How tall do you think someone should be to be a volleyball spiker in college???

Question

just kinda taking a poll im 5'8" and ppl are telling me im to short but if u can jump higher than most of the 6' girls it shuldnt matter right????

Answer 1

i've been playing volleyball for 1 year n` now im 5cm taller

Answer 2

Ya that is true...although height helps, it isnt everything in volleyball. U just need a good vertical.

Answer 3

i am 5'5'' i am an outside hitter... and blocker... and i can kill it and block it... lol... so i don't think it matters~

Answer 4

I think height shouldn't restrict a person's ability to spike or be in a front position. It mostly depends on how high you jump. So to answer the question, I'd say about 5'6 and up would be a good person to be an outside or opposite hitter.

For you, I think your height is fine and if you can jump higher than the other 6 foot girls there, you should have no problem getting that position, unless your spikes dotn have enough force, strength, etc.

Answer 5

i agree with gordonmorrison@sbcglobal

Answer 6

well it really just depends on what kindof school you are looking at. if you are looking at schools like stanford and Texas and nebraska then there girls are mostly at least over 6 ft. it is true that you need a good vertical but some colleges go by the way that for every inch tall a person is they take up 1 square foot of the court. if you can consistently jump higher than the  6 ft girls that is good, make sure that your overall vertical is higher and you can touch higher than them though. if you are looking at playing for a smaller school (not D-1) then you are probably a good size

Answer 7

I think its more about the jumping, too.  I'm 5'6, and jump pretty high.  Who knows...maybe youll grow a bit more. ^.~ But hey, practice jumping and spiking and maybe growing and wow, you might get.

Answer 8

You should be tall enough to get the ball over the net.  =D

Answer 9

i dont think it really matters too much...obviously you cant be lik  5 5 or sumthing i think ur hieght is fine as long as you have a hard spike and a good block your in. do you no of any good volleyball camps? im desperate cuz im going into high school vb...SCARY!!

Answer 10

Height helps but if you're really good then you can make it.  You're not gonna get looked at right away but then they will see your skill. Especially if you can jump higher than the 6ft girls .  just gonna have to make yourself stand out (in a good way)

Answer 11

Most colleges like height, but it has more to do with power/accuracy/consitancy/vertical jump/court experience that determines if you are able to pplay college ball. A buddy of mine was given a scholarship to play college ball as an OH and she's 5'6".

Hope this helps.

Answer 12

Unfortunately, there are a lot of coaches that will not look at you because you are 5'8".  Only the smart coaches will look at you.  You may not get a lot of D1 attention, but there are a lot of coaches in D2, D3, NJCAA and NAIA to look at you.