Hit A Volleyball Smart Attack Tips That Almost Always Work For Hitters

Hit a volleyball with this attack tactic which is to "aim the ball for the seam of the block" which is almost always effective when done correctly. 

Hit A Volleyball Smart Attack Tips That Almost Always Work For Hitters (Bill Shaner)Hit A Volleyball Smart Attack Tips That Almost Always Work For Hitters (Bill Shaner)

This volleyball attack tactic is a sure fire way you as an outside hitter can get yourself out of trouble when it comes to hitting a ball over the net and past a big opposing block. 


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Aim For The Seam of the Block

Hit A Volleyball Smarter: Villanova hitter spiking at the seam of the big block. (Charlie J)Hit A Volleyball Smarter: Spikers Volleyball Tips: Villanova hitter spiking at the seam of the big block. (Charlie J)


Aim for the seam when the middle blocker and outside blocker do not go up and form a solid block together. 

The seam is the area between the outside blocker's hands and the middle blocker's hands. 


Hit A Volleyball Smarter: Cleveland State hitter attacks the seam between the block.Hit A Volleyball Smarter: Cleveland State hitter attacks the seam between the block.


It's that space they're supposed to close when they block together at the net. 

That's a "hole in the block" that you need to be comfortable hitting at because there's a good chance there's no one defending that space in the backrow.


Hit A Volleyball Smarter: Villanova hitter aims for the seam, the hole in the block between the two Chapel Hill blockers.Hit A Volleyball Smarter: Villanova hitter aims for the seam, the hole in the block between the two Chapel Hill blockers.


If they don't then that's an easy play for you to make. 

Alot of teams that swing block leave that hole in the block on purpose and have a libero cover that area but its not an easy hit to dig.


Hit A Volleyball Smarter: As a hitter test the defense. Hit at the seam until the block closes it or until you've been dug once or twice. (Ralph Arvesen)Hit A Volleyball Smarter: As a hitter test the defense. Hit at the seam until the block closes it or until you've been dug once or twice. (Ralph Arvesen)


So test the defense.

Hit at the seam until the block closes it or until you've been dug once or twice.


Hit A Volleyball Smarter: Texas A&M hitter fearlessly aims for the seam between the two big Texas blockers.(Ralph Arvesen)Hit A Volleyball Smarter: Texas A&M hitter fearlessly aims for the seam between the two big Texas blockers.(Ralph Arvesen)


When you see a hole in the block, hit right at it. Keep doing that until the opposing team closes the block.

Many times you'll find that you score more points doing this than if you didn't try it. 

Keep doing what works..until it doesn't work anymore.

Then move on to try another tactic like hitting around the block or hitting the top of the blockers hands. 

In many ways volleyball is a big game of chess and you need to force your opponent to make moves that allow you to make additional moves that score points. 


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