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For 12 year olds

Volleyball drills for 12 year olds

What a 12 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 12

The age at a glance

This year: The last year on the 7 ft 0 in youth net (12 & Under) and the VB-Lite youth ball; the youth rules set seven feet for 12 and unders.
Drills this year: Beginner and developing drills. Advanced drills start at 14.
Net and ball: The last year on the 7 ft 0 in youth net (12 & Under) and the VB-Lite youth ball; the youth rules set seven feet for 12 and unders.
At 12: Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 12 hours for a 12 year old, with two rest days a week.
At home: SSTracker keeps one home session for a 12 year old within 60 minutes and plans at most 5 home days a week, with rest days between. That is up from 45 minutes and 4 days at 11.

30 drills

Drills for 12 year olds

Every drill here is one the app opens for 12 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 12

58 of the 62 volleyball drills for 12 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.

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

Free printables

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

Questions parents ask

Volleyball for 12 year olds: questions and answers

What volleyball drills can a 12 year old do at home?

How long should a 12 year old practice volleyball?

Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 12 hours for a 12 year old, with two rest days a week. SSTracker keeps one home session for a 12 year old within 60 minutes and plans at most 5 home days a week, with rest days between. That is up from 45 minutes and 4 days at 11.

How high is the volleyball net for 12 year olds?

The last year on the 7 ft 0 in youth net (12 & Under) and the VB-Lite youth ball; the youth rules set seven feet for 12 and unders.

What changes in volleyball at 12?

The last year on the 7 ft 0 in youth net (12 & Under) and the VB-Lite youth ball; the youth rules set seven feet for 12 and unders. Beginner and developing drills. Advanced drills start at 14.

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Sign up and the free volleyball week for 12 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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