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Average: 5 (2 votes)
Age Group: 
Grades 3-5
Age Group: 
Grade 6+
Length of Activity: 
10 minutes or more
Developmental Goal: 
To develop teamwork and communication.
Before You Start: 

 Skills Practiced: Bumping, setting and serving.

  • Make sure to have one to three volleyballs on hand.
  • Review how to bump, set, and serve.
  • One student stands on each of the four corners of the play area (there should be a total of four students on the square).
  • The rest of the students can line up near the play area in a single line.
  • Make sure students know how to rotate in and out of the playing area.

Set Up: 
Use a painted four square area or divide a large square into four sections.
How To Play: 
  • Play begins with one student serving from his/her corner. 
  • The serve can be to any of the other three players. 
  • Each player gets one attempt to set or bump the ball to another player without the ball hitting the ground. 
  • If the student misses or hits the ball out of bounds then s/he returns to the end of the line. 
  • Play re-starts with a serve. 
Variations: 
  • Team Four Square Volleyball: use a large 4-square (approximately 24’ x 24’).
  • Place three to four students on a team, each team gets a square. Each team gets a maximum of three hits to return the ball to another square.