What Is The Attack In Volleyball? A Spike Hit Tip Or Pass Over The Net

 What is the attack in volleyball? An attack is a soft tip or hard spike contact hit by a player who sends the ball over the net on the second or third contact.


What is the attack in volleyball?

An attack can be a

  • soft strategic tip over the block or
  • a hard driven spike down the line,
  • a high hit through the blocker seam,
  • a wipe off the blocker's hands or
  • a hard hit directed cross court
  • backrow attack

by a player who sends the ball over the net usually on the second or third contact in a rally. 

The Attack in Volleyball
Here's where beginners who need to learn the basics and are looking to improve their hitting technique would start in the pages below. 

Learning how to spike a volleyball requires the development of an aggressive attitude, improving your spike approach, and knowing how to increase your armswing speed.

How To Spike A Volleyball Learn To Improve Your Attacking Techniques


Learning how to spike a volleyball requires the development of an aggressive attitude, improving your spike approach, and knowing how to increase your armswing speed.


My volleyball spike tips teach proper hitting technique, how to increase your spiking accuracy, and how to develop a faster armswing for a more powerful hit.

Volleyball Spike: Improve Spiking Power, Armswing and Spike Approach

My volleyball spike tips teach proper hitting technique, how to increase your spiking accuracy, and how to develop a faster armswing for a more powerful hit. 


The Attack in Volleyball
Learn how to be a smarter hitter with these tips on how to score points in the front row


The volleyball hitter has options for scoring against opponents to score points including tipping the ball deep or short in the court to mix up your attack.

The Volleyball Hitter: Learn How To Be The Smart Spiker On Your Team


The volleyball hitter has options for scoring against opponents to score points including tipping the ball deep or short in the court to mix up your attack.


The Attack in Volleyball
Let me teach you what the rules are about hitting and spiking during a game. 


These volleyball attacking rules for the spike govern how an "attack hit" which is any playing action, that is not a serve or is not a block that drives the ball into the opposing court.

Volleyball Attacking Rules: What Is A Spike In Volleyball?


These volleyball attacking rules for the spike govern how an "attack hit" which is any playing action, that is not a serve or is not a block that drives the ball into the opposing court. 


The Attack in Volleyball
There are a ton of drills we do that you can do in your practices and at home to improve your hitting technique.


Learn ways to hit to score for points against a double block by aiming for the seam, using the blockers hands and hitting deep corners.

Two Hitting Drills For Volleyball Practice Learn How To Beat The Block 


Learn ways to hit to score for points against a double block by aiming for the seam, using the blockers hands and hitting deep corners. 


Learn how to score more points with your spike attack hits!

Volleyball Hitting Drills We Do To Beat the Block, Hit Deep Corners, Mix Up Shots 


Learn how to score more points with your spike attack hits!


Learn ways to hit to score for points against a double block by aiming for the seam, using the blockers hands and hitting deep corners.

Hitting Drills for Volleyball How To Beat The Block And Score Points 


Learn ways to hit to score for points against a double block by aiming for the seam, using the blockers hands and hitting deep corners. 


The Attack in Volleyball
Here are some secrets that you should learn about hitting, spiking attacking so you can get more playing time on your team!

Using the block is one of the hitting volleyball skills attack minded spikers need to know in order to score more points against blockers in the front row.

Hitting Volleyball Skills Attack Minded Spikers Need To Score More


Using the block is one of the hitting volleyball skills attack minded spikers need to know in order to score more points against blockers in the front row.


The Attack in Volleyball
You're definitely going to want to learn about these hitting strategies because they'll help you become the smartest attacker on your team


Use these smart volleyball hitting strategies: tip the ball short, tip it deep, roll shot, or cut shot when you need to score points in difficult situations.  



If your attacking strategy is to always use a hard volleyball hit did you know that makes you a predictable hitter? Mix up your shots to confuse the defense.



5 volleyball strategies on tipping: push the tip into the block, in a joust be last to touch the ball, tip deep, tip on a good set, tip to the middle of the court. 


The Attack in Volleyball
Here's where you learn the lingo in volleyball about hitting, spiking and attacking 



These basic volleyball terms for spiking are the tool, the wipe and hitting line describe ways that you can hit the ball to score a point or sideout in a game.


Here's a list of basic volleyball terminology for hitting and spiking that outside hitters, middles and opposites and setters learn first to run their offense.The Attack in Volleyball You're definitely going to want to learn about these hitting strategies because they'll help you become the smartest attacker on your team

Basic Volleyball Terminology Spikers Hitters and Attackers Learn First


Here's a list of basic volleyball terminology for hitting and spiking that outside hitters, middles and opposites and setters learn first to run their offense. 



The "down ball" and the "free ball" are two volleyball attacking terms used on the court in offense and outside, middle and opposite hitters need to learn.  


The offensive terms used in volleyball hitting attacking and spiking terminology includes the terms kill, cobra, tip and spike which are words players know.

Four Terms Used in Volleyball Hitting, Attack and Spiking Terminology


The offensive terms used in volleyball hitting attacking and spiking terminology includes the terms kill, cobra, tip and spike which are words players know. 


There are other names for an attack or hit used in volleyball like 'tool', 'wipe' and 'hitting line' that're 3 types of hits in volleyball used to score points. 


I define spiking and 10 other terms for volleyball hits like kill, spike, tool the block, wipe the block, cross court, spike approach, free ball, down ball. 



