Individual Fundamentals and Drills - Part 1

Articles In This Section:

· Teaching Techniques

· Class Organization

· Individual Fundamentals and Drills - Part 1

· Individual Fundamentals and Drills - Part 2

· Individual Fundamentals and Drills - Part 3

· Individual Fundamentals and Drills - Part 4

· Individual Fundamentals and Drills - Part 5

· Individual Fundamentals and Drills - Part 6

· Advanced Drills - Part 1

· Advanced Drills - Part 2

· Advanced Drills - Part 3

· Discussion - Part 1

· Discussion - Part 2

· Volleyball Tests - Part 1

· Volleyball Tests - Part 2

· Conclusion

The pass is usually introduced first. While learning the mechanics of the pass, the most common mistakes made are: (1) failure to move under the ball, and (2) not passing high enough. The following are drills for developing passing skill. Those best suited for unskilled students are presented first.

Key to Diagrams

O—Player; —>- Path of Player;---- > Path of Ball

Figure #30 shows the "pepper" drill. The leader passes alternately to the others as they return the pass to him. Each of the squad members is given an opportunity to act as the leader. The teacher can move from group to group and assume the leader's position. By so doing, he can both instruct and motivate the students and demonstrate the proper technique at the same time.

Fig. #30. "pepper" passing drill

The circle passing drill¹ (Figure #31) involves passing the ball around a circle approximately 12 feet in diameter. If the squad has an even number of players, each pass goes to the next man in the circle. If the number is odd, the pass goes to the second player to the right of the passer. This drill stresses positioning the body so as to face the man to whom the pass is intended. A variation of this drill is to place one player in the center who passes alternately to the others as in the "pepper" drill.