High school volleyball - bump tips?

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high school volleyball - bump tips?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

A volleyball player's most important skill is bumping - passing a volleyball by bouncing it off his or her extended forearms.

Steps

   1. Remember that the first contact after a serve is normally the bump, which sets in motion the three-step volleyball offense of bump, set, spike (see "eHow to Set a Volleyball' and "eHow to Spike a Volleyball').

   2. Anticipate the flight of the ball so that you can receive it in a stationary, athletic position with your knees bent, your weight forward on the balls of your feet, and your arms extended forward and down.

   3. Hold your palms open and facing up, and then lay one hand on top of the other.

   4. Fold your hands inward until your thumbs are side by side, pointing away from your body and slightly down. The knuckles of your fingers should be facing out.

   5. Bring in your elbows and lock them so that your forearms are as close to touching as possible, creating a flat platform from your elbows to the tips of your thumbs.

   6. Tilt your platform toward your target.

   7. Allow the ball to bounce off your forearms (rather than swinging your arms at it).

Tips & Warnings

    * The two keys to good, consistent bumping are using your feet to get in proper position to meet the ball, and keeping your elbows locked so that the ball hits a flat surface.

    * Bump-pass the ball high and 2 to 3 feet from the net to a position where the setter can get to it easily.

    * If you're setting and are having a hard time with the traditional setting technique, or are dealing with a bad, low pass, use the bump to get the job done.

Answer 3

I'd say the majority of it is form - make sure you're doing the right things - and then just practice practice practice.

Here's what I do - hold out your left hand, palm open and facing up, place your right hand it - so they're both facing up. Bring your thumbs together, and it should look like the opening to a tissue box.

With your hands in the proper postion, place your forearms together to make a nice smooth surface to hit the ball. You can try pushing your hands down, which will cause your forearms to "twist out" some - but you need to be careful not to do that too much - otherwise you'll make a curved surface to hit the ball on.

When you're actually bumping (or passing) the ball, you want to stand with one foot in front of the other, preferably where your front foot is pointed in the direction you want the ball to go.

Resist the temptation to swing your arms - instead, when you're in position (with one leg forward), your knees should be bent. Then when you contact the ball, you push with your legs, instead of swinging your arms.

In order to get better, you can try bumping to your self - just bump straight up in the air (not too high) - and see how many you can do in a row. It's kind of like bouncing a ball continuosly on your tennis racket.

If you're somewhere that you have some room, you can set up targets (chairs, a ball bakset, pieces of clothing on the floor) and aim for the pieces - seeing how accurate you can get. If you have a partner, practice passing the ball to them so that it lands on their head (if they don't catch) - which is perfect positioning for a setter to set the ball to a hitter.

Good luck to you!