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Free online courseLearn to play Volleyball

Duration of the online course: 1 hours and 30 minutes

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Build real volleyball skills fast with a free online course: rules, serving, passing, spiking and defense drills, plus practice quizzes to track progress.

In this free course, learn about

  • Volleyball basics and how the Volley Program is structured
  • Core rules, scoring basics, and common rule/playing violations
  • Official net height for men’s volleyball and key court setup facts
  • Essential volleyball equipment and how to choose the right ball (types and uses)
  • Warm-up routines for passing, bump passing, and attacking (solo, pairs, threes)
  • How to perform an overhead pass: key body position and first-step technique
  • How to perform a forearm/bump pass: the main steps for correct execution
  • Serve techniques: underhand vs overhand, plus jump serve and float serve basics
  • Receiving skills: movement patterns and key cues for a solid serve reception
  • Attacking/spiking technique: approach, jump, arm swing timing, and accuracy drills
  • Blocking technique: timing, positioning, and what to do right before the spike
  • Defensive skills: diving/rolling and controlling hard-driven attacks (moving & still)
  • Practice drill design: accuracy games and progressive drills for serve, pass, spike, block

Course Description

Want to feel confident on a volleyball court, even if you’re starting from scratch? This free online course helps you build solid fundamentals so you can join games with better technique, smarter decisions, and more consistency. Instead of guessing what to do in each rally, you’ll learn how volleyball really works and how each touch connects to the next.

You’ll begin with the essentials that often decide whether beginners improve quickly: the key rules, common violations, net height standards, and the equipment that makes practice easier and safer. With those basics in place, the course moves into practical warm-ups you can do alone, with a partner, or in small groups. These routines help you prepare your body and sharpen your ball control before training or matches, reducing errors caused by rushed starts.

From there, you’ll develop the core techniques step by step: serving options (including underhand, overhand, jump and float), the overhead pass, the forearm pass, and clean receiving skills. You’ll also train attacking and spiking with a focus on timing, movement, and accuracy, then build defensive confidence through blocking, positioning, and controlled recovery when the ball comes fast.

Throughout the course, guided exercises and drills let you practice accuracy, power, and consistency in realistic situations. Quick questions after lessons reinforce the key ideas, making it easier to remember details and apply them on court. By the end, you’ll have a clearer understanding of the game and a practical set of skills you can keep improving with every session.

Course content

  • Video class: Volley Program Trailer | Volleyball 00m
  • Exercise: Which organization collaborated to teach volleyball in the video?
  • Video class: Volleyball rules | Volleyball 02m
  • Exercise: What is the correct net height for male volleyball games?
  • Video class: Basic rule violations | Volleyball 02m
  • Exercise: _What is a playing violation in volleyball?
  • Video class: The essential volleyball equipment | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: What are the essential items needed to play volleyball?
  • Video class: Which volleyball should i choose? | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What are the three types of balls used in volleyball?
  • Video class: Individual warm-up: passing | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: Which exercise helps in warming up the upper body for ball passing?
  • Video class: Individual warm-up: the bump pass | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: What is the first exercise in the bump pass training routine?
  • Video class: Individual warm-up: the attack | Volleyball 02m
  • Exercise: What is the first exercise in the warm-up routine for the attack or spike?
  • Video class: Warming up in a pair: passing | Volleyball 02m
  • Exercise: What is the third exercise described in the video?
  • Video class: Warm-up for two: the bump pass | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: What is one way to vary the warm-up exercise for bumping the ball in pairs?
  • Video class: Warm-up drill in pairs: attacking | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: What is the main goal of the one-legged throwing exercise in the warm-up drill?
  • Video class: Warming up in a three: passing | Volleyball 02m
  • Exercise: Which exercise involves passing while seated?
  • Video class: Three person warm-up: bump pass | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: What is the primary objective of the bumper warm-up exercise described?
  • Video class: Warming up in threes: attacking | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: What is the primary goal of the moving attack exercise in the warm-up?
  • Video class: Underhand and overhand serves | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What is the difference between an underhand serve and an overhand serve in volleyball?
  • Video class: Overhead pass | Volleyball 02m
  • Exercise: What is the first step in making an effective overhand pass as described in the video?
  • Video class: Forearm pass | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What are the three steps to perform a bump pass correctly in volleyball?
  • Video class: Receiving the ball | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: What is a key aspect of performing a successful hi reception in volleyball?
  • Video class: Attacking | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What are the three essential steps to attack or spike in volleyball?
  • Video class: The block | Volleyball 02m
  • Exercise: What is the first step in effectively blocking in volleyball?
  • Video class: Service: jump serve and float serve | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: serving over the net | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: work on your serve accuracy | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: controlling the accuracy and power of your serve | Volleyball 02m
  • Video class: Exercise: service accuracy game | Volleyball 02m
  • Video class: Exercise: aiming your receive of service | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: moving to receive the ball | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What are the two steps to practice moving to receive the ball in volleyball?
  • Video class: Exercise: receving game | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: working on your passing position | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: placed short pass | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: the overhand pass | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: passing while moving | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: jumping to attack | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What is the key to a good attack in volleyball?
  • Video class: Exercise: aim your spikes | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: attacking when moving | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: spiking game | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: jumping to block | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What is the key defensive technique that allows your team to win possession of the ball in volleyball?
  • Exercise: _What is the key defensive technique that allows your team to win possession of the ball?
  • Video class: Drill: blocking the ball | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Drill: blocking an attack | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What should you do just before the attacker spikes?
  • Exercise: _What should you do before the drill begins to block a volleyball attack or spike?
  • Video class: Exercise: blocking game | Volleyball 02m
  • Video class: Exercise: dive and roll defending | Volleyball 02m
  • Exercise: _What are the two steps to follow when practicing diving and rolling in volleyball?
  • Video class: Excercise: returning and controlling with a bump pass | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: how to control an attack. | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What is the correct sequence for controlling an attack or spike while moving?
  • Exercise: _What is the correct sequence for controlling an attack or spike while standing still?
  • Video class: Exercise: defending against an attack | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: jumping to block | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What is the key defensive technique that allows your team to win possession of the ball in volleyball?
  • Exercise: _What is the key defensive technique that allows your team to win possession of the ball?
  • Video class: Drill: blocking the ball | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Drill: blocking an attack | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What should you do just before the attacker spikes?
  • Exercise: _What should you do before the drill begins to block a volleyball attack or spike?
  • Video class: Excercise: returning and controlling with a bump pass | Volleyball 01m
  • Video class: Exercise: how to control an attack. | Volleyball 01m
  • Exercise: _What is the correct sequence for controlling an attack or spike while moving?
  • Exercise: _What is the correct sequence for controlling an attack or spike while standing still?
  • Video class: Exercise: defending against an attack | Volleyball 01m

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