Overhand Float Serve Volleyball Tips Score More Aces In Volleyball

With these overhand float serve volleyball tips discover two specific court zones you can serve to in order to increase the chances of scoring more aces.

Overhand Float Serve Volleyball Tips Score More Aces In Volleyball Score direct points or place the opposing team in difficulty by learning where to serve a volleyball strategically. (Richard Yuan)

After Improving your overhand float serve volleyball technique its important to find places on the court where you can serve in volleyball so you place the opposing team in difficulty.

Just serving the ball over the net isn't enough against tough teams.

You need to serve a volleyball so its hard for the other team to run a play.

Serve the 5/6 seam or 6/1 seam from the middle of your service end line
Serve short to the right Front or Position 2 is a smart play.

Overhand Float Serve Volleyball Tips Score More Aces In Volleyball If you serve a volleyball to the front row the setter has much less time to track the ball, stop, then set the ball especially if its an imperfect pass. (JMR Photography)

Overhand Float Serve Volleyball Zones: Seam Zone 5 and Zone 6 Seam Zone 6 and Zone 1

Because the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Instead of serving from either corner of the volleyball court - which when you serve cross court gives a passer more time to get in position because the ball is coming from farther away...try standing right in the middle of the baseline and serve the seams between the two passers in zone 5 and zone 6 or zone 6 and zone 1.

Overhand Float Serve Volleyball Zones:The next time you have to serve a volleyball practice - set goals for yourself and MAKE your serves count for points in practice.

Usually in the backrow there are two people in serve receive (just like in beach volleyball).

Both the left back (Zone 5) and middle back (Zone 6) or middle back and right back (Zone 1) receivers are forced to decide on or fight over the "divorce maker" ball that goes right down the middle between the two of them.

If done right the ball will fall right between the two passers and you the server are a HERO not a ZERO!

Overhand Float Serve Volleyball Zones: Serve short to the right front or Position 2 is a smart play

Overhand Float Serving Volleyball Zones: If the ball is served to the front row the setter has much less time to track the ball, stop, then set the ball especially if its an imperfect pass.(Ralph Arvesen)

The same argument applies here about serving the TALL girl in the front row as an option - if she is in the position 2 spot but there's something else you need to look for.

Look for the Setter coming from the Right side of the court.

If you serve the front row player who is passing in position 2, when the Setter is coming from the right side of the court...the setter has to track the ball that was passed OVER her shoulder - her left shoulder while moving towards the net - then she has to set the ball quickly.

Why?

Overhand Float Serving Volleyball Zones: No matter what, if the ball is served to the front row she has much less time to track the ball, stop, then set the ball especially if its an imperfect pass. (Matt Duboff)

Because she has very little time to adjust to a ball that has been passed right from the position she JUST came from.

Or served right to the position she just came from however you want to look at the situation.

No matter what, if the ball is served to the front row she has much less time to track the ball, stop, then set the ball especially if its an imperfect pass.

Additionally if the ball isnt passed perfectly then the setter has an even harder time of giving her hitters a good set, usually the ball is set off the net, the hitter makes an easier hit to dig and the defense has an easier time of digging the ball...ALL because of YOUR strategically placed serve.

So, the next time you have to serve in volleyball practice - set goals for yourself and MAKE your serves count for points in practice.

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