Warm-ups not only prevent injury but create positive momentum for athletes before practice, games or even a free-form workout. They can be modified as you see fit. They are listed in a suggested order, but they do not have to be done in this order.
Volleyball Warm-Up No. 1: Ball Throw
A ball is needed for this drill. Find a partner and stand across the court from each other. Using your hitting arm throw the ball back and forth to each to other warming up your hitting shoulder and arm. This only needs to be done for a couple of minutes to loosen up the shoulder joint.
Volleyball Warm-Up Drill No. 2: Spike
A ball is needed for this drill. Find a partner and stand across the court from each other. Throw the ball up into the air and spike it down into the ground so that after once bounce it should reach your partner. Do this only as long as it takes to warm-up your shoulder.
Volleyball Warm-Up Drill No. 3: Setting
A ball is needed for this drill. Standing about ten feet apart, set the ball back and forth. As your forearms loosen up try and move the distance back so that you are setting from further away.
Volleyball Warm-Up Drill No. 4: Passing
A ball is needed for this drill. Standing about ten feet apart, start passing the ball back and forth-- concentrating on making good passes to your partner.
Volleyball Warm-Up Drill No. 5: Pepper
A ball is needed for this drill. Using a partner stand about ten feet apart from each other. The partner starting with the ball tosses it to his partner who passes the ball back to him. The partner then sets the ball back to the other partner, who in turn spikes the ball back to the other partner.
After digging the ball back to the other partner the process is repeated continuously. The object of this warm-up is to, under control, practice the three fundamental aspects of volleyball: passing, setting and hitting. In essence, the partners are playing a match back and forth.
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