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4 Important Volleyball Skills A Good Volleyball Defensive Player Has
A volleyball defensive player like a libero or defensive specialist needs to be aggressive in the backrow while passing, digging and communicating well.
A good defensive player definitely needs to have three important skills including
- good passing skills
- excellent digging skills
- communicate well to teammates in a secondary leadership position behind the setter
- aggressive mental attitude
If you're a defensive volleyball player like a
- libero,
- defensive specialist
- back court defender
another very important skill you need to have is to have a very aggressive attitude in the backrow.
Let's start with the mental attitude, since its super important.
Aggressiveness is a mindset.
It comes from how you think and feel about playing defense while you are on the court.
3 Things A Defensive Player Tells Themselves While Playing Defense
A good libero or backcourt volleyball defensive player tells himself or herself things like:
- "This is my court and there is no way, no how am I going to let a ball fall on my court without giving 100% effort in keeping it off the floor."
- I'm going for EVERY ball that's hit or tipped near me."
- "No balls fall on my court today!"
Since digging a volleyball is the last line of defense used by a team's backrow players in an effort to keep the opposing team's attacked ball from hitting the floor, its important for backcourt defenders to go "all out" in covering large parts of the court floor to pick up any balls the opposing team hits.
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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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Beginner Players Must Learn The 6 Basic Skills In Volleyball First
Beginner players looking to learn how to perform all six of the basic skills in volleyball serving, passing, setting, digging, hitting and blocking start here.
How to Improve Volleyball Skills: Pass, Serve, Set, Hit, Block and Dig
Learn how to improve volleyball skills-the pass, serve, set, hit, dig and block are the six basic volleyball techniques you learn to play on the varsity team
Why Having Strong Volleyball Serving Skills Will Give You Playing Time
After you learn the 6 basic skills of volleyball you should focus on developing strong volleyball serving skills so you can score points from the service line.
21 Tips For Players To Improve Their Volleyball Passing Skills
21 tips for players to improve their volleyball passing skills with passing instructions from what to watch to how to hold your hands before the serve
Volleyball Communication Skills: 5 Things To Say Before A Team Serves
Improve volleyball communication skills by learning 5 things to say before your team serves like what to tell your setter and how to remind hitters to cover.
Improve Volleyball Skills Using Drills Focusing on the 6 Basic Skills
To improve volleyball skills like passing, serving, setting, hitting, digging and blocking here are several drill ideas for each one to learn to play better
Volleyball Skills Video Volleyball Drills To Improve Passing Technique
Volleyball Skills Video: These 15 volleyball drills to improve passing feature exercises that you can do at home by yourself or with one, two or three partners.
The 6 Basic Skills of Volleyball All Varsity Players Should Know
Varsity players know the 6 basic skills of volleyball are passing, setting, blocking, digging, hitting and serving which starts a rally and is the most important
Teaching Volleyball Skills and Drills To Create Tough Outside Hitters
I do alot of coaching and teaching volleyball skills in order to create mentally, physically and well conditioned outside hitters for left and right sides.
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Beginner Players Must Learn The 6 Basic Skills In Volleyball First
Beginner players looking to learn how to perform all six of the basic skills in volleyball serving, passing, setting, digging, hitting and blocking start here.
How to Improve Volleyball Skills: Pass, Serve, Set, Hit, Block and Dig
Learn how to improve volleyball skills-the pass, serve, set, hit, dig and block are the six basic volleyball techniques you learn to play on the varsity team
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After you learn the 6 basic skills of volleyball you should focus on developing strong volleyball serving skills so you can score points from the service line.
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21 tips for players to improve their volleyball passing skills with passing instructions from what to watch to how to hold your hands before the serve
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