Volleyball - Ages 9-10

Skills & Drills | Sample Practice Plans

Throughout the course of the season, coaches should work to deliver age-appropriate skills (program outcomes) for each player and as a team.

View/Download: Sample Practice Plans

Program Outcomes

Click on a program outcome below to be redirected to an instructional video demonstrating that skill and/or drills for additional development.

Ages 9-10

Program Outcome / Skill

Rules

  • Court boundaries & net height
  • Serving
  • Legal hits/touches
    • Double touches
    • Ball off the net
  • Faults, errors & violations
  • Scoring
  • Scorekeeping
    • Rally scoring
    • Sets & side changes
  • Playing with officials
    • Whistles & hand signals

Positions & Rotation

  • Middle-back rotation

Serving

  • Underhand serve
    • Hand/arm positioning
    • Ball striking

Passing

  • Underhand receive
    • Hand/arm positioning
    • Ball striking & control
  • Overhand receive
    • Hand/arm positioning
    • Ball control

Attacking

  • Underhand attacking
    • Hand/arm positioning
    • Ball striking & control
  • Overhand attack
    • Hand/arm positioning
    • Ball control

Misc. Skills

  • Footwork
  • Communication
  • Terminology & lingo