How do volleyball playing styles vary from country to country?

Question

I think that I have seen hitters from different countries taking different approaches, and it made me wonder if there are different playing styles in different countries. Could someone please do an analysis of some top countries, and is different about their play?

Answer 1

Well volleyball is basically universal! Teams from different countries may do little things different such as different approaches.  Like in China they may have different approaches because they are mostly shorter! hope this helped a little!

Answer 2

The national teams for each country play according to their talent, tall teams that jump well differ from shorter teams that have to get higher off of the ground, thus different approaches, some take less energy and make use of height, some maximize the approach to get as high as possible.  There are many different philosophies and strategies, it depends on the coaches the talent they have.

Answer 3

There really is nothing different about their playing styles. Some just tend to be more aggressive than others. That is based on the players , not the country. Some countries stress more aggressive, offensive strategies such as short sets, shooter plays, and tandem plays. Others rely on defense to help win a match.

Answer 4

I'm not sure how lots of countries coach volleyball but I know that the Chinese way of teaching is far different from the American way.

Chinese coaches really stress fundamentals and reflexes. I know that the Chinese have a drill where a player stands about 2 feet from a wall, facing the wall with their eyes closed. Someone behind them throws that ball against the wall and when the player facing the wall hears the ball hit the wall, they must attempt to pass it.

--> This epitomizes China's way of stresses these skills.

American volleyball teaches more finesse and the details far more than the Chinese does.

I hope this helps.