What is the best way to practice Volleyball setting?

Answer 1

It depends on your level of ability.
If you are looking to learn how to set, forget 1/2 of what was replied to you.
Setting straight up never happens in volleyball and teaches to keep your hands at a bad angle.
Setting against a wall is nice, if your a carpenter and you can replace the sheet rock you are crumbling. So your parents get there security depsoit back :o)
Setting other hitters adds some unneeded pressure, and most of the time they are still learning so they don't help you alot.
A basket ball over stretches your hands, and is too heavy, your better of buying a setters ball, which is the same size, but is still heavier than you need.
Here's the basic body set up:
foot closest to the net is your lead foot. Meaning that it changes with your location on the court.
Knees are slightly bent, allowing you to get the extra lift some players need. (as you get bigger and stronger you use less legs and more wrists)
Shoulders stay square to your target
Hips slightly bent forward
Hands up early, I slight triangle spread out to the size of your head ( human heads are almost identical to a vball size) and pinkies turned in slightly so you grip the entire ball.
Arms slightly bent (again for the extra push younger players need)
Wrist snap forward and outward, not one or the other as most coaches say.

Were to practice,
in a gym or a yard, or a safe street.
You need a net, or a net like object (close lines, rope to trees whatever you can you do to make it net like.
Use the "net" as a guide so you know if your setting high enough, and far enough ect..
Indoor against a wall limits your ability to judge your height and distance, straight over your head teaches your hands how to be wrong, and setting other players allows them to add stress becuase every hitter wants/ needs a slightly different set.
I learnt by using my net in my apartment yard, it was set up with 2 oak trees and a close line rope. I usto throw the ball up like it was a pass, and move myself into position to set the ball to my target. I had 20 vballs, and some extra time, partners are nice but unrealiable. Your mom will tell you that you look weird, but forget all that and become a great setter.
Setting is the best position on the court.

Answer 2

It depends if you are playing indoor or outdoor volleyball. For indoor, you need to be able to set different locations. Because of this, the best way to practice setting is to practice with other volleyball players. This way, they can give you feedback on your set location and technique as you would get in a game situation. This also helps you to not get tired and bored of just setting the ball up in the air. For outdoor, the same practice principles apply but the technique is a little different. An outdoor set is similar to a chest-pass in basketball, but it happens right over your head. Also try practicing your 'bump sets' with you forearms. Make sure to try to set balls that have some spin on them as you would get in a game situation. Try to take all the spin off of the ball so it doesn't rotate once it has left your hands.

Answer 3

There are several good ways. You can stand in front of a wall and set to it and keep going. You can also lay down on the ground and put your hands in front of your face and just keep setting the ball in the air. Or you can also have someone stand over your head dropping the ball onto your face and then you popping the ball back up in the air. You can also grab a partner and practice setting back and forth to each other. You want to make sure when you set it it's a nice soft set.

Answer 4

Actually, you all will laugh but I learned lying on my belly on the floor and practiced keeping my head and chin up and elbows off the floor and pushing the ball to a partner. Keeping my wrists flexed towards the thumbs and fingers semi-rigid, I taught myself to create the set by straightening my elbows and minimizing the flex actions of my wrists (trying to keep them ******) The end results were a very very quiet set, subtle and yet powerful as my neck and back muscles strengthened as well as my shoulder muscles. Gradually i was able to push the ball across the gym floor to my partner o the other side with great accuracy and power. Takes time to get used to but when you get it right then practice from standing position, adding the push-off from back leg....you sail that ball as close or far as you want and on target!

Answer 5

it doesnt really matter where u do it! Just do it against a wall! if u have a partner they can toss it to u and then you can set it! or heres somethin thats a lil more difficult:
Lay on the ground and set it to yourself and try to get up but if u mess up u start all over again!

Or: If u have a partner set to yourself and set it back to them!
Or: Set straight up to yourself and spin around and set it again and then spin around! (this makes sure that u have control)

Answer 6

Get a ball at an empty space. throw the ball straight up, open your palms, wait until the ball drop straight to your nose, raise your arms, slightly bend your knees, set the ball straight up with all fingers open, raise up and repeat until you can do it over 50 times without even moving your feet. You are on the way to be a good setter.

Answer 7

well if your alone then the best way to practice is to go outside of somepart of your house with high ceilings and throw the ball up in the air and when it cums down then set the ball in the air and repeat as many times necesary to win the battle of setting

Answer 8

To set all you have to do is get under the ball, make your hands into a triangle(palms facing out), then you use your finger tips and hit the ball, then you step with your right foot and follow though. When you set it you shouldn't make alot of sound.

Answer 9

I usually practice setting it to the wall.

Answer 10

pick a place on the wall, stand a few feet away and trying setting it to that exact place every time. think about the way your hands are positioned when you get it in that spot so you can do it the same way everytime. it worked for me