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Volleyball Training
Softer and often lighter than game balls, training volleyballs take the sting out of learning to pass and set - ideal for young players and skill work.
How to choose: go lighter for the youngest players and beginners; move to a firmer indoor ball as technique and confidence grow.
A weighted setting ball, like the SKLZ Setting Trainer, is heavier than a regular volleyball. Setting it repeatedly builds strength in the fingers, wrists and forearms and encourages proper technique: a clean, high release using your legs and hands together. When you switch back to a game ball, your sets feel lighter and more accurate. It's a favourite tool for setters but helps every position.
Passing against a wall is a classic solo drill, and a trainer makes it even more effective. The SKLZ Bump-N-Pass Trainer keeps your arms together in a proper platform, so you learn to pass with straight arms and contact the ball on your forearms instead of swinging. It's great for beginners and young players building good habits. Shop all volleyball training gear.
A tethered training ball lets you practice alone. The Mikasa V300W training volleyball comes with elastic cords: you hold or anchor the cord, hit the ball, and it comes right back to you. It's ideal for working on your serving toss, arm swing and spiking contact over and over, at home or in the backyard, without chasing the ball.
Digging sleeves, like the SKLZ Volleyball Digging Sleeves, cover your forearms to soften the sting of hard-driven balls during passing and digging drills. They help new players stay confident and keep their platform steady instead of flinching. For game-day forearm and elbow protection, see our volleyball sleeves.
A practice ball, like the Baden Practice Leather Volleyball, has the regulation size and feel of an indoor ball with a tougher build for daily drills and lots of repetitions, at a lower price than a top game ball. Teams often buy a set of practice balls and keep a few premium indoor game balls for matches.
Young players learn fastest when the ball doesn't hurt. Start with a lighter ball like the Nike All Court Lite, add the SKLZ Bump-N-Pass Trainer and digging sleeves to build a proper platform, and protect their knees with kneepads for floor drills. As technique improves, move up to a regulation indoor volleyball.