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- The Best Volleyball Drills
- Out of System Volleyball Drills
Out of System Volleyball Drills Hitters Learn To Hit Imperfect Sets
If an outside hitter gets a perfect set its an "in-system" set. We do out of system volleyball drills so hitters learn how to hit and score with imperfect sets.
The out of system volleyball drills are designed to help you improve the various ways you need to be able to attack or spike an imperfect set. (CharlieJ)What is out of system in volleyball?
If the outside hitters get a perfect set, which is also called an "in-system" set, then the expectation is for them to generate enough power with the momentum they generate from their spike approach and quick arm swing to put the ball on the opposing team's floor.
And if they get an imperfect set, or an "out-of-system" ball the expectation is the same...to do something smart with the ball so it gets to the opponent's court floor for a point.
Hitters are required to "put the ball" on the floor for their team and they have to learn how to do so in perfect and imperfect situations.
Their job is to score points especially so for the left side hitters.
Out of System Volleyball Drills
For Outside Hitters
Outside hitters can be compared to running backs on a football team or forwards on a basketball team.
Out of System Volleyball Drills Hitters Learn To Hit Imperfect Sets: Tulane outside hitter attacking against one block. (Michael Johnston)Another important reason to do certain out of system volleyball drills is to understand how and when to use smart tactics to hit the ball hard and when to hit the ball smart to a specific spot on the court.
Out of System Volleyball Drills
The Importance of Smart Hitting
Smart hitting means to practice knowing when, where and how to hit to certain areas of the court, especially when you get an out of system set.
A hitter always has options, you just need to know what they are and you need to do plenty of volleyball hitting drills so you know
- when to hit hard
- when not to hit hard
- where to hit when hitting hard and where to hit when not hitting hard
The outside hitters are called upon to terminate the ball for a point.
Yep, some of the nicknames for the outsides include
- cannons
- bombers
- terminators
because their single most important job after they get the ball from their setter is to put the ball on the opposing team's court floor.
Here's one of the volleyball hitting drills we frequently do for outside hitters to learn how to hit hard past the block and past the diggers to score points.
On one half court is me, the coach, who tosses to a setter who sets to the left side hitter.
On the other side of the net is one blocker in Zone 2 who attempts to block the spiker and three diggers behind her in the backrow who try to dig the balls that get past the block.
Me, the coach, will toss 15 balls to the setter who sets to the left side hitter.
Out of 15 sets we set a goal for the hitter.
The goals might be:
- the first side to score 10 points wins
- which side scores the most in a set amount of time
Things to work on
- the hitter practices scoring points under pressure
- attacking against one block
- attacking against a double block
- hitting cross court hard
- hitting high seam or high off the blocker hands
- using the block to score points
- scoring points by spiking only: no tipping allowed
- problem solving
Seven-time NCAA Division One champion coach Penn State's Russ Rose does a version of this drill in his practices.
Check out how he explains his version in the video below.
I learned a ton from doing out of system volleyball drills when I was in college with Penn State coach Russ Rose. (I went to University of Tennessee Knoxville but during summers and offseason I'd train with Russ.)
Much of the way I coach now is inspired by alot of what I learned from him as a player.
It worked when I was a collegiate player and many of the techniques and tips worked when I was professional player.
Listen in as Russ shares some of his coaching philosophy along with his volleyball hitting drills.
My role as a left side hitter was that of a "vacuum cleaner"...I was responsible for picking up and putting away all types of balls and all types of sets.. that meant everything, the good stuff and the trash.
Even if I got a ball set to the outside that was too low, or too fast, or too far off the net, it was still my responsibility to do something with it so that I could score a point for my team.
I expect the hitters I train on high school and club teams to adopt the same mindset.
These out of system volleyball drills help hitters practice spiking in perfect and imperfect situations.
Here's the Portland State coach Michael Seeman demonstrating how he runs his version of the same 'One Hitter vs Six Players on Defense" hitting drill at the Art of Coaching Clinic in Portland this year.
Different coaches tweak this same drill the way they need it so they can work on improving different aspects of hitting the ball against a six-person defense.
You might like the out of system volleyball drills information on these pages.
2 Offensive Volleyball Drills Are How We Practice Tactics Setters Run
Watch how I run two offensive volleyball drills in practice training sessions to review tactics, plays and hitting strategies setters run in games and matches.
I Recommend Doing These 5 Volleyball Setting Drills At Home Every Day
If you need to improve your setting hands touch on the ball and your setting accuracy to your target then do these volleyball setting drills at home everyday.
Setter Volleyball Drills - How To Improve Your Setting Skills at Home
These setter volleyball drills are great for setters and non setters who need to work on getting soft setter hands and setting repetition touches.
Four Types of Volleyball Drills For Digging Balls Up Under Pressure
These four types of volleyball drills for digging turn up the heat and puts the digger under pressure to dig a playable ball that the setter can run a play with
Volleyball Digging Drills That Will Help You Keep Balls Off The Floor
We do alot of progressions for volleyball digging drills in our boot camp classes to cover different scenarios from hard hits to balls you need to chase down.
Improve Your Digging Skills With These 4 Digging Volleyball Drills
Want to know how to improve your digging skills successfully this season? Start with these 4 digging volleyball drills that'll prep you for your club season.
Volleyball Training Drills For Defense The Sprawl, Roll and Extension
How do you land safely on the floor after digging a ball? These volleyball training drills are for you to learn the extension, sprawl and the barrel roll.
Volleyball Libero Training Drills We Do In Boot Camp Class Trainings
I wanted to show you a series of volleyball libero training drills that we regularly do in Boot Camp volleyball classes, Serve Dig Pass clinics and privates.
Volleyball Skills Drills To Improve Digging and Spiking Ball Control
Here is a collection of volleyball skills drills that you can do in order to work on spiking and digging technique along with improving your ball control.
7 Dig Drills Volleyball Players Do For Balls That They Take A Step For
Seven dig drills volleyball players do with me to quicken their hand-to-ball reaction, read the hitter, trust what they see and chase balls down on the court.
6 Drills To Improve Volleyball Skills in Digging and Defense Technique
These six drills to improve volleyball skills in digging and defense technique are exercise we do in boot camp classes and trainings to improve ball control.
4 Digging Drills For Volleyball Players Who Need To Improve Dig Skills
Want to know what some good digging drills for volleyball diggers are? Here are four fun drills that I do with liberos and hitters who privately train with me.
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Serving slang is not just about individual techniques; it also relates to overall game strategy. A coach might instruct a player to serve a "short serve" or a "deep serve" to target specific areas of the opponent's court or exploit weaknesses in their serve receive formation.
Ari, my private training client and I are working specifically on serving on jump float cross court serves ...short to Zone 2
There's so much we work on to get to this point where she can contact the ball with
- the same toss height and same toss location
- the same armswing speed
- the same timing for when her serving hand contacts the ball
- the middle of the hand contacting the middle of the ball every single time
- getting use to watching her serving hand contact the ball at the highest point of her jump ...before she starts to land
- and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.
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