High School Volleyball Drills for Competitive Play

Build intensity and precision with high school volleyball drills that focus on advanced skills, tactical awareness, and competitive match play.

High school volleyball drills challenge athletes with higher intensity and precision, preparing them for competitive match play. Training at this level emphasizes advanced skill combinations, tactical awareness, and game-like scenarios that demand quick decision-making and execution. By practicing with speed, accuracy, and focus, players refine their technique, strengthen teamwork, and develop the confidence to perform consistently in high-pressure situations.
Volleyball Serving Drill: Short Serve Competition Drill

Volleyball Serving Drill: Short Serve Competition

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in ball control, serving through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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22,132 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Serving Drill: Jump Serve Up/Down Drill

Volleyball Serving Drill: Jump Serve Up/Down

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in ball control, hitting, serving through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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21,025 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Serving Drill: Individual Serving Relay Drill

Volleyball Serving Drill: Individual Serving Relay

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in ball control, serving, fitness through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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35,895 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Down Ball Drill: Down Ball Challenge Drill

Volleyball Down Ball Drill: Down Ball Challenge

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in ball control, down balls, hitting, passing, setting through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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38,243 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Down Ball Drill: Partner Pass and Down Balls Drill

Volleyball Down Ball Drill: Partner Pass and Down Balls

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in warm-up, ball control, down balls, passing through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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26,486 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Blocking Drill: Double Block Attacking Drill

Volleyball Blocking Drill: Double Block Attacking

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in blocking, defense, hitting, offense, passing, serve defense, serving, setting through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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26,918 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Defense Drill: Touch Ten Drill

Volleyball Defense Drill: Touch Ten

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in defense, hitting, middle hitter, outside hitter, passing, setting through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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34,767 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Serving Drill: Around the World Drill

Volleyball Serving Drill: Around the World

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in ball control, serving through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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39,531 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Serving Drill: Serving Relay Drill

Volleyball Serving Drill: Serving Relay

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in serving through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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60,680 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Ball Control Drill: 24 Touches Drill

Volleyball Ball Control Drill: 24 Touches

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in warm-up, ball control, defense, down balls, hitting, offense, outside hitter, passing, pass-set-hit, setting through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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45,961 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Ball Control Drill: Pass, Set, Down Ball Drill

Volleyball Ball Control Drill: Pass, Set, Down Ball

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in ball control, down balls, hitting, offense, passing, pass-set-hit, setting through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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29,728 Chris Johnson
Volleyball Ball Control Drill: Two-Person Four Square Drill

Volleyball Ball Control Drill: Two-Person Four Square

Develop consistent technique, court awareness, and team communication in ball control, defense, down balls, hitting, offense, passing, pass-set-hit, serving, setting through high-repetition game-like execution.

Volleyball 10-15 min
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46,364 Chris Johnson

High School (Ages 14-18) Coaching FAQ

What should coaches prioritize when running High School (Ages 14-18) volleyball drills?

For High School (Ages 14-18) athletes, focus on clean contact fundamentals, consistent footwork habits, and maximum ball-touch repetitions before introducing complex tactical systems.

How long should practice sessions last for High School (Ages 14-18) players?

Youth players (U10) thrive in 60-minute practices with frequent drill rotations. Middle school teams benefit from 75–90 minute sessions, while high school and college athletes require 90–120 minutes with high-tempo game simulation.