Volleyball Drill Name: Speedball - 3 vs 3

Speedball Goal - Fun warmup activity with lots of serving, passing, setting, spiking, and digging.

How to play - Create four teams with three players on each team. Two permanent setters are selected, with one in the front row of each side of the court.

Teams 1 and 2 begin on one side of the court, with team 1 on the court and team 2 waiting off. Teams 3 and 4 are on the opposite side of the court, with team 3 on the court and team 4 waiting off.

Each rally begins with a serve, and both teams try to win that rally. The team that wins the rally stays on the court. The team that loses the rally goes off and is replaced by the team that was waiting off on that side of the court. The incoming team serves to the team that won the previous rally

There are 14 players in the diagram below. You can handle as many as 20 by adding another team of 3 to each side. It’s not ideal, but if you keep the game moving quickly, the speedball format can still get this many players a lot of touches.

How to keep score - Play to a certain score until one team wins. If you want to play multiple rounds, award the winner of each round 1 big point.

Playing Multiple Rounds - To allow all the players to serve/pass against each other, and spike/dig against each other, we suggest playing multiple rounds with the teams listed as such:

Round 1: Teams 1 and 2 vs Teams 3 and 4

Round 2: Teams 1 and 3 vs Teams 2 and 4

Round 3: Teams 1 and 4 vs Teams 2 and 3

Time - It should take about 20 minutes to play.

Variations - Adjust the amount of players on each side and each team to fit your needs.

Benefits - Lots of serving, passing, setting, spiking, and digging.

Emphasis - Warmup activity with serving, passing, setting, spiking, and digging.