i am a great volleyball player but there one thing wrong i cant serve over handed i can serve under handed perfect its just when i serve over handed i cant get enough force in my arm to get it over i need some tips any1 up for it?
2006-11-12 08:28:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Volleyball
i had the same problem about a week ago.i went to the park with my friend and her dad(hes a coach) in about a week all my severs were going over.just remember it takes some time.lift some wieghts to build more muscle to hit it over if thats the problem.and keep your elbow up it helps alot.
2006-11-12 08:58:26 · answer #1 · answered by volleyball0993 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the key is getting comfortable hitting the ball. A large part of that is your form. Ask your coach to critique your approach and how you can improve it, keep practicing your approach, even if you don't have a ball to hit, then you'll know your form is right when you actually do go to hit. Then work on timing and positioning. A lot of times a drill I did before is just to stand at the net, have someone toss it and jump up and hit it. I wasn't going to be hitting a lot of quick sets like that, but it helps me get a general feel of where the ball should be relative to where I am when I'm hitting. As for positioning, try to keep the ball in front of you when you hit, it's hard to describe without actually showing you, but if you hit it out, it usually means the ball is behind or above your head. Work on form and positioning first, making sure you have a good approach, and then keeping the ball in front of you. Furhter you want to snap your wrist when you hit so you give the ball topspin, and it'll drop. Once you have that down, and can hit it down consistently, start adding power, you do that by swinging your arm faster. A drill I used to do on my own to get good hitting technique and contact was a warm up on my shoulders. Basically just hit downward against a wall so the ball hits the ground, hits the wall, then comes back to you. I used this to work on snapping my wrist. Before you play, make sure you warm up your shoulders as well as just passing around, I do this normally by throwing a ball back and forth with the partner I'm going to pepper with. I'm sure a lot of this is probably redundant to you, but these are the best ways I can think of to hit and serve better. First get the form perfectly, then start speeding up your armswing. A lot of power will come from form and timing, making sure you hit the ball at the peak of your jump, and that'll take adjusting to the set. To adjust to the set well, you need to make sure your approach is solid.
2016-03-19 06:54:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice makes Perfect
2006-11-16 01:43:06 · answer #3 · answered by yusdz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LIKE THEY SAY PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. U SHOULD TRY IT
2006-11-13 12:29:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
go out and throw a football longer and longer distances with your serving arm with someone. Seriously. It helps stretch the same major muscles and gives you an idea how much force you can actually generate. then go back to the gym and imagine your serve is an open smacking version of how you were throwing the football. Or ask your coach to teach you how to serve a 'floater'. You need next to no strength at all to get a floater over the net. Or better yet, use both techniques to mix it up and keep the other team guessing. good luck!!
2006-11-12 12:32:00 · answer #5 · answered by FLirishfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
push-ups. i remember my first year of volleyball when i was 11 none of us could get the ball over the net. our coach told us to do 20+ push-ups a night and by the end of the season we were all very strong servers
2006-11-12 12:34:09 · answer #6 · answered by BLEHH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best advice is to serve underhand. You can get it in more often. A average overhand is more likely to go out of bounds, and just as easy to return.
I actually have a very tough overhand serve. It's a lot like throwing a ball. The right foot is back, and you step foreward with the left. Try to hit the ball so it has top spin. Serving deep usually works best unless they all scoot back.
Hard to explain topspin, mostly hit the top half of the ball
2006-11-12 12:01:37 · answer #7 · answered by JoeIQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stay focused and try to develop some confidence in your overhand serve. Believe that you can do it, mentally prepare yourself for it by envisioning yourself serving a perfect game in your mind. (trust me, it works). You also need to look into strength training if the issue is you don't have enough strength to get the ball over the net. Your coach should be able to suggest some volleyball specific strength training.
Practice up against a wall......start at close range to ensure that your stance, and arm motion are correct. Aim for one or two squares (or a specific point on the wall). Continue to move back after you have accurately hit your target a number of times and are confident that you could do it again on demand. Your swing will improve and your precision will as well. It will take some time, but keep practising!
2006-11-15 15:47:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you serve try hitting it with your palm. Throw the ball above your head but in front of you and swing at the ball and follow through. But if that doesn't work then your last result is to try serving with an closed fist. But when you do there might be a risk of you hitting with your knuckles and it going off to the side. But that is slight if you control it. But if you practice it some more than it will work out for you.
2006-11-16 00:47:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically practice. When I played volleyball in P.E my underhand was a lot better than my overhand but I started to do overhand more and it got better. Also change the way you hit it with your had. Use your palms or use your knuckles. Have a good game if you do.
2006-11-12 08:37:56 · answer #10 · answered by Donovan G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