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What 5 Things Does A Good Passer in Volleyball Do To Get The Ball To The Target
A good passer in volleyball faces the net, drops the inside shoulder, angles their platform, avoids turning to face the target, keeps shoulders facing the net.
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A Good Passer in Volleyball Will Face The Net, Drop Their Inside Shoulder and Angle Their Platform Towards Their Intended Target
If you want to be a good passer on your volleyball team you're going to want to
1. keep your shoulders facing the net. What I mean by that is that your shoulders are parallel to the net like Kenny's are in the video above.
2. As the ball crosses the net you want to drop your inside shoulder, which if you're passing from zone 5 which is the left side of the court, you'd drop your right shoulder and if you're on the right side of the court, you'd drop or angle your left shoulder towards the center front of the court before you
3. angle your passing platform to the target, which is just right of Zone 3, where the setter is waiting to set the ball.
As the ball crosses the net you want to drop your inside shoulder, which if you're passing from zone 5 which is the left side of the court, you'd drop your right shoulder and if you're on the right side of the court, you'd drop or angle your left shoulder towards the center front of the court (Shots by Shanty)Face your body to the net and angle your platform towards the target before contacting the ball.
- This reduces the need to re-adjust your arms once making contact with the ball
A Good Passer in Volleyball Watches The Ball When It's In The Server's Hands
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Keep your eyes on the ball as it comes across the net.
- Taking your eyes off the ball as it travels over the middle of the court increases the chances of getting aced
- You may also be unable to make minor adjustments to your feet to accurately pass the ball to your target.
Focus on the ball in the opposing server’s hand, not on the server’s face.
- It’s the ball you need to pass
- Focus on it as soon as the server gets it in their hands to serve
A Good Passer in Volleyball Will Angle Their Platform To Their Target When Passing
A Good Passer in Volleyball Gets Their Belly Button Out Of The Way To Present Their Platform Outside of Their Body's Midline Before Passing The Ball
A good passer in volleyball watches as a ball coming over the net towards them decides early which side they will open up to ...getting their belly button out of the way, like you do when you play dodgeball, while creating their passing platform so they make contact with the ball when its outside of the body's midline.
A Good Passer in Volleyball Gets Their Feet Close To The Ball
Move your feet to position yourself close to the ball.
- Get your body to the ball and then reach to the ball with your arms dropping your inside shoulder
A Good Passer in Volleyball Keeps Their Feet On The Ground
Pass with both feet on the volleyball court floor rather than doing the “jump- bump.”
- You can make small adjustments with your feet on the ground better than you can do with your feet in the air
I know its cool nowadays to lift one foot off the ground to pass a ball but most high school kids who haven't done a ton of balance leg work (which is what I do regularly in my client and club trainings) are a lot more stronger and can maintain their balance with two feet on the ground as opposed to one foot.
Why increase your chances of shanking a ball by passing on one foot when you can pass the ball right to your target keeping both feet on the ground.
Coach April Chapple's Volleyball Passing Tips For Youth Volleyball Players
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I share alot of individual, partner and easy-to-do volleyball serving drills we do in class with my followers.
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.
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Volleyball Passing Drills To Do To Improve Your Passing In Volleyball
My clients consistently improve their passing skills with my volleyball passing drills including 1 passer vs 1 server, synchronized passing and more pass drills.
Volleyball Partner Passing Drills You Can Do To Improve Ball Control
These volleyball partner passing drills we do in Boot Camp classes are drills you can do at home in order to improve your consistency and ball control skills.
5 Beginner Passing Drills Volleyball Players Should Know
These are 5 beginner passing drills volleyball players need to see that show how to improve your serve receive skills
Basic Volleyball Passing Drills For High Floater Serves That Rise Up
With these basic volleyball passing drills remember to anticipate where the ball will land, keep elbows straight, stay in athletic stance, angle your platform
4 Passing Drills For Volleyball To Improve Passing Skills Very Quickly
These are 4 good passing drills for volleyball to improve pass skills which answers the question for any players asking "how do I improve my passing skills?"
The Best Passer On The Team 8 Volleyball Passing Fundamentals Drills
These 8 volleyball passing fundamentals drills will help you become the best passer on the team who reliably delivers dimes to the setter to run the offense.
Passing Drills in Volleyball For Groups of Three Players To Do At Home
These three player passing drills in volleyball areeasy to do at home or in practices and help you to work on controlling the ball and passing accuracy.
Passing Drills Volleyball Players Do To Improve Ball Control Skills
These passing drills volleyball players do at home to improve ball control skills also help to increase your focus, concentration and to get 1000 reps done.
5 Volleyball Pass Drills Improve How You Bump A Ball To Your Setter
Volleyball pass drills are important because passing a tough serve well with good technique and clean body movements makes it easier for your setter to set.
Volleyball Drills Passing Exercises For Players To Learn To Pass Fast
The volleyball drills passing liberos are good at doing after learning how to pass a tough server consistently with good technique and clean body movements.
Volleyball Drills For Passing Two Person Volleyball Drills For Passers
These 9 player volleyball drills for passing are warmup drills done at the beginning of practice and meant to prepare you to improve your serve receive skills.
Easy Volleyball Passing Drills We Do In Boot Camp and Breakfast Club
There are a series of easy volleyball passing drills we do in warmups and in the main part of my Breakfast Club and Happy Hour practice to improve technique.
Passing Drills For Volleyball Practice You Can Do With Your Partner
Here are some fun passing drills for volleyball practice. These bumping drills are for partners working in small groups doing a series of drills for passing.
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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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