To dig a volleyball that's more than 2-3 steps away from you and low to the floor, you need to know
To pick balls up that are 3-4 feet away from you can use the barrel roll technique we teach in Vegas Volleyball Boot Camp classes.
Dig Volleyball Technique Using The Barrel Roll
Many times during a match, as a digger you have to dig hard hit spikes by chasing a ball, taking several steps to get to a ball that was hit several feet from where you are positioned in defense.
We practice 2-3 ways to do this ..
For the balls hit or tipped close to you in defense we use the extension and pop up to drop our hips fast to beat the ball to the floor.
For balls that are tipped to the middle of the court we teach the three step barrel roll technique to dig a volleyball.
Dig Volleyball Technique Using The Barrel Roll
The roll or barrel roll is one of the several acrobatic individual defense techniques you can use to collapse to the ground after finishing a volleyball dig that takes you off balance.
This technique helps you complete your defense action safely and most importantly...allows the play to continue without the ball hitting the floor.
Dig Volleyball Technique Using The Barrel Roll
The "roll" is used as a way to
In practice, we like to teach different ways to fall to the floor when you have to dig a ball that's either close to you, a few feet a way from you or even further away.
Depending on how far you go to dig a ball, will determine what kind of technique to use to contact the floor after contacting the ball.
The roll is a method used by players who have to leave their base defensive position to run more than several feet to chase a ball to keep it from hitting the floor of the court.
The roll itself does not get the ball up, but once a player has
the momentum continues to move the body forward and that player needs a safe way to fall to the ground without getting hurt.
The key to performing the roll without getting bruised continuously is to stay low to the ground and to play the ball as low to the ground as possible.
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In the video above libero Autumn Finney and her teammates used the roll to dig volleyballs that were
a) low to the ground and
b) far away from the net
in order to keep the ball from hitting the floor, while they worked to get the ball closer to and eventually over the net.
If you haven't seen the video, now is the time to look at it before continuing on reading this page,
Another key to rolling correctly is being able to keep your knees from banging the floor.
That's why kneepads are usually a required part of a player's uniform.
Notice...in the videos above, none of the players fall to their knees!
When they contact the ground the players roll to the sides of their body...to their hip and to the side of their lower leg...turning to their side before making impact with the ground.
That's how Autumn and her teammates were able to land safely on the court floor after reaching to dig a volleyball...and still continue playing...
Learning how to dig a volleyball that isn't hit right at you requires you to start in a low position and finish in a low position which keeps you only inches from the floor when you start and complete the roll.
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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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