Volleyball Tryouts-I want to be prepared.?

Question

Last year I didn't make my high school’s team. Mainly because my serves were...not good. Over the year, I played a rec league and am doing a lot better serving. But lately school work, tendonitis, and a crazy schedule have prevented me from playing. Next week will be my last at the physical therapists and I have a clean bill of health. I'm requesting a good diet/exercise plan so I can be positively sure I will have the best opportunity to be in the team next school year. Try-outs are in August but I want to start asap. Also, unfortunately the rec league has stopped for the summer and I haven't been able to find anything else in my community to participate in. Thanks for your support!

Answer 1

I agree you can go to a basketball gym, measure off the top of a volleyball net at 8 ft on the wall and serve against the wall to yourself, you can practice any kind of serve and if it land close to that marker on the wall then you will know that your serve is right, and you can do that by yourself even if you dont have a partner, in fact you should setup 3 markers on the wall for the left side, middle and right side of the net, so you can practice hitting to different zones on the court for your serves.

plyometric exercises are great for speed and jumping

you can do lateral sprints on the basketball court too, set up some cones and sprint from cone to cone laterally to practice moving so you dig better in the backrow

and just find a friend to serve you balls at the beach or on a net, you can just practice you bumping with them, just grab 3 friends and play two on two, that is good practice for having to cover the whole court,

but since serving is your main problem I would suggest finding a court, or buying your own net and practicing your serving mostly, practice jump serves and standing serves and try to find your distance, practice your footwork, some people like to be close to the court when they serve, but many pro and collegiate players start far from the court to run up and do a jump serve that will land in the other side, you need to figure out the trajectory of your serves so you will be effective at the tryouts and keep your serves in play, and maybe get a couple aces

good luck

Answer 2

Like many people that are going to answer this, I will tell you to run. The only difference that I will tell you is a little secret about the relationship between running and volleyball. Do not, I repeat, do not do long distance running. That will make your body useto slow reactions, and keeping you stamina up at a constant pace for a long period of time.
For volleyball, you need to work on sprints. Do a 200 meter sprint, and then whatever your time was, say 40 seconds, times that by 3 , which is 120 seconds, or 2 minutes, and that is your resting period. Then do the next sprint and another resting period. Do 8 sprints a day twice a week. Make sure to have at least 2 days between your sprinting days.
Because think about it, volleyball is like a sprint in where you go all out for 30 seconds and then you rest, wait for the serve, and go all out for another 30 seconds. That is why you cannot do long distance running. Your body will not be trained to go full speed , instead it will go at a moderate speed every time, and you will get tired faster.
Another great thing is jump-roping. This and sprinting are one of the most important excercises you can do for volleyball. For the jump - roping make sure to jump off of the groud as little as you can, and go as fast as you can, keeping you arms still, and only moving your wrist. Do at least 10 minutes every other day.
If you do this, you are gauranteed to become segnificantly better at volleyball.
Hope this helps!
(And for the diet, eat healthy, you dont need a special diet. Eat when you are hungry, and stop when you are full. Thats all there is to it. Stay away from the sodas, and things that you already know is unhealthy. If you dont know, just ask your mom or dad. :] )

Answer 3

You can always do a little practice at home...even if you don't have room to practice serving, if you can find some room to practice bumping and setting to yourself, really work on your technique, that will help keep you from getting rusty. You can also take up a little running throughout the summer to stay in shape. If you have any friends who play, see if you can find some open space where you can set up a circle for bumping and setting, or pair up and practice your digging.
If your local area has a youth rec center, see if they have a gym! A gym wall and some space can help you get your serve in shape, even if it's not court length.
All in all, it's been my experience that when try-outs come along, coaches look at people who show that they've put in some effort and will continue to do so when they're on the team. My serve wasn't quite good enough for the team, but because I really hustled through the try-outs and could bump, set and back-row spike well, I made the team.
I hope this helps! Good luck at try-outs in August!

Answer 4

I am so sorry you didn't make your high school's Volleyball team last year. However, if you really want to be prepared for the team this year, here is what you should do:

1. Do some weightlifting to work on your upper body strength.
2. Practice your jumping and hitting the volleyball.
3. Practice your bump set.
4. Practice the Volleyball serves; overhand and underhand.
5. Exercise your entire body from top to bottom.

Follow these steps and you will be fine.
Good Luck and Go Get 'Em, Tiger!

Answer 5

Hey im an 8th grader but i palyed in a team before. I'm goin to say practices are hard. You can't be lazy or anythin u have to hustle. I'll suggest that if u r out of shape to at least start runnin at the park at least 2 miles n 2 times a week. If u do that for the whole summer ull be good. If u want to prepare by workin on volleyball skills go to camps. Those really help and i mean alott. Dont worry ur coach should tell u what to wear so dont freak. GOOD LUCK.!!!!

Answer 6

Make sure you are definitely running over the summer. Jumping rope and practicing approach jumps, broad jumps, box jumps, etc. will help with your vertical. You could look into working out with jumpsoles. Even if you don't have a gym to practice in, you can practice wall traps (this is where you stand facing the wall with a ball practice your toss--with your non dominant hand--and contact at the top of your swing, trapping the ball against the wall). This will help ifyou have problems crossing your body when you serve or contacting too low. It will also help with your hitting.

Answer 7

i am going through volleyball practices now for next season and my coaches have us doing A LOT of running. you will also need to work on your legs to jump higher and get down lower. do at least 25 push-ups everyday to build up your upper body strength so you can serve better. other than that you should be okay, but if you don't know how to really control the ball, you can always work on that.

Answer 8

Try-outs for me are next week monday. This is my third year on the team. I am going to get prepared by working out this weekend. Many people have being saying negative things but I do not let that get to me. Think positive and try your hardest, you will sure enough get a spot on the team. Also, plan ahead with your homework and don't be afraid to give up some of your nutrition and lunchs to go up to a classroom. It will all work out. =]