I am really bad at any sport out there. How can I get better.Like in Volley ball i cannot even serve the ball?

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acroos the net. Is there something wrong with me?? Also this is to embarrsing to ask but i guess i will since people dont know me here. Anyway I am 16 and cannot ride a bicyle i dont know why anyway to learn without letting people seeing you???

Answer 1

The only real way to improve in volleyball is to spend the time needed to practice.

This can be done by yourself - for certain things.

All you need is one of those cheap practice volleyballs - which can take the punishment

on any surface outside. You do not use an expensive indoor volleyball outside -

the outer skin gets damaged easily and you wasted $80+

All you need is a volleyball and a wall, and you can do some serious practice.

Such as throwing up the volleyball and spiking it - exactly as for a set to do a spike.

Be sure that you are moving forward into your spike. You should be spiking at a decent

height, and then applying the correct down angle. You don't need the presence of a net,

as long as your height and angle seems to be correct.

Beginners don't have the coordination to do this - and only a lot of repetitive

practice, will give you the skills such that, when a decent set is there, you're ready

to spike it.

When you throw the ball up, you want it to be in the position of a 'set' so that you

can then spike it. Later on, you can vary the height - but first, you need standard

high sets, so that you can move towards it, and then spike it.

The spiking action is best done, with a bent elbow - which you straighten for your

spiking - this needs to be a fast action, with little use of your shoulder.

Some spikers do use their shoulder - but they'll regret it later, when their shoulder

gives out on them, causing them considerable pain.

With the elbow spike - you add the wrist action, upon contact with the ball. You add

the forward wrist action, which adds spin to the volleyball. This should stop your

spike from going out - and if you should hit the top of the net, the ball should spin

over (even against a block).

With such a spike - you can do spike serves. You don't need to toss the ball up, you

can just hold the ball up, and then spike it. Try hitting the top of the net, and

see if it will spin over? To see if your wrist action is working?

Setting is another thing you can practice. The technique of setting.

You can use the set technique to push the ball straight above your head, or against

a wall, to practice the fingering technique.

You can't practice digging (also called bumping) by yourself.  You do need someone

to help you - and the more the merrier.

You can also practice foot saves - which is to have light contact with your foot -

it is not like a soccer kick. Just so to get the ball up, from the floor level.

With someone to practice with - you can do the full - dig, set and spike techniques

together - spiking at each other. You do so, so that the other person can do a save,

and pass the ball back to you.

The only thing to be aware of - in practice you do saveable spikes, but during the

game you aim to be precise with your spiking, so that no one can save it.

That is the only downside with practice - you may get use to spiking towards a person,

whereas during a serious game you should be spiking between players, or towards the

line.

For a beginner - you are lacking in the basic volleyball handling skills used in

volleyball - dig, set and spike.

I learnt as an adult to ride a bike, all by myself - it was pretty hard.  The easiest way, is to find a road, that has a slight incline - because it is the 'balance' you do on a bike, that is difficult to get use to.  With a slight incline, you ride the bike down the incline - you don't need to peddle, just stay on balance.  Once you gain the confidence - staying balanced, then you can peddle and then do turns, etc etc.

A very quiet road, or path helps so that no one else bothers you.  Once you've found a quiet path - at the right time of day or night - you should find it is most quiet, at particular times.

After 20+ years of not cycling (I use to own a 125cc motorbike too) or motorcycling... I've only gotten back into cycling again.  20+ years ago, it was a 10 speed bike I had, now with a 21 speed bike, I had to cope with a different type of bike - anyway, I found an ideal place to practice - on a primary school ground, over the weekend - I would go round and round the school yard, getting use to changing up and down gears before I could confidently ride on the normal streets.  I still avoid traffic lights as much as possible - and I don't like cycling during the busy traffic times - because drivers can be very dangerous these days..  I enjoy cycling during the quiet times - especially late at night, or very early morning...

Any old bike will do, to learn cycling on - that as long as it goes, and has decent brakes.  With a complicated bike, it takes a while to get use to the gears. With a 21 speed, you just stay with the road setting (usually labelled '3'?) and you would just stick with the 1 and 2nd gears - getting use to changing up and down - and being able to stop when you have to.  Riding a bicycle is always dangerous, you do have to watch out for cars all the time - know what the road rules are - so that you know when you have to give way, and know when you have the right of way, so that cars, etc have to give way to you. You always have to be careful - you think a car, etc is going to do a certain action (like give way or slow down) - but then they don't do that at all...  You have to check all the time, and you will find, that you will have some close calls, and near accidents - which are warnings for next time to be more careful.

Volleyball is very fun sport you can do for the rest of your life, and you can meet new people - while playing.

As you gain confidence with your practicing - you can practice in public areas - and you may find that volleyball players may approach you, and be keen to get some practice too?  Find out if there are any open gyms, who do have volleyball going on there?  Note - some churches may regularly play volleyball ... eg. Mormons, etc

Also try table tennis too --- it is great fun too, but you do need some coaching to start off properly - or look up how to play, in some self taught books.. Which have photographs showing the ways you should be hitting the ball.

Likewise for volleyball too... showing you how to do the basic techniques for that sport.

Answer 2

stick to video games.  I love riding my bike!

And dont forget to call grandma

Answer 3

ohh dude i had the same problem serving the ball i found some helpful hints though

1.when you throw the ball up to serve make sure you dont throw it crocked cause that will always mess up the serve

2.focus and think the ball is gonna go straigt over the net i dont know why but it works

3.you cant get nervouse it always messes you up

4.if you have to rainbow it over and hit it high just do it as long as you get it over

5.dont let your other team mates trash talk you cause thats really annoying and never helps

Answer 4

you can get better at anything by practicing.

ever heard: practice makes perfect.