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The Free Ball Volleyball Definition: What's a Free Ball in Volleyball?

The free ball volleyball definition explains how hitters and attackers who contact the ball to send it over the net without jumping for a spike approach.

The "free ball" and "down ball" are two volleyball attacking terms that describe how a player can attack a ball over the net without jumping. (Mark Shaiken photo)

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The free ball volleyball definition describes how you can attack a ball over the net without jumping or using a spike approach in an attempt to score a point for your team.

When you use the free ball as a hitter you can actually attack the ball for a point while keeping your feet on the ground and not jumping to use your spike approach to attack the ball.

Let me explain...

The Free Ball Volleyball Definition
What's a free ball?

A down ball is an attack made by a player who hits the ball keeping both of their feet on the floor using the traditional armswing to get a hard driven ball into the opposing team's court.

The Free Ball Volleyball Definition

The Free Ball Volleyball Definition: What's a Free Ball in Volleyball? A free ball is a ball that Team A has forearm passed into Team B's court. (Nooccar photo)

The Free Ball Volleyball Definition: What's a Free Ball in Volleyball?

A free ball is a ball that Team A has forearm passed into Team B's court.

An easy free ball is some times considered a "gift" since the team didn't attack with a hard driven ball, a tip or a deceptive off speed shot aimed for an open space on the opposing team's court.

The Free Ball Volleyball Definition: What's a Free Ball in Volleyball? A free ball is a ball that Team A has forearm passed into Team B's court. (Ralph Arvesen)

When Team A gives Team B a free ball it's usually because there's a miscommunication between players, whether its between passers and hitters or more likely between setters and hitters.

When Team B receives a free ball they should do everything in their power to make a perfect pass in order to run a fast attack or get the ball to their go-to player who will definitely score a point since they didn't have to work hard to get an easy ball from Team A.

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Many of these volleyball practice drills you can do at home by yourself or try at your next practice with your teammates.

If you're a B team or JV player trying to make varsity next year...your goal should be to complete 1000 reps a day of at least three of the basic skills on your own...volleyball passing, serving and setting should be at the top of the list.

The Free Ball Volleyball Definition: What's a Free Ball in Volleyball?

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Serving slang is not just about individual techniques; it also relates to overall game strategy. A coach might instruct a player to serve a "short serve" or a "deep serve" to target specific areas of the opponent's court or exploit weaknesses in their serve receive formation.

Ari, my private training client and I are working specifically on serving on jump float cross court serves ...short to Zone 2

There's so much we work on to get to this point where she can contact the ball with

the same toss height and same toss location
the same armswing speed
the same timing for when her serving hand contacts the ball
the middle of the hand contacting the middle of the ball every single time
getting use to watching her serving hand contact the ball at the highest point of her jump ...before she starts to land
and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.

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