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Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon

Find all the blocking terms in volleyball that I discuss on this site which explains everything to do with the first line of defense which is blocking.

Volleyball Terms and Definitions Blocking Words and Blocker Jargon: The block is the first line of defense for the serving team. (Ralph Aversen)

Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon. Learn blocking words and blocker terminology used during front court defense when trying to stop an opposing team's attack hits. (Ralph Aversen)

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What is a block?

When a player stops a ball at the net by raising their hands, shoulders, arms across the net, penetrating the plane of the net at the same time an opposing hitter is hitting the ball into the blocker's court

How to block in volleyball. Learn blocking words and blocker terminology used during front court defense when trying to stop an opposing team's attack hits.

Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon. Learn blocking words and blocker terminology used during front court defense when trying to stop an opposing team's attack hits.

Terms in Volleyball and
Types of Volleyball Blocks

How to block in volleyball: One-on-One block-one blocker goes up to block against one spiker. As opposed to two blockers going up to block against one spiker

Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon: One-on-One block-one blocker goes up to block against one spiker. As opposed to two blockers going up to block against one spiker

A double block is when two players form a wall with their hands and arms raised above their head, to penetrate the plane of the net in an effort to stop and opposing team's attack hit.

Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon: A double block is when two players form a wall with their hands and arms raised above their head, to penetrate the plane of the net in an effort to stop and opposing team's attack hit.

Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon

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Triple Block

When three people go up to block one hitter in an attempt to stop the ball at the net before it crosses over into their court

Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon Triple Block When three people go up to block one hitter in an attempt to stop the ball at the net before it crosses over into their court

Swing Block

-a blocking technique, you use to travel along the net while swinging your arms up and over using the momentum of the jump to gain more height in the air to help you penetrate the plane of the net even more

Stuff Block

A stuff block describes a type of block in volleyball that was so efficiently performed that it didn't allow the hitter enough time to really hit the ball. (Mark Shaiken)

Kong block

Instead of jumping with both hands and arms together to stop a hitter from hitting the ball into their court, a blocker jumps purposefully with both hands apart in an effort to block both angle options the hitter may try to hit to.

Here are the articles about blocking terms in volleyball

Serving In Volleyball Definition: Let Me Explain How The Serve Works
Let me explain the serving in volleyball definition. I'll breakdown the components of the toss, the armswing and how to consistently contact the ball for points
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.
Puzzle Fun With Volleyball Terms and Definitions For Errors And Faults
Learn volleyball terms and definitions for common errors, faults and violations with my puzzles! Have fun, test your knowledge while raising your volleyball IQ.
6 Volleyball Terms Slang And Jargon For Faults, Errors and Mistakes
I decode six terms like "shank," "facial," and "chester." which are funny volleyball terms slang and jargon used to describe errors, violations and faults.
Types of Volleyball Hits: 5 Attack Techniques I Teach My Club Hitters
Discover in this article, how I show you the different types of volleyball hits I teach my Vegas Volley club 18s players-from basic spikes to strategic shots.

How To Block in Volleyball
Basic Block Terms

Closing the Block

Closing the block occurs when two players while jumping to block an attack hit at the net, successfully close off any holes, or seams or spaces that are created between them when blocking.

Penetration

Penetration refers to the act of a player penetrating or reaching with their hands and arms far over the plane of the net at the highest point of her block jump in her attempt to stop the ball from crossing the net into her team's court.

Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon: The seam is the space that separates two players when they go up to perform their blocking action. (CharlieJ)

Seam

The seam is the space that separates two players when they go up to perform their blocking action.

Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon :The blockers can't form a "wall" or a screen with their bodies that prevents the passers on the opposing team from seeing the server serve (Ralph Arvesen)

Screen

A screen is when one, two or three players on defense at the net, intentionally or unintentionally, stand so close to each other that one or more of the opposing team players in serve receive can't see the server or the ball in the server's hands.

Seal the Net

During your block jump you keep your arms and hands as close to the net without touching it to prevent any chance of the ball slipping in between (Ralph Arvesen)

Read Blocking

Read blocking occurs when a blocker has been assigned a particular hitter to block and as the play develops they follow, or read where their assigned hitter plans to attack hit. (Ralph Arvesen)

How to Block in Volleyball
Blocking Words For Blockers

This list of volleyball words describe the types of blockers on a team.

Off Blocker

The offside blocker can be defined as the player who is front row during an opposing hitter's attack, but is not actively participating in the blocking action, because they are on the side that's furthest away from the ball.

Outside blocker

A blocker on either side of the middle blocker, either a right side blocker or a left side blocker

Joust

What's a joust?

A joust occurs when two players contact the ball over the net at the same time.

Block Terms in Volleyball, Blocking Terminology and Blocker Jargon: A joust occurs when two players contact the ball over the net at the same time. (Michael E Johnston)

Roof

A roof is volleyball slang for a strong aggressive blocking action made by a blocker who penetrates hands, arms and shoulders over the net to completely stop and shut down a hard hitting hitter.

The shape of a blocker's hands, arms and shoulders when penetrating over the net to block looks like the shape of a roof on a house.

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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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