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Jun 30, 2025
Volleyball Pass Techniques: Watch The Ball Before It Crosses The Net
You can get better at your volleyball pass technique by tracking the ball earlier when its in the opposing server's hands then track it as it crosses the net.
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Jun 30, 2025
Volleyball Hits Ten Types of Spiking Attacking And Hitting Terms
Why do elite hitters score in 10 different ways while others only know 2? Master all 16 volleyball hits and become unstoppable. Full terminology breakdown.
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Jun 30, 2025
4 Types of Serves in Volleyball Overhand, Underhand, Topspin and Jump
There are four types of serves in volleyball varsity players learn. Beginners learn the underhand serve first, then the overhand serve, then topspin and jump serve.
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Jun 30, 2025
How To Serve In Volleyball Two Tips On How To Develop A Tough Serve
Learn how to serve in volleyball with step-by-step instructions. Could adding 3 aces per game make you a starter? My complete guide is for all skill levels
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Jun 28, 2025
Tactics for Volleyball: Go From JV To Varsity With Smart Serving Tips
Discover the tactics for volleyball serving that coaches don't teach. If smart serving could earn you more playing time, wouldn't you master these 6 strategies?
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Jun 24, 2025
Three Types of Serves Volleyball Players Use To Score More Points
Turn volleyball passing challenges into strengths. Learn to handle tough serves, overcome anxiety, and develop unshakeable confidence on the court.
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Jun 23, 2025
How to Jump Float Serve: 3 Pro Volleyball Player's Secret Serving Tips
Why do college players rely on the jump float serve? It combines power with unpredictable movement. Learn how to jump float serve like the pros in this guide.
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Jun 22, 2025
Volleyball Topspin Serve: How To Score Aces With Power and Spin
Want to add 3-5 aces per game? The volleyball topspin serve combines power and spin to score points. Learn the technique that makes passers fear your serve.
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Jun 22, 2025
Volleyball Passing Challenges: From Nervous Wreck to Confident Passer
Struggling with volleyball passing challenges? Learn how to handle tough serves, overcome anxiety, and how to develop unshakeable confidence on the court.
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- former USA National team member
- one of the few American women players named as an Italian Pro League D-I Championship Finalist, Italian Cup Finalist and Cup of Cups Tournament Finalist
April Chapple The first First round Draft Pick For Major League Volleyball the first American Women's Pro League Honored At Athlete Unlimited Pro Volleyball Match
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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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From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Produces Powerful Passionate Players...is that you?
Congratulations to my seven Boys-18s Vegas Volley club players who played in two state championship finals yesterday, the 3A and 5A State champinship finals at Sunrise Mountain High School.
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Recent Articles
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Volleyball Pass Techniques: Watch The Ball Before It Crosses The Net
Jun 30, 25 03:39 PM
You can get better at your volleyball pass technique by tracking the ball earlier when its in the opposing server's hands then track it as it crosses the net. -
Volleyball Hits Ten Types of Spiking Attacking And Hitting Terms
Jun 30, 25 01:24 AM
Why do elite hitters score in 10 different ways while others only know 2? Master all 16 volleyball hits and become unstoppable. Full terminology breakdown. -
4 Types of Serves in Volleyball Overhand, Underhand, Topspin and Jump
Jun 30, 25 01:21 AM
There are four types of serves in volleyball varsity players learn. Beginners learn the underhand serve first, then the overhand serve, then topspin and jump serve.
