Volleyball Spike: The Basics For Attacking The Ball Hard For Points
A volleyball spike is the way a hitter attacks the ball after a spike approach sending it over the net to score a point in the opposing court with force.
The spike in volleyball is the way for a hitter to send a ball over the net past the block into the opposing court with force in an effort to score a point.
contacting the top third of the ball ...all combines to
create a high paced hit with
a downward trajectory that
sends the ball past the block into an open space on the opposing court with force and intensity.
When you spike, where do you place your hand on the ball?
It's important when you spike the ball that your hand makes contact on the TOP third of the ball.
If not, then your spiked ball will not have a downward trajectory into the court, but instead will go sailing long towards the back wall and out of the court.
Volleyball Hitting Drills To Do At Home
Below is the volleyball hitting drill I send players home to do as homework ..they do this to specifically work on increasing the speed of their armswing rotation for their spike swing.
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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Beginners learning how to play will need to quickly understand the basics for the rules of volleyball in addition to the skills and positions of the game.
In basic rules of volleyball two teams compete on one court with a net between them. A rally starts with a serve and each team has 3 contacts. One player, one contact.
A volleyball passing platform is with forearms clasping your thumbs together and pointing them to the ground so ball contacts above wrists and below elbows.
The volleyball toss for the overhand serve needs to consistently be two feet up in the air and one foot in front of front foot which puts the ball in front of your serving arm.
The overhand, underhand or jump volleyball serve is used to start a rally after the ref blows the whistle for the player in Zone 1 behind the service line.
Learn the volleyball ready position for passing where clasped thumbs are pointed to the ground to form a platform with forearms to pass balls in a rally.
The volleyball spike approach for hitting is also called the spike approach and is done by a spiker taking 3 or 4 steps to a ball in the air before hitting it.
There are three volleyball forearm pass cues you should use to improve your passing skills, keep your arms together, feet grounded and hips behind the ball.
Use the overhand jump float serve to generate a powerful serve that starts a rally after the ref blows the whistle for the player behind the service line.
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