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Volleyball Tutorial
Process
PHASE 1: THE BASICS
SERVE:
When serving, you must always be behind the end line, and not cross the line until after you've made contact with the ball.
If you are right-handed:
1.) Have your left foot slightly in front of your right foot, shoulder-width apart.
2.) Toss the ball with your left hand straight up and in front of you
3.) Twisting your hips as you do this, when the ball comes down, meet the ball with the palm of your hands to serve it over
PASS:
1.) Keyword of passing is PLATFORM
2.) Your platform should be with your knees bent and arms hanging in front of you, prepared to make a pass
3.) To know you're low enough, you could touch the ground with your finger without moving your legs.
4.) When the ball is served to you, stay in the low and ready position, and either shuffle side to side, or forward or backward to pass the ball
5.) Before the ball gets to you, put your arms out in front of you, with your one hand surrounding the other, not with your fingers intertwined.
6.) Sort of dip down using your legs to push off making the pass (the power to pass a volleyball comes from your legs, not your arms, to have better ball control)
7. ALWAYS CALL THE BALL; whether or not it comes to you, but if it comes to you make sure your teammates know you are going to make the pass. If the ball is not coming towards you, call whether or not it's in, out, short, or deep. It's always useful to your teammates when you communicate
SET:
1.) Keep in mind while setting, the left-right foot approach
2.) Again, the power to set comes from your legs, so the left-right approach precedes contact with your fingers
3.) Have your hands up and ready to make the set during the left-right approach
4.) You technically only need your thumbs, forefinger, and middle-finger to set the ball
5.) Use the weight from your legs pushed through to your arms; your shoulders should be squared up towards the pole
6.) When you are ready to set, center yourself under the ball, and push upwards, straightening your arms and legs as you go.
7.) If you are setting back, use the same rules except push the ball backwards using your wrists
8.) Throw your thumbs back and keep in mind to extend your hand forward in the direction that you want the ball to go.
9.) Make sure when your hands touch the ball it's just your fingertips, and they should be in the shape of a triangle, after letting the ball go, they should be in the shape of a rectangle.
10.) ALWAYS CALL THE BALL; sometimes your teammates may feel as if you cannot make get the second touch on the ball. If this is the case, let them know by calling help. If not, call MINE or I GOT IT to avoid a collision, forfeiting a point.
SPIKE/ATTACK/HIT:
1.) For right-handed hitters: your steps will be left, right-left.
2.) The last two steps will be what gets you the momentum to make your attack
3.) The first step (left foot) will be the big step
4.) The last two, (right/left) will be the hops going into the swing
5.) Really use your arms to help you gain momentum into the air
6.) Technically you want to jump straight up, however, for a more aggressive attack, (especially for outside hitters) you sort of want to jump into the set.
7.) Only if the set is off the net enough so you don't end up hitting or touching the net in any way, because that will cause your team to give a point to the opposing team.
BLOCK:
1.) When blocking, you have to be sure to watch the hitter in front of you. If they are running plays and switch, you must call the switch and be ready for the player they switched places with
2.) With practice, you will be able to time when to jump and block; depending on where the ball is set and how fast your hitter is going depends on when you jump
3.) After you've timed when to jump, you want to jump straight up but sort of pike your legs as you jump.
4.) Be sure to shrug your shoulders up top and spread your fingers out as if you would "catch" the ball if it were hit right into your hands
5.) As you get better, you will learn how to set up a block and make a hitter hit around you, towards your defense.
6.) Also, as pin blockers, you may need to turn your outside hand inward to avoid being "tooled." A word used for a hitter who uses the block to score a point.
DIG:
1.) In order to dig, you must pay attention to the block your teammates have set up for you.
2.) MIDDLE BACK: If they are blocking line, you do not need to be digging line, instead you will be deep and either filling the split or slightly off the middle's left shoulder
3.) RIGHT BACK: If they are blocking line, you will be covering tips by the ten-foot line
4.) LEFT BACK: If they are blocking line against the OH, you will be off the middle's left shoulder with you butt towards the corner of the court, making sure you can still see the hitter hit the ball. That's how you know you're in the right spot.
5.) Same goes for the opposite side of the court
6.) If a ball is hit anywhere within five feet of you, you should ALWAYS try to get it
7.) If a ball is hit towards a teammate and you are playing defense beside them, you should always back them up, by just crossing behind them, just in case they miss the ball for some reason. (Trust me, it happens)
PHASE 2: POSITIONS
SETTER: Setters are usually captains of their team because they are the ones calling plays and ultimately making decisions on who gets to attack the ball. They are like the quarterback of the team. You want this person to have not only great hands, but a good thinking cap. They must be able to read the other team's defense and try to outsmart them with their sets. They have to believe in their hitters to put down the ball and put up a good hittable ball at the same time.
LIBERO: The libero is the defensive specialist. The only time they are out of the game is when one of the middles must serve. Other than that, they are constantly playing defense. You want this person to be one of your best defensive players. Perhaps a person who may not benefit you in the front row, because that person could possibly play all the way around.
MIDDLE: This position should be one of your best moving blockers. Middles must cover a lot of ground; they block all across the net, jumping alongside the outside hitters. They should be fast, because they've got to block and immediately get off the net and prepare to attack because middles ran in transition have a high probability of getting a kill.
OUTSIDE HITTER: Outside hitters are typically your versatile athletes. They can jump high, swing well, and pass like a defensive specialist. You want this person to be someone you can always depend on to put the ball away because they will receive most of the sets of the three hitters. Why? Because in scramble situations (which happen often) it is easier and sometimes even the smartest thing to do in certain situations, to set the easy set, the outside set. The outside hitter must always be ready to attack, and ready to move on defense if they play all the way around.
RIGHT SIDE: Right side hitters don't have much ground to cover, but they are essential blockers. They are blocking the other teams' outside hitter, who is also receiving those excess sets, so you want your right side hitter to be a very good blocker.
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