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Volleyball Drills For Kids Players Who Like Tennis and Short Court

Tennis and short court one vs one are two fast paced volleyball drills for kids that get you ready for scrimmages and game like drill situations in practice.

Tennis has become one of my favorite volleyball drills for kids.

Tennis doesn't have to only be played by adults on a tennis court..because kid players can play too.

Using two of the basic volleyball skills, setting and passing as a way to get the ball over the net, tennis "volleyball-style" helps players work on finding an open space on the court so they can score points and win matches.

Volleyball Drills For Kids
Full Court Tennis

Just like regular tennis each player gets one contact which can be a sett attack or a bump attack...no overhand hitting in this version.

The idea is to find open spaces on the court so strategically place the ball...just like table tennis you need to keep your head on swivel and use wide vision to see all open areas of the court.

Players can enter in on both sides when one side loses or everyone can enter in from one side.

Tennis is a fun fast paced game that requires fast feet, quick reactions and an aggressive "attack" attitude.

Volleyball Drills For Kids
Short Court One on One

Beginner short court one vs one is one of our favorite volleyball drills for kids practice.

Another one of the fun volleyball drills for kids I like to do is short court one vs one.

Similar to tennis but on a shorter court, this drill tests your quick reflexes, wide vision and ability to see the open areas on a smaller court.

To "serve" the ball, beginners can set the ball over the net while more advanced players can work on their short serves.

I usually like to use the ten foot line as the court boundary but you can make your court as large or as small as you want to.

I'll let players know ahead of time what "the rules" are for each set of games.

Volleyball Drills For Kids
Flow vs King of the Court

Fun Volleyball Drills For Kids To Do At Practice One vs One Short Court - One Touch Per Side on Two Courts

One of the two versions I use is FLOW which means after each rally no matter who wins or loses the players flow through at the end of the rally.

This makes one vs one short court a true warmup drill for players since there's continuous movement and flow from one court to the other court.

Fun Volleyball Drills For Kids: One vs One, Only One Contact Per Side, Short Court

The opposite of "flow" is king or queen of the court where the winner of each rally stays on the "king" side and earns a point while the loser goes off the court and gets in line behind the new server who has a chance to step up and play.

The "winner" of each rally is the king or queen and they earn the right to stay on the court and fight or play to earn another point.

Each new newcomer gets to serve every time and if they win they come under the net and they are now the new king or queen.

When you earn the right to be king and first go under the net you don't earn a point. But if you win the next rally you start earning points for every rally you win.

Volleyball Drills For Kids
Short Court Games

Variations of short court "rules" range from

One contact - Passing only
One contact - Setting only
Two contacts - Passing and setting only
Two contacts - Two passes only
Three contacts - pass, set, tip
Three contacts - pass set tomahawk
Three contacts - pass, set, hit

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I share alot of individual, partner and easy-to-do volleyball serving drills we do in class with my followers.

Many of these volleyball practice drills you can do at home by yourself or try at your next practice with your teammates.

If you're a B team or JV player trying to make varsity next year...your goal should be to complete 1000 reps a day of at least three of the basic skills on your own...volleyball passing, serving and setting should be at the top of the list.

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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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