The Spike in Volleyball Learn 7 Ways To Improve Your Hitting Skills 

Using the block is one of the hitting skills spikers need to know in order to score more points in offense with their spike in volleyball for their team.

The Spike in Volleyball: "Wiping or using the block" is a hitting skill where a spiker aims the ball for the outside hand of the blocker. (Ralph Aversen)

Volleyball Skills Attack Strategies Hitters Need To Know

"Using the block" is one of the most important attacking skills a hitter uses in against big blockers to score points in the front row. 

"Using the block" is one of the most important attacking skills a hitter uses in against big blockers to score points in the front row.

When a hitter decides to

• use the block
• use the blockers hands
• wipe the block

these volleyball phrases all mean that they will wipe the outside hand of the blocker with the ball in order to score a point.

If you want to improve your volleyball hitting percentage you should work hard on this skill in your practice during blocking drills because its very effective, especially for smaller outside hitters

• who face big blockers and
• who need a hitting option

they can rely on

• when they can't hit over or
• hit the ball past the block.

Volleyball Skills Attack Strategies: Using the block Creighton hitter aiming for the blockers outside hand (Photo White and Blue Review)

This is a way to use the block to your advantage.

The "wiping or using the block" is a hitting technique is based on a spiker learning how to spike a volleyball in a way that they aim the ball for the outside hand of the blocker that's closest to the antenna,.

After the ball is deflected off of the outside hand of the blocker it bounces outside the court lines.

Since the blocker is the last person to touch the ball then this is a point for the hitter and the team that's on offense.

The Spike in Volleyball: If #13 blue hits the ball off the outside blocker's (#1) left outside hand this becomes very difficult for the digger (#13 white) behind her to pick up. (Ralph Aversen))

"Using the block" is one of the most effective attack strategies for the spike in volleyball because the defensive player playing behind the blocker who's hand last touched the ball, will find it very difficult to defend or dig a ball up that's already on it's way outside of the court's boundary lines.

"Using the block" is one of the most effective spike in volleyball strategies to score points because the defensive player playing behind the blocker touches the ball last. (Joy Van Buhler)

With this blocking volleyball form, the blocker increases the chances of the hitter using her block because her body and her hands are facing and moving outside the court  instead of facing and moving inside the court.

This is exactly how "using the block" makes it easier for the hitter to aim for the blocker's hands. 

If the Michigan hitter in the white jersey swings and aims the ball for her left hand, the ball will bounce off her hand and then out of bounds.

This would be a point for the hitter, because she used the blocker's own hands with her spike in volleyball to score a point for the offense.

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