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Im having trouble with over hand serve in volleyball have any tips? |
Im having trouble with over hand serve in volleyball have any tips? I'm so glad you're perservering, it is such a good skill to have! Here are some tips that might improve your technique: 1. TAKE YOUR TIME The official rule is that you have 8 seconds to perform your serve. This is actually an eternity. Rushing your serve will only screw up your routine, and cause you to lose serve and lose the point! So wait for the whistle! 2. CREATE A ROUTINE Your routine is perhaps the most important aspect of your 鈥減re-serve鈥?Decide how many bounces, slaps, etc. you will do before going into the serving motions.This will give you some familiarity and make your serve consistent. This also includes knowing how far you are from the service line (鈥渟erves go over, feet don鈥檛!鈥? 3. CHOOSE YOUR VICTIM Picking a target on the floor will keep you from serving 鈥渙ut鈥? Avoid good back row players, such as the libero as your victim. Find a possible hole on the floor (ex. in the middle of a cup formation) 4. THE TOSS This is the most important aspect of the actual serve. Bring the ball in both hands in front of your body. Toss with both hands and do not toss between your legs! 5. FANCY FOOTWORK Stand so that your feet are about shoulder width apart, with your foot the same side as your hitting arm slightly ahead of the opposite foot. Check: Are your feet/body facing your victim? Are your feet far enough from the service line? 6.THE TOSS CONTINUEDThrow the ball about 4 feet to double your height. Toss straight up- too far ahead/behind will throw off your serve. 7. CONTACTING THE BALL Lead with your elbow. Make solid contact on the top of the ball. Don鈥檛 poke the ball-put some muscle into it! NEVER, EVER fist the ball. Cast your palm as open as possible for the most surface area. While contacting the ball, step with the foot opposite your hitting arm. 8. BODY MOVEMENTS This will give you the most balance and propel your body. Pull your non-hitting arm down, and let your hips twist when you hit the ball. 9. FOLLOW THROUGH After hitting the ball, snap your wrist. This will give you the top spin you want to make your serve difficult to receive. Drag your foot -the same side as your hitting arm-because you cannot take 2 steps. Best of luck! Source(s): ~club and varsity player~ try practicing throwing it up straight first. when you get a hang of that try hitting it over the net with you fist or palm. Remember practice makes perfect. You gotta make sure that you hit it with the ball (bottom portion) of your hand, otherwise it doesn't go very far. Practice, you'll get the hang of it. Hi, my husband coached v.b. for years, first you don't hit it with a fist you hit it with your palm. He always said that the toss was the most important thing, not too high and make sure you keep it a little in front of you, not at all behind your head. When my daughter was really little I taught her to do it by having her start really close to the net, once she could do it from there I would get her to back up a little bit and so on. She ended up having a really wicked serve by grade 5. Hope this helped , good luck! well, depending on what aspect of overhand serving troubles you, you can do one or all of the following things... if you find yourself hitting the ball into the net, you should make sure you are contacting the ball at the center with your palm and not fingers. you can also add more arch to your serve. for those who have the tips i just mentioned down, taking a step into the serve also helps a lot and as always, follow through. having a consistent toss is very important as well. for those who are hitting the ball too far out of bounds every time, they can either take a few steps back from the serving line, or adjust the power/arch of their serve. if you follow these steps, you should noticeably increase your serving accuracy and efficiency. an avid volleyball player in high school and now college. |
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