Terms For Types of Volleyball Hits Like Kill, Spike, Hit, And AttackTerms For Types of Volleyball Hits Like Kill, Spike, Hit, And Attack

These terms describe what its called when you hit a volleyball specifically the 'kill', 'spike', 'hit' and 'attack' which are 4 diff types of volleyball hits. 


The Attack in Volleyball
In this section you'll find all the hitting tips you'll need to become a point scoring starter on your team

Improve your spiking in volleyball by mixing up your shots, aim for the block two ways for hitters looking for ways to score against a big opposing block

14 Spiking in Volleyball Tips That Quickly Improve Your Spike Skills 


Improve your spiking in volleyball by mixing up your shots, aim for the block two ways for hitters looking for ways to score against a big opposing block.


Learning to attack the imperfect set and to hit high off blocker's hands are two volleyball attack tips l coach to players who need effective hitting tactics.

2 Dope Volleyball Attack Tips Hitters Use To Score A Ton Of  Points


Learning to attack the imperfect set and to hit high off blocker's hands are two volleyball attack tips l coach to players who need effective hitting tactics.


The hard volleyball hit is not the only point scoring option a hitter has. Volleyball tipping is an offensive strategy you can use to vary your attack hits.

Volleyball Tipping
6 Attack Strategies Outside Hitters Use To Score


The hard volleyball hit is not the only point scoring option a hitter has.

Volleyball tipping is an offensive strategy you can use to vary your attack hits.


These tips on volleyball attacking explain what to do if you get a ball set too close to the net and you find yourself in a joust with the opposing blocker.The Attack in Volleyball You're definitely going to want to learn about these hitting strategies because they'll help you become the smartest attacker on your team

Tips on Volleyball Attacking Win The Joust At The Net Like A Queen


These tips on volleyball attacking explain what to do if you get a ball set too close to the net and you find yourself in a joust with the opposing blocker.


Learning how to hit harder volleyball attacks with the imperfect set and high off blocker's hands are two effective hitting tactics used to score points.


How to attack in volleyball with my 3 attacking strategies using your open hand dink to put the ball in an open spot so you can vary your attack hits to score. 


Improve your spiking in volleyball by mixing up your shots, aim for the block two ways for hitters looking for ways to score against a big opposing block


The Attack in Volleyball
Fine tune your hitting techniques in this section with the advice you'll find in the pages below. 


These techniques describe how to increase the power of your volleyball spikes and what to do before you hit, while you hit and after you hit the ball.

Volleyball Spikes Techniques To Attacking The Ball Harder      For Points


These techniques describe how to increase the power of your volleyball spikes and what to do before you hit, while you hit and after you hit the ball. 


The Attack in Volleyball
Learn how to win more matches and games with these hitter tactics you can use in your next competition. 


The outside hitter is the left side spiker at the net who is one of the team's offensive weapons who uses these attacking techniques in volleyball to score.

Attacking Techniques in Volleyball: 7 Skills For Improving Your Spiking


The outside hitter is the left side spiker at the net who is one of the team's offensive weapons who uses these attacking techniques in volleyball to score. 


Here's one volleyball attack tactic you should try which is to "aim the ball for the seam of the block" which is almost always effective when done correctly.The Attack in Volleyball You're definitely going to want to learn about these hitting strategies because they'll help you become the smartest attacker on your team

One Volleyball Attack Tactic That Almost Always Works For Hitters


Here's one volleyball attack tactic you should try which is to "aim the ball for the seam of the block" which is almost always effective when done correctly.


These are 10 volleyball hitting tactics that hitters, especially shorter players can rely on hit against and sideout and score against teams with big blockers in the front row.

10 Volleyball Hitting Tactics Short Hitters Use Against Big Blockers 


These are 10 volleyball hitting tactics that hitters, especially shorter players can rely on hit against and sideout and score against teams with big blockers in the front row.


The Attack in Volleyball
Adopt some of these training procedures and drills to improve your technique

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The outside hitter is the left side spiker in volleyball at the net who is the team's offensive weapon who usually gets the most sets and attack attempts.

7 Ways A Spiker In Volleyball Can Improve Their Attacking Technique


The outside hitter is the left side spiker in volleyball at the net who is the team's offensive weapon who usually gets the most sets and attack attempts.


The Attack in Volleyball
Check out these spiking videos of players working on hitting drills 


In practice during spike training, you should do a lot of drills that teach you how to hit the ball hard, but you should also practice 

  • * how to tip the ball
  • * how to roll shot the ball
  • * how to tip the ball sending it deep in the court as well as being
  • * able to place the ball short, right behind the block.

When I say "mix up your shots" that means you develop a "bag of tools" or  a variety of ways to attack the ball, so that when the block stops your power game, or you want to really keep the opposing team guessing, you have the option of using your finesse game to still score points against the opposing team.



I don’t believe in specialization where middle blockers only block, and liberos only dig.

My belief is that whenever possible each player regardless of the position should be skilled enough to perform and/or train all six skills and perform them well. . .

My middle blockers train to be good passers and backcourt players with excellent digging and passing skills. . .

My liberos when possible get hitting and even blocking reps after they’ve done a ton of passing and digging reps. . .

In this drill, each hitter takes an approach jump and hits a controlled 50-65% speed ball to the opposing digger’s general cross court area. . .



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