How to be more aggressive in volleyball?

Question

i have played volleyball for eight seasons but people keep telling me that i need to be more aggressive on the floor. My thing is, i feel i am. i have 21 letters of interst and i work really hard to be good. Although i may not be buff and out all the time, i think i am doing really good. Now that i am on another aau team i am having the hardest time. My coaches dont realling like me and neither do my teammates (or so i feel), another thing that makes it had for me is i am a minority, so i have to work even harder to get a good place. on top of all of that i am playing on the right side and i have never played there in my life, and i am not getting equal playing time. I am not happy at all and my parent are just pushing me to keep going but i dont want to play anymore, if someone had told me that when i first started to play volleyball i was going to put in these positions, i would ahve never put the hard work and effort i have put in it, i would have passed.

Answer 1

yeah i have felt this way too, about the playing time. sometimes it feels like coaches just dont get it! but to be more aggressive, go for every ball and dont let anything drop in your area. talk a lot and be encouraging. coaches notice that stuff. im sure you always try your best, but go out 110% every time your put in and show the coaches you deserve playing time. if not, you could maybe talk to your coaches. i know thats something i would never do, but hey, it might work for you =)

Answer 2

I had that same problem, coaches were always telling me that. But if you want to be more aggressive go for every ball. And if you and someone else call it at the same time, call them off and go for the ball anyway!