Here’s a youth beginner drill called “Dead Fish.” This is a good one for the first year of volleyball. Once they learned to serve over the net, Donnie’s 12-year-olds really enjoyed this super fun game. (plus they got serving reps with little competitiveness).

The rules are simple.
1. Split the group in half and put a cart of balls on each side.
2. Everyone starts serving.
3. If a girl misses her serve, she runs to the other side of the net and lays on the ground flopping around like a fish out of water.
4. The rest of her team must then save her from being a “dead fish.” What better way to save her than by serving the ball at her?
5. If she gets hit, she’s saved!

The first team to lose all their players to the other side become “dead fish” and lose the game.

Have you tried this one with your youngins’? If not, try it, and tell me what you think.