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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.

Use these serve drills to improve serve difficulty when serving to zone 5 which helps force the Left Side hitter out of their team offensive system. (Matt Duboff)

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. (Matt Duboff)

As the head coach of the Vegas Volley club 18s girls and 18s guys teams since November 2024, and with over 30 years of experience coaching volleyball players privately, I've developed and refined these volleyball serve drills to help players at every level improve their serving game.

When you look at my Vegas Volley 18s players you'll see (or should see) that all of them have the same serving form and technique. (Shots by Shanty)

When you look at my Vegas Volley 18s players you'll see (or should see) that all of them have the same serving form and technique. We work hard on -

keeping the elbow close to the ear
watching their hand when they contact the ball
watch how their hips are facing where they want to serve the ball (we were working on serving line to zone 5)
all of them are or will contact the ball at the same spot on the ball, so the upper part of the palm just below the knuckles contact the middle panels of the ball
working on a consistent toss on every serve so I know exactly where to contact the ball

Every summer, when college players return home to prep for their upcoming season, we focus heavily on serving strategy.

One thing I've learned from coaching both individual clients and small groups daily is that serving isn't just about getting the ball over the net - it's about using your serve as a strategic weapon to disrupt the opposing team's offense.

In my experience working with both high school and college athletes, I've found that players who have developed and worked alot on these volleyball serve drills not only improve their accuracy and consistency but also develop a deeper understanding of game strategy.

Today, I'm sharing the same serving drills and techniques I use with my Vegas Volley club teams and private clients.

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In my private coaching sessions, I've found that once players master these fundamental elements, they're ready to learn one of the most strategic serving techniques I teach both my Vegas Volley club teams and college athletes - serving to Zone 5.

Challenge Yourself As You Get Better At Your Volleyball Serve Drills

In your practices, you may have noticed that different components of skills are taken apart and learned in progressions or separately one at a time.

Many beginner volleyball serve drills are broken down into their most basic steps and as you learn those, then you progress to more advanced elements of the skill.

So things like footwork, lower body positioning then upper body positioning, armswing mechanics and timing are learned and coached first.

Other things are gradually added to the mix as you improve on the basics, like court awareness and positioning, court spacing among other teammates, foot speed, using wide vision and learning how to get to a volleyball quickly along with communication-what to say and how to say it.

Volleyball Serve Drills:
Why Learn To Serve To Zone 5?

Serve Down the line to Volleyball Zone 5.

Especially in varsity volleyball when the left front player is a swing hitter ...a swing hitter means a player, usually the left outside hitter who has two responsibilities...

Improve Volleyball Serve Difficulty Quickly By Serving Down The Line. Serving the opposing team deep line to volleyball zone 5 helps take the Left Side hitter out of system and forces them to back up and serve receive deep in the court. (Neon Tommy)

.....by serving the ball deep down the line you

force the left side hitter deeper into the back of the court which means she has to cover a lot of ground to get back into position to be able to make an approach in order to hit the ball.

Some volleyball serve drills, like this "Serve and Chase" drill, although some time monotonous are

* the best way to improve your ball control
* they help you improve your skill and technique
* they can be used to help condition an athlete and * they can help you understand the team building process

Serving the opposing team very deep down the line helps to take the Left Side hitter out of the offense because

a) this forces them to back up and receive the serve from much deeper in the court

-which makes them have to cover more distance on the court to get back to their ideal starting spike approach position and late to getting outside to start their approach.

Set Goals For Yourself When You Do Your Serve Volleyball Drills On Your Own

Whether you do drills at home by yourself, or do them in practice with your teammates, it's best to get in the habit of setting mini goals for yourself to reach in order to complete each drill.

For example, let's say you have to get 50 perfectly passed balls to the target before stopping one drill and going on to the next.

Not only will you discipline yourself to perform the volleyball drills correctly, but you will replicate the pressure you will feel in a game-like situation when you absolutely have to do the skill right.

Improve Volleyball Serve Difficulty Quickly By Serving Down The Line. In varsity volleyball this serving tactic can completely eliminate them as a hitter/attacker in the offense so the setter is forced to have only one or two options - set to the middle blocker or behind her to the right side hitter depending on how many hitters are front row.

In varsity volleyball this serving tactic can completely eliminate them as a hitter/attacker in the offense so the setter is forced to have only one or two options -

set to the middle blocker or
behind her to the right side hitter depending on how many hitters are front row.

Improve Volleyball Serve Difficulty When Serving Down The Line
Serving Strategy: Play Chess

In other words, "play chess"

-if you see three hitters in the front row use your serve

to force one of the players to pass the ball deep in the court

which leaves only two hitters that your blockers and defenders have to concentrate on.

That puts your team at an advantage, right?

Force the opposing team to do what YOU want them to do just by serving to more strategic places on the court like volleyball zone 5.

After three decades of coaching volleyball and working with players of all levels - from club teams to college athletes preparing for their seasons - I can tell you that these volleyball serve drills consistently produce results.

I use these same drills every day with my private clients and with both my Vegas Volley club 18s teams.

Ella Serves An Ace Between The Left Back and Middle Back Passers

Just a few months ago one of my club clients who's preparing for her upcoming tournament season mastered serving to Zone 5 using these exact drills.

Addi works on her jump float serve toss consistency while aiming for a deep line serve to Zone 5.

The key was progressive practice and understanding the strategic impact of each serve.

For more advanced serving techniques, check out my guide on "How to Master the Jump Float Serve in Volleyball" , which includes the same techniques I teach my Vegas Volley players. And if you're looking to improve your overall offensive game, you'll want to read my article on "Volleyball Drills For Serving: Overhand, Float and Jump Serve Technique" based on my experience working with college players during their summer training.

Ready to take your serving game to the next level?

Start with these volleyball serve drills in your next practice session.

If you're in the Las Vegas area and interested in private coaching, feel free to reach out.

I work with players daily and would love to help you develop your serving strategy.

Remember, a strategic serve is one of the most powerful weapons in volleyball - let's help you develop it!

Improve Volleyball Serve Difficulty Quickly By Serving Down The Line

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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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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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