Youth Volleyball Skills and Drills

Name: Youth Volleyball Skills and Drills
Rating: 4.5 (27 reviews)

Featuring Coach Julie Torbett

Created bySport Videos

Last updated 1/2019

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What you'll learn

Students will be able to know the fundamentals of volleyball. They will know several of the best drills to practice to achieve success in volleyball.

Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 1h 25m total length

Introduction0:47
Learn fundamental volleyball skills for younger players, including posture, passing, setting, attacking, blocking, serving, and defense, with practical tips for coaches, players, and parents.
Posture8:09
Develop core volleyball posture by mastering the ready, athletic, and defensive positions: flat back, knees in front of toes, and balanced stance for first contact.
Passing14:55
Develop a consistent forearm pass by keeping a quiet platform, 45-degree arm angle, and a flat forearm, while shuffling through the ball from athletic, forward posture to target the center.
Setting12:53
Develop setting technique with athletic posture and hands around the ball, thumbs back, and a quick push to the target. Practice left-right footwork and cover to the cone.
Attacking21:36
Develop youth volleyball attacking technique by refining arm swing on a box, opening hips, guiding arm, wrist snap and topspin, and a powerful finish through core engagement and four-step footwork.
Blocking10:40
Adopt a stance with feet apart, knees bent, and hands fanned in front to block; press over the net with hips parallel to the net to guide the ball back.
Serving10:43
Master the standing float serve by tossing in front, making flat contact with no spin, stepping with the opposite foot, and hitting all six court zones from the 10-foot line.
Five to Five Drill5:07
Practice the five to five drill, a cooperative progression that reinforces form passing, overhand pushing, setting, and attacking over the block, targeting zone 5 and other court zones.
Closing Comments0:25
Practice college-level volleyball techniques and drills taught in this video to build a solid foundation for learning the game and improve your skills.

Requirements

No previous knowledge of volleyball is necessary. Equipment required includes a volleyball, court and enough players to do the drills.

Description

This informative video presents the essential fundamentals a volleyball player needs to compete successfully. Coach Julie Torbett teaches players key techniques and provides a wide variety of unique drills for practicing and mastering volleyball skills. Among the topics covered are: posture, passing, setting, hitting, blocking, serving and a Five to Five Drill. Each area of the game is taught in a progressive manner that will maximize practice time and player improvement. The techniques and drills in this program have been instrumental in helping to create successful players at all levels! 85 minutes.

About the coach: Julie Torbett has been a Division I head volleyball coach for over 24 years. Since 2013, she has been coaching at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Prior to coaching at ECU, Torbett was head coach at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina from 2011-2013 and coached at UNC Asheville from 1994-2011. Julie was also an outstanding player at Penn State University as a middle back and defensive specialist.

Who this course is for:

Volleyball coaches should take this course. Also, players at the youth level through high school level would benefit from participating in this course.