Volleyball Serve Defense Drills

These volleyball serve defensive drills focus on the first touch from a serve.

Volleyball Serve Defense Drills

• Passing: Middle or Lateral

  This volleyball drill will practice decision making between lateral and inside the body passing.

• Serving: Bombs Away!

  This drill will help practice short serves.

• Serve Receive with 2 Servers

  This drill is to encourage passing short serves from a short position.

• Run the Middle!

  This drill focuses on hitting middle out of serve receive.

• No Easy Points! Serve Receive

  This drill is to practice serve receive, and understand the importance of a good pass!

• Serve Receive Lines

  This drill will allow players to practice serving straight across the court and also help with serve receive.

• Sideout or Lose

  This volleyball drill will emphasize the importance of first swing sideouts.

• Reverse Sideout Game

  This drill will practice running the offense out of serve receive with emphasis on termination.

• Volleyball Hitting: Bucket Ball

  This drill practices effective roll shots to a specified target.

• Double Block Attacking Drill

  This blocking drill teachers players how to face a double block.

• Volleyball Back Row Attack: Ping Pong

  This ball control drill is designed to teach the pass, set, hit tempo from behind the volleyball ten foot line.

• Serve Receive Transition to Hitting Drill

  This is a great drill for players to work on serve receive and hitting at the same time.

• Volleyball Double Serving Game

  This volleyball drill teaches the importance of trying your best for every point and trying to get every ball!

• 12 Ball Wash Drill

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

Volleyball Serve Defense Drills

These volleyball serve defensive drills focus on the first touch from a serve.