Passing is one of the most basic and most essential skills in volleyball. If you're looking for drills to incorporate into your practices or to improve your personal technique, we have you covered. Here are 13 volleyball passing and serve receive drills we think you'll love, sorted by the specific aspect of the skill that's focused on in each drill.

The Basics

(Movement, platform, technique)

Basic Passing Technique For Younger Players

By Anne Kordes, former Louisville head coach

Serve Receive Form

By Terry Liskevych, former Oregon State and U.S. women's national team head coach

Developing Consistency In Serve Receive And Passing

By Travis Hudson, Western Kentucky head coach

Passing Technique In A Game-Like Situation

By Karch Kiraly, U.S. women's national team head coach

Platform Control

By Brooke Coulter, former U.S. girls' youth national team assistant coach

Good Passing Form

By Brittany Dildine, Wisconsin assistant coach

Passers Versus Servers

By John Dunning, former Stanford head coach

Communication

Two-Person Serve Receive

By Leisa Rosen, Michigan associate head coach

Pass For Points

By Diane Flick-Williams, Western Washington head coach

Movement and Footwork

Russian Passing Drill For Footwork

By Anne Kordes, former Louisville head coach

The Box Drill

By Dave Shondell, Purdue head coach

Passing Footwork

By Walt Ker, Legacy Volleyball Club founder

How To Handle Deep Serves

By Alix Klineman, USA Volleyball outside hitter

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