10 Keys to Successful Digging
1. Focus on the serve. As soon as the rally ends, focus on the server, his/her court and body position.
2. Be ready early. Asopt the ready position, arms in front, legs flexed, shoulder-width apart, eyes on the
server.
3. Move with shuffle steps. Focus on the served ball as you move, using short, shuffle steps that help you
keep a strong balanced position at all times.
4. Keep arms out in front. Stretch the arms in front of the body at waist height and use them to line you up
with the serve.
5. Stop before you play the ball. Try to make a firm plant of the feet with the arms in position before you play
the ball. This gives you a strong platform on which to play the ball.
6. Keep the ball in the mid-line of the body. Play the ball in the centre of the body for more control and
accuracy. If you have to play it to one side, drop the inside shoulder to angle the arms behind the ball.
7. Rigid platform. Keep the arms straight from the wrists through the elbows to the shoulders.
8. Get the angle. Before you contact the ball, line your feet and shoulders with the target point so that you
will not have to swing at the ball.
9. Feel the ball. Each serve has a different angle and speed. You must try and develop a feel for the ball so
you can add or take away speed as necessary.
10. Steer it. Control the ball - don't let it control you. Steer it with your legs, hips, shoulders and arms to the
setter.
Basic Footwork Drills
This drills works on side by side movement and front - back court movement footwork around the court and not on the actual digging.
Catching of the ball at that position works on how the actual digging position should be. Working on it helps to put the posture in place.
Catching of the ball at that position works on how the actual digging position should be. Working on it helps to put the posture in place.
Regular Warm Up Digging Drills
Regular digging warm up for various distance. Check out from 1.23 minutes onward.
Perfect Passes
This drill is to practice passing multiple repetitions, staying low and shuffling.
1. "Tosser" will throw the ball to the "Passer" positioned at the opposite back court
2. "Passer" will focus on digging to the "Target" positioned near the net
3. "Target" will have to move to the ball and hold the ball using overhead or underarm setting, pass the ball back to the tosser and repeat 5 balls for each player
1. "Tosser" will throw the ball to the "Passer" positioned at the opposite back court
2. "Passer" will focus on digging to the "Target" positioned near the net
3. "Target" will have to move to the ball and hold the ball using overhead or underarm setting, pass the ball back to the tosser and repeat 5 balls for each player
Cross Court Pepper
This warm up drill practices ball control over the net with a partner.
1. One player initiates drill with a down ball to their partner
2. Partner must pass to self, set to self, and down ball back to their partner, partner just need to either
tip the ball over or doing a light spiking to opposite partner. Stay within the front court.
3. Continue pepper pattern for a set time
1. One player initiates drill with a down ball to their partner
2. Partner must pass to self, set to self, and down ball back to their partner, partner just need to either
tip the ball over or doing a light spiking to opposite partner. Stay within the front court.
3. Continue pepper pattern for a set time
Net Save Drill
This drill is to teach the defender how to dig the ball out of the net on the return or training on drop ball and off the blocking ball.
1. Line up a group of players on each side of the net
2. Each court needs a setter and a spiker to start the drill, but spiker to hold on to the ball.
3. The coach throws the volleyball into the net, and the digger tries to pass the ball up to the setter, who
sets the ball to the hitter (just catch the set)
OR
Coach dropping to the opposite side near net, to work on digger's responsiveness and repeat
the routine
1. Line up a group of players on each side of the net
2. Each court needs a setter and a spiker to start the drill, but spiker to hold on to the ball.
3. The coach throws the volleyball into the net, and the digger tries to pass the ball up to the setter, who
sets the ball to the hitter (just catch the set)
OR
Coach dropping to the opposite side near net, to work on digger's responsiveness and repeat
the routine
Dig Set Hit Volleyball Drill
This drill focus on the back court players, training them to be able to set to the spiker in the front court in the early part of the video. Second part of the video put the spiker in action. Lastly, placing blocker at the opposite court.
Every player get their chance to learn all the different position of digger, setter, hitter and blocker. Best for the 4v4 game.
Every player get their chance to learn all the different position of digger, setter, hitter and blocker. Best for the 4v4 game.