How can i learn to jump serve for volleyball at home?

Question

its an intimidating and useful move. i want to learn it. my parents wont let me go to any camps because they are pricy, so i need to learn it on my own. could someone describe the steps involved in making a good jump serve? is there a way to work up to being able to do a decent jump serve? (like, idk, a mini jump serve or something?)

i want to be on the varsity squad next year

Answer 1

The two most important componants of a jump-serve are the toss, and the hand contact.

You can practice tossing against a wall, and you can practice your hand contact by hitting against a wall.

I recomend the one hand toss because it lines the ball up with your hitting arm, and allows you to put top-spin on the ball before you even hit it. That extra spin helps curve your serve in.

Answer 2

If you want to make Varsity, I would suggest learning how to make your regular, overhand serve deadly. How can you do that? Make it extremely consistent and be able to hit spots 1-6 as well as other places on the court. A server who hits hard and never misses is more intimidating than a jump server who's serve is softer than a beginner's underhand serve. It's possible to gain the same amount-or more-top spin on overhand as there is on a jump serve. It just takes a lot of practice.

As for learning a jump serve, you need to know how to do a back row attack. From there, you need to learn how to do one from behind the service line and then, you need to learn how to toss the ball up to yourself.

The problem, though, is that a strong jump serve takes a long time to develop consistency and power.

Good luck!

Answer 3

This is what I do everyday:

1) Find an open wall on the side of your house

2) Make a mark 7 feet and 4 inches high

3) Then on the ground 30 feet away put another mark

4) Then practice everyday for an hour or so trying to serve from the 30 foot mark. Make sure the ball hits the wall above the line you made.

This is like a serving from the serve line on varsity volleyball court.

Also, you can make a mark every 10 feet or so on the ground, and practice from there until you work your way up to all 30.

How to Jump serve:

As you know it is very hard but a very good move to learn for high school.

1) Toss the ball (with your dominant hand) about 2-3 feet above your head and about 1 foot in front of you.

2) Take one big step (or 2 little ones, i do 1 big one) and jump and hit the ball with your open palm.

Also, it helps if you toss the ball a little to the right (out side of your body) if your right handed (or to the left if your left handed).

Ways to Improve:

1) Squats

2) Jumping

3) Leg lifts  (all 3 to gain more strength in the legs to jump better)

1) lift weights (to gain for strength in arms and hands to hit better)

Also, just PRACTICE! a lot !

It's tough at first, but soon after lots of practicing it will become second nature to you. =]

Answer 4

when i jump serve i throw the ball up and do my approach like im going to spike the ball, i dont know if its right or wrong but it works for me and i get it over the net. hope i helped

Answer 5

well everybody is different. just as everyone has different approaches and ways of hitting a regular serve the same thing goes for jump serves... don't do what someone else does because it might not work for you. just do what feels comfortable.

just like a regular serve the toss and where you contact the ball will make or break your serve. you can toss with one hand (right or left) or with both hands.... i toss with both... make sure that your toss is not too high or too close to you or too far out in front of you or else you won't get it over the net....

also the approach is important... I've always been told that the approach for a jump serve is the exact same as the approach or a hit at the net.... at least that's how i do it...

so toss the ball and get a hitting approach... that's really all there is...you just have to do what's comfortable for you and you will know when you got it right.... researching different approaches will help you as well... if you aren't comfortable with your toss/approach etc you just might have a unique approach to it you haven't discovered yet