Volleyball is a team sport. It requires the effort and support of everyone on the team to be successful. To this end, most volleyball drills are designed for the team to work together. However, just like any other sport, the more an individual can practice, the more they contribute to the team as a whole. Because most players don’t live together, it’s important to work on a set of volleyball drills that a player can work on when alone. These are drills that can be done between practices or even in the off-season. While these are generally exercises for beginners, they will help even advanced players stay fit all year long.

One of the skills taught in volleyball drills is accuracy. A good solo drill to work on is simply standing in front of a wall and hitting a certain spot on the wall. This sounds simple enough, but in practice there is much more to it than this. The player will choose a spot on the wall and aim to hit it. They will want to work in perfect form to get the most out of this exercise. While it is a simple drill, hitting the wall is one of those very versatile volleyball drills that a player can do alone. They can work on DJing, serving, and even setting up. Each shot type will present the player with a series of challenges that ensure the ball travels to the chosen spot.

Before leaving the wall behind, your players can also use the wall for other volleyball drills. The wall lock is a very good exercise that can be accomplished on your own. The goal of this drill is to start in a block position, jump up and “block” the wall at a point that is higher than the height of the net, and land back in the block position. Players must change the height and angle of the point they hit to remain flexible. One of the best parts of this drill is that it teaches your players how to block a ball without causing a foul at the net. If your player is not careful when performing this drill, they will scrape their arms and elbows against the wall. Since this would be equivalent to the net in a real situation, you will find that your players learn the correct way to block very quickly. That means they will drag their arms across the net a lot less.

Volleyball passing and setting drills are a staple in any coach’s repertoire. Unfortunately, most exercises require at least two people to pass the ball back and forth. However, a player can work on this alone. The player must throw the ball into the air and hit it again with both arms. They can then rotate strikes, switch to single hands, set the ball, and even use their foreheads. This will teach them full and complete control of the ball. The goal is to keep the ball in the air for as long as possible using only legal moves to do so. The ball control learned from this alone is worth the time spent teaching this drill.

It is important for your players, as well as coaches, to learn that they can work on some volleyball drills on their own. The more a player trains, the better his performance will be. A team is formed by the sum of the individual performance of each player. Using solo volleyball drills will also show the team that a player feels that the sport, therefore the team, is important enough to try that little bit harder. The effort will pay off for the team as a whole when game time comes around.