How do i spike a volleyball harder?

Question

I am a freshmen in Highschool and i just made the Varsity Volleyball Team. Alot of the girls already know how to spike the ball really hard and i want to learn how to spike just as hard as they do.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

How To Spike In Volleyball

Answer 3

Congrats on making Varsity!
Great that you have focus on spiking, but don't forget those fundamentals!

Spiking "harder" requires this:
- Good approach on the ball. (Find the "launch spot", where are you going to start your jump?)
- Better height and contact. (Explode to get height, prepare good arm rotation and ensure accurate ball contact)
- Best Ball Strike. (A cupped hand with a snap on the ball as contact is made along with full arm extension) (Holding your hand as if you were a waiter/waitress holding a tray in your hand above your head)

Practice all of these (required) will add velocity to the strike of the ball. Placement comes later!

Best of luck and HIT away!!

Answer 4

This is a video I filmed on hitting/spiking with power! I won an NCAA Championship at UCLA and their are few people that could hit harder than me in my prime!
Spiking with Power Tips / Exercises:
(All in the Video)
1) Understanding "Lose Wrist" concept for speed and snap
2) Bungee cord exercise for "Triceps" speed and power
3) Bungee cord exercise for "Lat" speed and power. Also core power!
4) Cross Body Power. This is power you generate like throwing a football!

For more resources and coaching videos on spiking visit: http://www.volleyball1on1.com/volleyball-skills/spiking-and-hitting/ They have over 100 videos and some are free! Also contact me at volleyball1on1, we do a free spiking evaluation.

Hope that helps!
Cheers
Andor Gyulai - Owner www.Volleyball1on1.com

Answer 5

1. A lot of practice
2. Get extra technique help from someone who knows
3. Use your arms and feet to get your momentum
4. If you are righty, your left hand points to the ball while your right hand stretches to hit (hand open, fingers apart, hit w/palm) follow through(ask how to do this properly)
5. You should start the swing when the ball is at its highest point(apex)
Arms out...and then it is a left foot, right foot, left foot step....check a volleyball book
6. Lift weights...It will help your vertical and your armswing

By the way, I don't agree that a cupped hand is the best way....Open gives you more control ;)

Answer 6

Some things you can do to hit the ball harder is: To keep a stiff hand To follow all the way through with your arm Snap your wrist (To get the ball to go down) And get good timing on your approach! To jump higher you need to strengthen your legs! You can do this by doing wall jumps, jumping rope, squats and just practicing jumping. To practice jumping I usually pick a high spot on a wall that is barely out of reach or maybe even a lower ceiling to jump up and try to touch it. I hope this helps!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

well in your basic approach you take three steps the first step is to get you moving the second is your jump and the third is to stop you from running into the net

now to hit the ball harder you need to get your arms moving while you're taking your approach so by the time you get to your third step you hand is contacting the ball

this is the really important part when you swing threw first you snap your wrist then swing your arm down until you hit the side of your leg this keeps the ball from going out of bounds and is the making of a good hard hit
good luck with you hitting i hope you do fine

Answer 9

Use a spike and hit it hard like you mean it against the volleyball

Answer 10

hey i made varsity as a freshman and and i learned from experience that it isn't really about hitting as hard as you can. it really is true, i have no upper body strength at all but i found that trying to hit the ball on the top so it gets more top spin (sort of like a down ball or a jump serve) will make it go down at a sharper angle so it will seem a lot faster than it is. it will psyche the other team out and they won't know what hit 'em. that technique helped me many a game.

Answer 11

Trust me listen to my reply!!

First you wait until ur team mate throw the ball to ur position. When you are starting from ur position u take steps exactly like this left, right, and a quick left, right then u quickly lower to the ground and elevate in order to spike the ball right then u jump and snap ur wrist while ur hitting the ball. I gurarntee you that you'll spike the ball well.