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3 Volleyball Player Passing Tips To Quickly Fix Serve Receive Skills
3 volleyball player passing tips like keep arms straight, feet on the ground and move your feet quickly to the ball when you need to improve your serve receive.
These 3 volleyball player passing tips will make a quick difference on how well you get the ball to your intended target...
- Keep your arms together without breaking them apart during the pass
- Keep your feet on the ground when bumping the ball
- Move your feet quickly to get to the ball
Keeping Your Volleyball Player Passing Platform Arms Together When Passing
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Three Volleyball Player Passing Tips: Keep Your Arms Together
Don't break your arms apart.
No matter how hard or easy the serve...keep your arms together when you pass a volleyball.
Fight to maintain good volleyball passing skill and technique. I'm guilty of committing this error when I know its an easy pass or free ball.
Volleyball Player Passing Drills
One vs One Serving Repetitions in Practice
That's why it's important to get stopped then use the correct technique.
Don't be lazy just because it seems like an easy pass to make.
Coach April Chapple's Volleyball Player Passing Tips For Youth Volleyball Players
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Three Volleyball Player Passing Tips
Keep your Feet On The Ground
Whenever possible pass with both feet on the court floor.
Don't jump bump.
Very easy reasoning...when you are in the air you have much less control of your body and/or the ball but if your feet remain on the ground you can make small adjustments (maybe an extra shuffle step forward or backward if needed) to control the outcome of the serve receive 99% better.
Its hard to be airborne and expect to perform the serve receive volleyball skill well.
Stay low and work to be patient and let the ball come down to you and avoid rising up to meet the ball while its still high in the air.
Three Volleyball Player Passing Tips: Move Your Feet Quickly
Pass with your feet first not with your arms.
This sounds a little tricky to understand but what this means is that you need to get into the habit of getting to the ball first by getting your feet behind the ball, first, no matter where it is.
There is a volleyball passing drill that really illustrates how this should look.
A player starts in the left back serve receive position...another one can be in the right back position as well.
Move quickly to beat the ball to where you think its going to land and then try and be stopped before you pass the ball.
A coach from mid court on the other side of the volleyball net will first underhand serve a ball anywhere to the left side of the court.
The left side passer has to keep her/his arms behind his back at all times and run to get his/her feet to the ball in time to allow the ball to take ONE bounce through their legs.
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Where Do You Go From Here?
Your three options are:
- You can learn more about Passing in volleyball by visiting 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.
Explore My Volleyball Player's Guide To Better Passing Skills
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Your Serve in Volleyball: 10 Tips To Get You From Bench to Starter
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Overhand Jump Serve Volleyball Tips To Score Many More Points and Aces
My "Coach April Overhand Jump Serve Volleyball Tips" designed to help you increase your serving accuracy, power and the ability to serve more aces in volleyball.
Beginner Volleyball Passing: Turn Good Passes Into A Starting JV Spot
Some players always get playing time while others wonder why they dont. Here's the beginner volleyball passing checklist that makes coaches choose you to play.
Serve Receive Strategy: Are Your Good Passers Still Losing Games?
Good passers still losing games? Your serve receive strategy needs work. Here's the team plan, my serve receive checklist that beats better individual talent.
My Volleyball Platform Checklist: Make Your Passes Go Where You Want
I spent years with wonky passes until I learned this one platform secret. Here's how to fix yours—with the help of my volleyball platform checklist.
Good Volleyball Serve Secrets: How Bench Players Earn Playing Time
Club tryouts start in 17 days. Having a good volleyball serve will make or break your chances. Learn from someone whose serving records have lasted 40+ years.
If your athlete struggles with consistent serve receive, gets subbed out, or is overlooked for playing time—this is the fix you’ve been looking for.
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From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Honored At UTK Champions Weekend
Lady Vol volleyball legend and record holder Coach April Chapple a University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-time All American, 3-time SEC Champion, SEC Tournament MVP, 2-time All SEC Team is celebrated with her 1984 SEC champion teammates at Neyland Stadium during Champions Weekend on November 1-2, 2024.
- the first First Round Draft Pick for the first American pro indoor women's league
- named to the first First Team All-Pro team for Major League Volleyball in USA volleyball history
- former USA National team member
- one of the few American women players named as an Italian Pro League D-I Championship Finalist, Italian Cup Finalist and Cup of Cups Tournament Finalist
April Chapple The first First round Draft Pick For Major League Volleyball the first American Women's Pro League Honored At Athlete Unlimited Pro Volleyball Match
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