Volleyball Down-Ball Drills for Hitting Technique

Learn volleyball down-ball drills that teach proper hitting technique, improve control, and prepare players for in-game attacking situations.

Volleyball down-ball drills focus on teaching players proper hitting mechanics and control when attacking without a full jump. These drills emphasize footwork, arm swing, and ball placement to develop accuracy and consistency in down-ball situations. By practicing controlled attacks, athletes gain the ability to keep rallies alive, apply offensive pressure, and execute effective shots during transitions or defensive plays.

Volleyball Down-Ball Drills for Hitting Technique

Volleyball Pepper Drill: Two-Way Pepper

This volleyball pepper drill develops ball control, communication, and awareness by alternating straight and cross-court down ball exchanges over the net.

Volleyball Pepper Drill: Cross-Court Pepper

This volleyball pepper drill develops ball control, passing, setting, and down ball accuracy through continuous cross-court exchanges with a partner.

Volleyball Ball Control Drill: 25 Contact Challenge

This volleyball ball control drill develops passing, setting, and hitting skills while emphasizing communication, teamwork, and consistency through a 25-contact challenge.

Volleyball Ball Control Drill: Back Row Attacks

This volleyball drill improves ball control and communication while training players to execute purposeful back row attacks to specific court zones.

Volleyball Warm-Up Drill: Tag Team Warm-Up

This volleyball warm-up drill keeps large groups active by combining passing, setting, tipping, and teamwork with a tag-in rotation system.

Volleyball Warm-Up Drill: Back Row Running Warm-Up

This volleyball warm-up drill combines passing, setting, and back row attacking with constant movement, communication, and ball control.

Volleyball Down Ball Drill: Down Ball Challenge

This volleyball drill develops hitting and digging skills by challenging players to execute and defend down balls behind the 10-foot line.

Volleyball Partner Pass and Down Balls

This drill will practice using and controlling a down ball.

Volleyball 24 Touches - Ball Control

This drill is to practice ball control as a warm up to hitting, while working on communication and teamwork between players.

Ball Control: Pass, Set, Downball

This volleyball drill teaches how to hit a down ball to a desired location as well as work on communication skills between players.

Volleyball Ball Control: Two person Four Square

This volleyball drill increases accuracy in down balls to desired locations while also increasing communication skills between players.

Volleyball Ball Control Elimination

This elimination drill teaches players how to pin point exactly where they want their hit to go.

12 Ball Wash Drill

This drill teaches back row attacking and how to defend back row attacks.

4 x 2 Pepper Drill

This drill will help practice ball control using different types of contacts.

3 Skill Pepper with Partner

Advanced pepper game where players pass and set to themselves before down balling it to their partner.

Warm-up with Wall

A warm-up time for each player to warm up arms and shoulders before practice begins and at the same time be working on basic skills and ball control.

3 Player Down Ball with Movement

This volleyball drill focuses on hitting a down ball to a specific area after a series of touches.

Volleyball - 2 Player Pepper Drill Multiple Hits

This pepper drill is great for working on ball control as it works on a variety of contact types.