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Volleyball Drills For Hitting Faster Quicker Sets Like Go's Huts, 31s
In these volleyball drills for hitting we are working on taking a three-step, four-step or even a two-step approach in order to get to quicker faster sets.
Outside hitters need to be the most versatile athletes on the team which why we work on specific volleyball drills for hitting faster sets along the net.
Three-time Boulder City HS state champion Kate Prior and Adlai Rodriguez work with me on speeding up their timing for the quick set in the middle.
Different types of sets delivered at different speeds and different heights make outside hitters unpredictable, versatile and able to score points from different areas on the court along the net.
Volleyball Drills For Hitting Faster Quicker Sets Like 3's and 31's
Being able to transition from defense to offense with specific footwork and consistently quick speed and technique makes it harder for the opposing team's blockers to know when and where you are going to attack next in a rally.
Need Volleyball Drills For Hitting Power? Improve Your Volleyball Spike Approach For Faster Sets With
The Three-Step Volleyball Spike Approach
Use these volleyball drills for hitting to improve your attacking power which begins with a strong three step or four step spike approach.
Watch as Cal Poly outside hitter, Tommi Stockham works with me in private training.
The Three-step approach
The three-step approach is used more often for faster sets that are set lower to the net that quick athletic hitters use with a quick arm swing and fast swing to beat the block.
Two time state champion and Gatorade Player of the Year Tommi Stockham works on volleyball drills for hitting power
These faster and lower sets are used to beat the block with speed.
The faster, the hitter can jump, and the faster they can swing...the better.
This means the ball is contacted at a lower point in the air above the net, but is contacted at a faster speed where hopefully the block cannot reach.
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Hitting Power? Learning How To Improve Your Spike Approach
Watch as Arkansas Tech middle/opposite hitter Sisi spikes the ball over the net after Faith Lutheran varsity setter Ella Rustand sets her a 3 also called a 31 set, her goal being to spike the ball past the block and to the floor before a back row defensive player can get it up during one of our Breakfast Club for College Player training sessions.
You will then spike the ball over the net, past the block and to the floor before a back row defensive player can get it up.
The speed and length of a spike approach can change depending on what play and what kind of set a player receives.
Your spike approach length can also change if you are playing in a crowded volleyball tournament that doesn't have a lot of space between courts.
In this situation you may be forced to change from a four step to a three step approach.
Volleyball Drills For Hitting: Working On A Fast High Reaching Armswing With Tommi, Kate and Carmela
Watch as Cal Poly starting sophomore outside hitter Tommi Stockham and BYU oppo/middle Kate Prior and Boot Camp class vet Carmela Ferrence work on the Hit and Dig drill to work on armswing speed and accuracy.
What should never change for a spiker is the aggressiveness of and speed of the last two steps of the spike approach.
I tell them to treat the floor as if its a trampoline and be aggressive in attacking the last two steps..the more aggressive, the more you increase your vertical jump.
The higher your vertical and the higher you reach..the better chance you have of outreaching and beating the block.
How To Play Volleyball: Where Do you Go From Here?
No need to guess where you need to go now? Here are three options:
- Learn more about Spiking by clicking the related links below.
- Follow the suggested reading on our Sitemap page Learning How To Play (Sitemap)
- Or visit the pages in the How to Play Volleyball section in the drop down menu at the top of the page to get started.
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Lion and Ouside Hitter on VolleyBragSwag's All Beast Team
Volleyball Drills For Hitting Faster Quicker Sets Like Go's Huts, 31s
In these volleyball drills for hitting we are working on taking a three-step, four-step or even a two-step approach in order to get to quicker faster sets.You will really like these volleyball hitting pages!
5 Hitting Volleyball Drills Helping You Learn To Hit The Ball Harder
With these hitting volleyball drills, you have to adopt a fearless and aggressive attitude when it comes to spiking the ball against a two person block.
Two Hitting Drills Volleyball Players Do To Learn To Beat The Block
Here are two hitting drills volleyball players use in our practices to teach our hitters how to beat the block while hitting or attacking at the net.
3 Hitting Drills For Volleyball Hitters To Improve Their Armswing Fast
Learning how to improve your armswing speed to create power is the focus of my 3 hitting drills for volleyball hitters wanting to score against big blockers.
Volleyball Drills For Outside Hitters Fast Sets To The Outside Zone 5
Some of these volleyball drills for outside hitters are great for wroking on hitting timing and fast armswing for fast sets like the Hut and the Go To Zone 5.
Volleyball Hitter Drills: From Beginner to Champion-Level Attacking
Learn the volleyball hitter drills that I teach my club players with proven techniques that took me from high school novice to confident state champion finalist
Volleyball Hitting Drills To Beat the Block, Hit Corners, Mix Up Shots
Learn specifics about the volleyball hitting drills we do in Club and Boot Camp Classes to beat the block, hit deep corners, mix up shots and spike for points.
Volleyball Drills For Serving Overhand, Float and Jump Serve Technique
These volleyball drills for serving help you to work on getting the ball to specific zones on the opposing team's court using the float serve and jump serve.
Volleyball Serve Drills Help Improve Your Serving Down The Line
Use these volleyball serve drills to improve serve difficulty when serving to zone 5 which helps force the Left Side hitter out of their team offensive system.
Volleyball Serving Drills For Beginners Learning To Underhand Serve
Beginner players learn how to improve your serve with these volleyball serving drills for the underhand serve so you consistently get the ball over the net.
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