There are 6 basic skills in Volleyball: Serving, Passing (Forearm
Pass), Digging, Setting, Blocking, Spiking. For Beginning Level Volleyball, the most important skills to improve on QUICKLY are : Serving and Passing.
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Something to think about : No Volleyball Player at a high level of play, is EVER satisfied with what they know or do, they are continually seeking to improve. If the best players in the world continually go over 'the basics' in their workouts... what should that tell the 'rest of us' :) ?
Something to think about #2 : Practice does NOT make perfect, Perfect Practice makes perfect ... Practice doing things the RIGHT way, every time, no exceptions, when the time comes for you to do it right later on, chances are ... you will !
Something to think about #2 : Practice does NOT make perfect, Perfect Practice makes perfect ... Practice doing things the RIGHT way, every time, no exceptions, when the time comes for you to do it right later on, chances are ... you will !
Serve : The Overhead Float Serve
Opposite Foot Forward Ball Toss is only ‘Reach’ high Toss is In Front of hitting arm Hitting Arm’s Elbow Starts ‘high’ Firm Hand throughout Contact Hand ‘finishes’ to Target |
As Yoda says: 'Size Matters Not' .. I believe this girl was in the 4th grade.
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A Pro Beach Player walking through the 'Floater' Serve.
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Passing : 'The Bump'
-Start in Ready Position
-Move to ball with quick, shuffle steps, get to spot, THEN get platform ready - Feet, Hips, Platform all point to target, Rear End Lower than Platform - Arm movement should NEVER end up higher than chest |
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Passing Star Drill (and variations) :
Star Drill: go to 1:27 mark
Basically, 1 shuffle (each foot) in every direction.
Start at ready position: Move forward 1 step, mine ! set.. back to base.. move diagonally right 1 step, mine !, set, . back to base .. move right 1 step, mine ! set .. back to base .. etc |
Star Drill Ext'd: @ 2:46 mark
2 shuffles per foot in every direction
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Team Shuffle: @ 4:09 mark
Coach points – players shuffle to that direction, calling out those spots, (right back !) and return to base (base !)
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Reaction Drill: @ 5:34 mark
Coach points in different directions .. players call direction and move til coach points different direction
Ie … right .. shuffle… shuffle, coach points left .. players call left! And move that direction. |
Things to look for: players continue to face the coach as they move ‘around’ the coach .. ie to keep facing their ‘target’
Setting :
-Beat the ball to the spot, set feet, only then .. hands up.
Feet, Hips, shoulders are ‘square’ to target -Spot ball through ‘target’, above forehead, all fingers make contact and ‘surround’ the ball -Follow through w/ ‘Superman’ pose and hold ‘pose’ |
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