There are quite a few different types of service techniques in volleyball , but what's the most proper volleyball serve technique you need to know?
The serve in volleyball is an offensive weapon and the first chance for a player to score a point.
When used intelligently it can help you and your team score easy points from the baseline.
The list of terms below describe various types of volleyball serve techniques players use to start a rally.
I suggest learning these to increase your volleyball IQ.
The let serve was created because of a rule change made by the powers that be (FIVB) to
reducing the pauses that occur between plays.
Initially a served ball couldn't touch any part of the net as it passed over it to start the rally.
But with the new serving rule, if the ball touches the net, the referee is allowed to "let" the play continue so the players on serve receive must be ready to continue to play the ball.
The overhand volleyball serve describes
which starts the rally.
Overhand serve training in my Boot Camp classes during August post summer high school prep volleyball classes.
In competitive volleyball in high school, club, college and professional indoor and beach leagues and competition, the overhand serve is the most popular form used to start the rally when serving.
Various forms of the overhand serve include the floater serve, the topspin serve and the jump serve. All these types of serves require the player to make contact with the ball over their head.
Proper Volleyball Serve Technique:
Various forms of the overhand serve include the floater serve, the topspin serve and the jump serve. All these types of serves require the player to make contact with the ball over their head.
If you hear someone call this an "overhand" serve or an "overhead" serve, they are referring to the same type of volleyball serve.
Beach volleyball players use this style of a serve in volleyball to take advantage of the wind and the sky.
By serving the ball more than 20-30 feet into the air, they force the opposing passers to take their eyes off of the court in order to visually track the ball.
Because of the brightly lit sky and the wind currents, it makes it difficult for passers to pass the light colored ball since it can get lost against the light colored background of the sky or get moved around alot in the wind currents.
It was much harder when the official beach volleyball ball was only white but in recent years they've changed the color of the balls so that players play with balls that are multi-colored, that are much easier to see against the bright sky.
The underhand serve describes one of the first basic skills in volleyball beginners learn.
A player begins the rally by
to serve it over the net.
According to the rules of volleyball a service error is committed when a player fails to start a rally by getting the ball over the net with their serve.
This can happen if a player serves the ball over the net and it
a) lands outside of the other team's court
b) if the ball doesn't cross the net or
c) if the server steps on the service line and commits a foot fault.
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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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