How can i shape up for volleyball tryouts?

Question

Okay i am going to get a personal trainer for volleyball once a week but i need some drills to practice while alone. do you know any? also half of the try out is fitness running and endurance, what can i do to help me on that? i might have forgot to tell you that it is on july 21st !!!!! that is really soon and i have not been training at all the past few weeks please any thing can help!!!!! thank you for the answers

Answer 1

jogg and run alot. do alot of setting and passing. that is crucial for any team, you can improve spiking and serving, but ur nothing without the basics. take a ball and set against ur wall for as long as u can. this will give u alot of muscle strength and help keep u light with ur hands. also, just take a ball and pass and set to urself for as long as u can. this will help u with control alot. also, if u can, get a friend to help u. get them to throw the ball at u hard to help u get into digging.l but just try and stay active alot to improve ur endurance. good luck and i hope this helps. =)

Answer 2

You can jog/walk around your neighborhood to keep in shape but not overexert yourself.  You can practice bumping or setting the ball to yourself.  If you have a net at your home you can have a friend over and practice serving, bumping, setting, and spiking or whatever you need in order to ready yourself.

Answer 3

well, if half of it is running, yesss go running. lol. it will help alot, you need the endurance.you also need to build up endurance and strength in your thighs. i'd say do about 4 sets of squats(7-10 reps) and situps(10-20 reps). 3 sets of lunges(8-10 reps) and crunches(30-50 reps).

i remember our coach would always would stress to us about abs and thigh strength. abs=core of your body and thighs=helps your jump and helps endurance.

we're about to have vball tryouts too.

good luck :)

Answer 4

To tone your leg muscles, try sitting in a chair, feet flat on the floor with a large book on your lap.  Slowly lift your heels, keeping your toes on the floor while keeping the book balanced on your knees.  Go as high as you can without the book falling, hod for a few seconds, and then slowly lower your heels to the floor.  Repeat it about 10 times.  As you master it, try reaching farther.  Once you get as high as you can, switch to a heaver book and start over.  It'll tone your leg muscles and help you jump better.

I've played volleyball for years--all though high school and college--and it was a gym college teacher who taught me that--*after* my last volleyball season had ended! :)

Answer 5

try running around a track, eating healthy, like me,  every morning i wake up fix myself a smoothie with protein powder mixed inside...creates stronger bones!

Answer 6

just run like 2 miles a day. then, without taking a break, do 50 jumping jacks, 25 situps and 20 pushups. then do a wallsit for about 2 minutes. try to hold a plank for 3 minutes. then jump in a pool and swim for about an hour. this is what i usually do

Answer 7

Well,

don't be worried I have my practices on July 27th. Im a varsity player. All i can tell you is what my coach told me.

* Do more sprints than long distance( but do some long distance)

* Work on strengthening your legs, because once your legs are in shape the rest of your body will follow.

* Work on your upper body and stomach area

BUT WHATEVER YOU DO DONT GET DISCOURAGED. DONT GIVE UP. MAKE THE COACH NOTICE YOU FOR ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT YOU DO

Answer 8

have lots and lots of s*x...its good for the cardio

Answer 9

Draw two lines with chalk on the sidewalk and then crouch down really low and side-step and touch the line and then do the same for the other line. Do about 30 of those, then jump rope. Once you get really good at jumping rope, try jumping really high and getting two swings under your legs.  Also, jog, run, swim, and even if you want to watch T.V., do crunches or situps . My dad, who is a volleyball coach, tells us to lie down, then gives us a ball, try setting laying down. That can help a lot. You can work on you spiking approach, too.

Hope this helps!