What are some good conditioning drills for volleyball off-season?
For on the court conditioning drills, I like king/queen of the court drills the best because they are the most fun. To challenge your conditioning you can play doubles. This is much more challenging than sixes because you only have two players that must cover the entire court. You can also play 6 on 2. For regular conditioning to get in shape for volleyball… for quickness – fast feet dot drills – scissors – round the world – single leg hops for increasing your jump – tuck jumps – pike jumps for improving jumping coordination – consecutive russian freezes – many reps of approach jumps – this is important for neurological efficiency (it’s likely you’ll increase your jump just by fine tuning the movement pattern) Whatever your method of conditioning, make sure it’s anaerobic. Volleyball is a sport where you have rest between plays. So it’s best to train in intervals (for example, the average volley lasts between 6 and 15 seconds with some recovery time in between, so your conditioning s
