Six High School Varsity Volleyball Skills That Top Prep Players Crush

If you're on your high school volleyball varsity team these six skills you need to do well to make the starting team: set, pass, block, dig, serve, and hit.


Let's review these six super important skills 

you need to know if you intend to try out for your guys or girls varsity volleyball team.


Super Important High School Varsity Volleyball Skills: What is Serving in Volleyball?


What is the serve?

The serve is your first opportunity to score a point against the opposing team. Its the only skill out of the 6 basic skills that you perform by yourself and don't depend on anyone else to help you score a point. 


High School Varsity Volleyball Players Know How To Jump Serve

The volleyball jump serve is designed to create alot of speed and pace so the ball hits the ground before the passers in serve receive on the opposing team can get to it.
The volleyball jump serve is designed to create alot of speed and pace so the ball hits the ground before the passers in serve receive on the opposing team can get to it.
The volleyball jump serve is designed to create alot of speed and pace so the ball hits the ground before the passers in serve receive on the opposing team can get to it.
The volleyball jump serve is designed to create alot of speed and pace so the ball hits the ground before the passers in serve receive on the opposing team can get to it.


The volleyball jump serve is designed to create alot of speed and pace so the ball hits the ground before the passers in serve receive on the opposing team can get to it.


High School Varsity Volleyball Player Katelyn with the Tough Jump Float Serve


In order to serve more aces in volleyball for your team, there are two versions of the jump serve that you can learn to do 


Ella Serves An Ace Between The Left Back and Middle Back Passers


Extremely Necessary High School Varsity Volleyball Skills You Need To Be Good At Doing Like Passing in Volleyball


Volleyball passing is the way to contact the ball with your forearms to guide it to your setter or over the net so developing a good forearm pass is crucial. 

How can you get better at volleyball passing? 

You can start building better passing skills by paying  attention to the body positioning of the server on the opposing team.




Crucial High School Varsity Volleyball Skills You Better Know Better Than Your Competition Like What is Setting? 


Different sets have different heights and are delivered to different locations along the net.

A combination of sets that are directed to various zones along the net are called volleyball plays. 

For example a four set is a very high ball that's delivered outside to Zone 4 and the five set is a high ball that's delivered backwards over the head of the setter to Zone 2. 


The setter holds up four fingers to the left side hitter, then one forefinger to her middle hitter then all five fingers they'll hold up to her right side hitter to call the 4-1-5 offensive volleyball play.
The setter holds up four fingers to the left side hitter, then one forefinger to her middle hitter then all five fingers they'll hold up to her right side hitter to call the 4-1-5 offensive volleyball play.
The setter holds up four fingers to the left side hitter, then one forefinger to her middle hitter then all five fingers they'll hold up to her right side hitter to call the 4-1-5 offensive volleyball play.

The setter holds up four fingers to the left side hitter, then one forefinger to her middle hitter then all five fingers they'll hold up to her right side hitter to call the 4-1-5 offensive volleyball play. 


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Six Must Have High School Varsity Volleyball Skills Like What is an Attack Hit? 


Hitting Attack Strategies High School Varsity Volleyball Hitters Need To Know

"Using the block" is one of the most important attacking skills a high school varsity volleyball hitter uses against big blockers to score points in the front row. 

When a hitter decides to

these volleyball phrases all mean that they will wipe the outside hand of the blocker with the ball in order to score a point.


Six Indispensable High School Varsity Volleyball Skills Like What Is A Block? 


What is blocking in volleyball?

When the serving team's on defense with 3 front row blockers who try to stop opposing hitters from hitting into their court.

My blocking advice starts with the correct ready position at the net. 

When learning how to block a ball correctly, you want to be in a "ready position" at the net before the rally starts.

The "ready position in volleyball blocking" starts with your feet at shoulder width apart and parallel to each other and both feet are perpendicular to the net.



If the block stops the ball at the net and the ball goes back to the opposing teams floor, that's a point for the block, your team, your team gets to rotate and serve. 

If the block does not stop the ball, then your three players in the back row have to dig the ball up to keep the rally going. 


6 Indispensable High School Varsity Volleyball Skills Top Prep Players Crush Like Digging


The dig is the last line of defense for a team to keep an attacked ball from hitting the floor and scoring a point or sideout.

Learn the 8 technical aspects of how to dig in volleyball in the backcourt while your high school varsity volleyball  team is on defense so you can dig hard hitters on opposing teams. 









Now What?


What you just read was just  a warmup!

Just like in volleyball practice, you do a little stretching to warm up your muscles before getting into the real meaty part of practice.

Here you go through a light review of everything before you really begin to dig deep and take each rule, each position, each skill and really explore it.  

Learn to do tons of reps and go over each drill repeatedly until you get it right. 


6 Crucial High School
Volleyball Varsity Skills 
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