Recently I was asked about some volleyball drills that someone could do by themselves.

Here are some of my suggestions:

If you are doing this indoors at home you can sit on a chair and set to yourself. Try to vary the height of each set. Before you start swing your arms and do a few stretches for your shoulders and neck.

Once you get good at just setting to yourself while seated for an extra challenge you can try doing the drill while doing slow situps. This is great for your setting control and for your core strength.

To help improve your spiking style you can practice your swing in front of a mirror. If you have room do the full run up and jump. If space is limited just do it standing. Make sure you do a full swing and use your legs.

Your vertical jump is important when playing volleyball. If you have some space you can do spike run ups and also block jumps against the wall. Always try to use good technique when doing both skills. I suggest sets of ten for each. Start with one set and try to build up to about five sets over time.

Now for some drills you can do if you have a yard or suitable place outdoors.

Something I liked to do to work on my setting and bump skills was run up and down a 5 to 10 yard area as I set or bumped the ball to myself. You can either run continuously or stop each set and bump. You mix the height and also how far in front of yourself you send the ball.

Once again you need to work on your jump so using the outdoor space practice a spike run up. Take three steps and jump, run backwards to your start position and repeat for 10 jumps. As you do this more often or if you are already fit do around 5 sets or build up to 5 over time.

Do the same for block jumps however pretend you are doing a middle block and then use a crossover step to get to the outside block. Do 5 of the double jump for a total of 10 jumps.

Next practice some movement. You can pretend you do a block and then sprint backwards to get into a position to receive a spike. Make sure you get down low with arms spread in a defensive position. It is easier to come up than go down so always start low.

If this is not enough you can find a wall to practice your bumps and setting against. With the bumps or digs sometimes you can throw the ball against the wall to get a different flight path before you dig it.

If you are looking for some extra fitness work you can do some short sprints. Sprint about 10 to 20 yards and then jog back into position and start again. Do about 10 or if you are really keen why not try 50?

Of course when doing all this type of training make sure you warm up properly and get checked out by a doctor if you have any medical concerns.

Hope you enjoy this.

Do you have any drills you can share with the readers. If you do leave a comment below.