How to jump serve in volleyball?

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How to jump serve in volleyball?

Answer 1

Stand 4 to 6 feet behind the back line, so when serving you try to approach the line.

You will take a four step approach just as if you were going to spike the ball.

[Look at the positions the players on the other side of the net are standing. Try to aim and hit where it may be opened]

Toss the Ball in the air. Do it with either your left, right or both hands. This is an overhand throw, so make sure you do it overhand. Make sure the toss is in front of you. Throw it high enough but not to the point when you can't reach the ball or miss it.

Jump. Jump when the time is right so you won't miss the ball.

Extend your arm and hit it. Hit the center of the volleyball for a good throw and when hitting it try to hit it with your hand flat on the palm of your hand.  

Answer 2

I'll try to break the jump serve into several components so you can work on or improve sections of it one at a time.  My advice is for a right handed hitter.

Pre-Serve:  Always develop some rhythm prior to tossing the ball.  I like to bounce, then hit the ball down to the ground three times, do five small bounces, straighten up, then toss.  My former teammate would smell the ball (yeah...weird) with one deep breath before he tossed.  The point is, you want to develop this pre-serve rhythm, however it suits you best, but stick to it.  You'll be in the game serving hundreds of balls -- keep that rhythm.  Any sports psychologist will tell you how important it is, same thing applies to free throws.

Toss:  Now pre-serve is over -- time to execute.  You want to stand 6 to 10 feet away from the end line.  Take a baby step with your right foot. A split second after, toss the ball with your right hand.  Your toss needs to be underhand, it needs to have top spin, it needs to be in line with your right shoulder, it needs to be in front of you.  The height of the toss depends on where you contact the ball and how tall you are, but I'd guess the toss must be greater than 12 feet in the air, but not more than 20 feet.  

Approach and attack:  While the ball is in the air, you will take a big left foot step, followed by a big right foot step [Now's the time to swing your arms back], followed by planting your left foot, and an explosive jump.  Your left foot should be doing the majority of the jumping work.  So now your in the air -- you want to contact the ball at the peak of your jump.  You'll know this feeling well if you're a solid back row attacker.  Follow through and flick the wrist to achieve maximum topspin.  You're goal is to contact the ball with maximum velocity, and maximum topspin.  Run to your defensive position.

It's not something you'll get overnight, or in a week, or even perhaps in a month.  Jump serving is a high level skill and requires that you've got both a good topspin serve and experience with backrow attacks.  Good luck with it.  Hope it helps.

Answer 3

Its almost near impossible to learn by reading something but ill tell you that the toss is pretty much the most important part.  Practice the toss a lot.