Can anyone give me tips on how to bump a volleyball precisely to where you want?

Question

Can anyone give me tips on how to bump a volleyball precisely to where you want?

Answer 1

To put it quite simply:

always be squared with the ball (be RIGHT behind it) or it wont go exactly where you want it to go.

if you cant get right behind the ball focus on where you are going to send the ball and aim your arms that way.

DO NOT SWING YOUR ARMS!!!!!!! that messed me up for about 2 years of volleyball. Swinging your arms may seem like you are getting more power to that ball and making it go furter but its not. Use your legs. Squat down and push yourself off the ground with your legs, moving your arms slightly.

Hold your position until the ball goes over the net, just incase another teammate accidentally hits it into the net, and you need to save her.

practice, practice, practice! Have a friend or family member stand in one place, close to you. Pass the ball right into their hands, so they dont have to move at all. When you get that, have them move a foot or 2 backwards,and do it again. Eventually you should have it so that there is a large distance between you and the other person.

good luck!

Answer 2

First off, be sure to have correct balance among both legs. Start closer to the ground and use your shoulders and legs to pass the ball. Pass it using your forearms (platforms). For the aim, square your shoulders and legs straight toward your target. Good luck!!

Answer 3

In the years that I played volleyball, this was one of the hardest skills to develop.

When passing, you need to have your feet about shoulder width apart with one foot slightly in front of the other. Your weight needs to be on the upper balls of your feet, your knees need to be bent. You need to be low to the ground; one way to develop these muscles is go to to the net and move to the ten foot line on either side in your passing position. It burns like a m**o, but it really works.

Your arms need to be flat and in a solid platform. You'll need to ask your coach to demonstrate this because it's hard to explain over the interwebs.

Now, the key part. When the ball is coming at you DO NOT swing your arms up to meet it. Instead, let the ball come to you and use your LEGS to push the ball in the direction that you want. To get it going in the right direction, you need to be facing in that direction.

This takes a lot of practice to get right; when I quit playing a  year ago, I was still having a little bit of trouble with passing. However, if you keep at it, you'll be a pro in no time. Be sure to ask your coach if you have any questions.

Answer 4

yeah yeah shoulder width apart stance whatever yeah thats important and everything but definetly after 6 years playing ive come to realize probably the most important thing to do when bumping is two things: first make sure when you put your arms and hands together to bump make sure your arms are completley together or really close to being completly together if theyre not theres a good chance the ball will stray. secondly, this one differs, when your digging or in other words bumping a spike, block rebound, serve, or any other hard or fast hit ball DO NOT move your arms whatsoever you do that and your pass is worthless but if your bumping an easy or very low ball then give it a LITTLE little little bit of umph just a little movement will do it. other than those two things simply remeber your stance, stay very low (you should be able to touch your palm to the ground yeah that low), back arched only slightly, point your feet towards your target, shrug your shoulders slightly when you pass, let the ball hit your forearms not your thumbs, hands, or elbows, and if you ever have to dive or roll to get a ball make sure you use you dont hit your back or head and thats also one time when you do need that extra umphage haha welll thats about it. good luck!

Answer 5

ok, i just went to a camp on this info s fresh in my brain. make sure your arms are sorta angled in, so that your wists are facing you.then make a fist with your left hand.then, take your right hand over your left, and wrap around it.then, take your thumbs and press them flatley against your fist(they sorta look like cinnamon rolls). if you want the ball to go left, tip the cinnamon roll to the left. if you want it straight, keep your thumbs and arms stiff, and straight forward.keep your elbows almost locked,too, which helps control it. hope this helps!

Answer 6

Remember to stay low and call the ball it always helps. When the ball is comming to you move your feet to the ball, a you want to have your platform (where the ball makes contact) towards your target and watch the ball hit your arms. Thats the key thing right there, many people forget that. And it always helps to shuffle out you pass. So after you make contact just shuffle, it helps the flow. Hope i helped.

Oh and dont swing. stay low and use your legs to push up.

Answer 7

make sure both your feet are pointed toward you target.

get into a good platform- make sure your feet don't move

your hand should never end up above your shoulders

and of course, the ball must hit you lower arm

good luck

Answer 8

First of all, square your entire body with the incoming volleyball. Make sure your body (legs, shoulders, abdomen, arms) is facing straight into the motion of the ball. Many people try to get in all kinds of positions, but if you want to place the ball precisely on the other side of the court, this is the key to start with. Also, make sure you are crouching a bit, knees bent, butt facing the ground.

Next, plan ahead where you want to place the ball. You do have a choice! Back left corner? Absolute center between two players? Wherever you want, think about it as you are getting situated for the incoming ball.

Next, make sure to keep your eyes on the ball (like baseball). Follow it into your arms. And make sure it contacts your forearms, not hands or fist. With flat forearms, you can have a more level surface to bounce the ball off of, making it easier to get the job done.

Finally, face where you want to bump the ball - the destination. And when the ball contacts your forearms, follow through with your legs and entire body, spring up when you hit the ball. You don't really move your forearms up to place the ball, but spring your body up. And practice is how you know how much you should spring or how much effort goes into placing it. So keep practicing and having some fun!

Answer 9

1) Put one hand into the other hand's palm (i do right over left, but it's whatever comes naturally to you)

2) You want to make contact with the ball between your wrists and your elbow (fore arm)

3) Bend your legs

4) You don't want to swing your arms up to hit the ball (this will make the ball go out of control and not to where you want it)

5) Let the ball come to you

6) bend your legs back up and make contact with the ball

This will hurt for a little while, but you will get used to it soon and it will not hurt at all and will soon be like second nature to you!