Looking for high school volleyball drills? Every drill below is built for ages 13 and up, covering advanced, tactical work for high-school and club-level players. These drills assume a baseline of fundamentals already in place, and add the tactical reads, live pressure, and conditioning demands of high-school and club-level play.
An advanced hitting drill that trains attackers to read the block in real time and choose the correct shot — tool the block, hit around it, or go…
The slide is a fast, angled approach that lets a middle attacker hit from a wider position than a standard middle set, creating a difficult…
A setter who can attack the ball themselves on the second contact keeps the block honest and punishes a defense that overcommits to covering the…
Not every pass is perfect — this drill trains a setter to still run an effective offense from a poor first-ball pass, which happens far more often in…
Moving quickly from defense into offense — dig, transition, attack — without losing tempo is what separates a fast, dangerous offense from a slow,…
Advanced servers pick targets strategically — a weak passer, a seam between two receivers, a player out of position — rather than just serving hard…
A full serve-receive formation has to rotate cleanly through all six positions while maintaining coverage, a coordination challenge worth dedicated…
The libero's positioning has to adjust based on the block's shape and the hitter's tendencies on every single rally — this drill…
Advanced defensive work that trains the back row to read a hitter's approach and shoulder angle to anticipate shot direction before contact.
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See Volleyball practice plansThe drills on this page are selected specifically for ages 13 and up volleyball players, covering advanced, tactical work for high-school and club-level players. Each one lists the age range, group size, and equipment needed so you can drop it straight into a practice plan.
High-school practices typically run 90–120 minutes, with individual drill blocks of 15–20 minutes feeding into longer live or scrimmage periods.