Help w/ volleyball?

Question

how do i get my overhand serve over...i'm in tournament volleyball right now and i'm really close but not close enough..lol plz help!

Answer 1

i had that problem to all you have to do is lower your toss, and make sure your hand is outstretched all the way when you make contact with the ball also when you hit the ball try to hit it lower then the center - hope this helps

Answer 2

Basically, you should learn how to transfer the kinetic engergy or momentum from your body to the ball. It's all about learning good technique. See if you can make use of the article below:

Learning Proper Arm Swing when Serving

From Steve Stout

Even if you follow my simplified serve technique, which the whole body moving forward into the serve, some players still have a difficult time getting the ball over the net. In fact, I was watching a Division I college player recently who consistently drove her serves into the net.

A diagnosis of her serving form indicated her arm swing was counterproductive - and easily correctable.

Avoid "Up, Stop & Forward" - This incorrect arm swing is a common problem which plagues even experienced players who failed to learn proper serving techniques. "Up, stop and forward,” is what the arm does. This swing is terribly counterproductive to a good serve, because the arm is moves up and back (away from the net), then it must stop, and start forward. Consequently, contact with the ball is weak, and it often flutters like a wounded duck and falls helplessly short of the net.

The reason why "up, stop, & forward" is wrong for serving is easily demonstrated:

Hold your hitting arm straight out, with palm down.

Raise your arm straight up and back.

Not much beyond 90 degrees, the arm stops. It simply will not go any further unless the shoulder is rotated: God designed it that way.

The Right Way to Swing

Hold your hitting arm straight out with palm down.

Swing your arm downward, and around, like a windmill.

The arm very naturally makes a nice big arch. The elbow can be pulled up and back, and the swing accelerates as the open palm makes solid contact with the ball. Practice this and you will be pleasantly amazed watching the ball travel over the net, as long as you make good contact with the ball.

Like any habit, this method will take repetition to become second nature, especially if you have taught yourself to struggle with an “up, stop, and forward” motion.

To help, try these phrases when you set up to serve, “swing down,” or “under and over.” I’ve seen the change improve the serve of several of my players this season, who’ve gone from less than 40% efficiency to more than 80%, with little more than changing the arm swing.- and with rally scoring giving a point for every missed serve, your team must have high serving effectiveness!

Answer 3

I do it perfect and i get an ACE serve everytime!!!

I pull my arm back like i am pulling a bow and make it look like i have a moose ear and then i toss up the the ball about chest hight and hit it!Flick you wrist to. Also i have a trick of bounceing the ball two times before the whistle blows!

Nice q!Hope my answer helps~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Answer 4

First of all, I would work on your upper-body strength. Although you might be strong now, working out is deffinitly the best thing you can do to perfect your overhand.

The next thing you should do is practice by hitting the ball against a wall. Start off by standing about 6 feet away from it, just hitting the ball, letting it hit the wall, and let it bounce back. Then, once you feel confident, consistantly move back untill you are the distance of a reall volleyball court. I know this may sound a little silly, and may make you feel like you are just beginning to learn how to play...but trust me, it'll all pay off when you have your game-winning serve!

Answer 5

make sure your toss is good. i remember i thought it was all about hitting it hard which it is but not really. just make sure you have enough power. make sure your toss is nice and easy and make sure you follow through to the center of the court. so just throw and make sure you hit it directly with your palm because if it hits off your fingers it lessens you power and all the work you do. hope i could help and good luck with tournament! =]

Answer 6

heres what i think you should do --

1) through the ball up in the air (obviously)

2) let it drop to about 2-3 inches above your head

3) smack it hard and flick yuor wrist

Answer 7

try by starting at the wall in the gym behind the serve line. walk up from the wall and as you walk throw the ball in the air, wait until its at hands reach with your arm in the air, and hit the ball. it work for me when i was in high school.

Answer 8

well heres what i do,

i know it sounds weird , but grunt, it makes you put more power into it,

also,  flick your wrist (:

Answer 9

don't toss it too high, and keep a strong hand. I had trouble with my serves and crossing my body and tossing it too high were my problems. The lower you toss it the faster and less of a lob pass it will be.

here is how to serve:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_yV-xlet...

Answer 10

Well I play volleyball and I say that you should probably focus more. Before you serve ask yourself," do i have the right form? " also make sure that you want to get it over but make sure you aim, so it doesn't go out and but your whole body into it not just your swing and arm muscle. If you are confident you'll get it over in no problem! ALso try to know what you did wrong the first time so you can fix it!!

GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 11

Holy c**p, look at all the technical answers in here LOL. Overhand serve is, frankly, overrated. I say stick with your underhand serve if you can serve that way. The people I play with, advanced to AA / ex-beach pro, almost all of them serve overhand and guess what, it's not as tough as the underhand serves. Learn to put the ball high and deep in the corner and if you serve it flat (no spin), the ball will have little to no spin and move around unpredictably with any change in air pressure along the way making it much harder to pass. Trust me, I have seen more players shank underhand serves than overhand serves.