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For 11 year olds

Volleyball drills for 11 year olds

What an 11 year old can practice at home: drills the app opens at this age, what changes in volleyball this year, how long and how often, what to have at home, and a free week to start.

By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026

USA Volleyball places players by birth date, with July 1 as the cut-off, in divisions from 8 & Under up; the net and the ball change at 10 & Under, at 11 and 12, and again at 13 and 14.

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At 11

The age at a glance

This year: The first year on the 7 ft 0 in net of 11 & Under and 12 & Under, still with the VB-Lite; most 11 & Under events serve from two meters inside the end line.
Drills this year: Developing drills start this year, beside the beginner ones. Advanced drills start at 14.
Net and ball: The first year on the 7 ft 0 in net of 11 & Under and 12 & Under, still with the VB-Lite; most 11 & Under events serve from two meters inside the end line.
Blocking: In youth volleyball only one player jumps to block (USA Volleyball's youth rules, ages 3 to 11).
At 11: Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 11 hours for an 11 year old, with two rest days a week.
At home: SSTracker keeps one home session for an 11 year old within 45 minutes and plans at most 4 home days a week, with rest days between.

30 drills

Drills for 11 year olds

Every drill here is one the app opens for 11 year olds, at the level for the age. Each page has the steps, a diagram where the setup can be drawn, three ways to make it a game and a practice log to print.

Blocking

Digging

Hitting

Passing

Serving

Setting

What you need at home

What you need at home at 11

58 of the 62 volleyball drills for 11 year olds work at home, in a room, garage or yard. Most used: volleyball (40 of the 58 drills), net (11), cones (9), wall (5), balloon (3), net or rope (3), tape line (2), chalk (1). 3 drills need nothing but space. 20 are for two, and a parent can be the partner.

New at 11

Drills that open at 11

These drills join the list at 11: the app opens them from this age, by its level and age rules. They were not on the page for 10 year olds.

A week to start with

A free week of volleyball at home

1Passing: Free Ball Overhead Pass15 min
2Passing: Shuffle and Pass15 min
3Digging: Dig a Down Ball15 min

The week, with steps and fridge cards The age group's plans and sources

The research behind it

USA Volleyball's youth rules for ages 3 to 11: two, three or four players a side, a light ball, and a net from five to six feet for younger players to seven feet for 12 and unders. USA Volleyball Simplified Youth Rules
In youth competition the ball is the VB-Lite; the net is 6 ft 6 in for 10U and 7 ft 0 in for 11U and 12U. Ohio Valley Region supplement to the USA Volleyball Domestic Competition Regulations
Players are placed by birth date with a July 1 cut-off; in boys' volleyball the net rises from 7 ft 4 1/8 in at 14 & Under to 7 ft 11 5/8 in at 15 & Under. USA Volleyball Junior Player Age Definition, 2026-2027
Ages 6 to 12 are the "sampling years": high play, low deliberate practice. Côté and Vierimaa 2014
Organized sport should total no more hours a week than the child's age in years, with two rest days a week. NATA youth sport specialization recommendations

Free printables

Weekly planner (PDF) Parent and player card (PDF) All free printables

Questions parents ask

Volleyball for 11 year olds: questions and answers

What volleyball drills can an 11 year old do at home?

How long should an 11 year old practice volleyball?

Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 11 hours for an 11 year old, with two rest days a week. SSTracker keeps one home session for an 11 year old within 45 minutes and plans at most 4 home days a week, with rest days between.

How high is the volleyball net for 11 year olds?

The first year on the 7 ft 0 in net of 11 & Under and 12 & Under, still with the VB-Lite; most 11 & Under events serve from two meters inside the end line.

How many players block in volleyball at 11?

In youth volleyball only one player jumps to block (USA Volleyball's youth rules, ages 3 to 11).

What changes in volleyball at 11?

The first year on the 7 ft 0 in net of 11 & Under and 12 & Under, still with the VB-Lite; most 11 & Under events serve from two meters inside the end line. Developing drills start this year, beside the beginner ones. Advanced drills start at 14.

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Sign up and the free volleyball week for 11 year olds opens in your child's planner, kept to healthy limits for the age, with progress your child sees against their own start. Coaches can send the same drills to the whole team as homework.

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