it away, call it
Turn and chase
Two-ball triads
Wall setting
Wall setting ladder
Y-T-W raises
Practice plans that use these drills
Each one is a full practice you can run as written.
First practice: beginner
Your first session with players who are new to volleyball. Warm up, learn to move to the ball, pass, serve underhand, call the ball, and finish with a small game where everyone plays.
At home: parent and player
A 30-minute backyard session for one player and a parent. Practice setting, passing and the serve toss with one ball and a towel. The parent can toss and catch throughout; no volleyball experience or net needed.
Rec league, mixed levels, one coach
For a rec or school team with beginners and club players in the same gym and one coach. Players feed each other in pairs and small groups, so nobody waits long, and every drill has a call.