I have tryouts in 5 days.. please (10 points awarded) ?

Question

I have tryouts for volleyball in 5 days. I have been practicing my serve everyday all summer and basically nailed it. Then a couple days ago my serves were starting to suck. Now it seems like when I hit the ball I'm only slapping it. What am I doing wrong. It seems like I'm just spanking the ball. It sounds like it too. How do I fix that? Is it my toss?? What is wrong?

Answer 1

Sounds like you hands and fingers are loose and not firm. Make sure you contact the ball with the Palm and make sure it's firm...the slapping  sound comes from hitting with the fingers. This should help.

Good Luck

Answer 2

http://www.wikihow.com/Serve-a-Volleybal...

Answer 3

try not to toss it too high...calm down before you serve and use your wrist, not your hand.

good luck

Answer 4

have you been hitting with your palm or have you been cupping your hand and hitting it. and if that's not it see if your tossing it straight take it easy try not to get frustrated

Answer 5

I just recently went to my volleyball camp and we practiced that.

SPIKE!

1. Make sure you are doing the right-left-right if you are right handed and the left-right-left if you are left handed you run then you do the RLR or the LRL.

2. When you take off of for you jump make sure the you 'leap' with the last step of the RLR or LRL.

3. When you are playing in a game your 'spotter' or number 2 or 3 on the court is supposed to pass it to you.

4. Hit the ball with your palm and palm only! It should make a pop sound!

SERVE!

1. You foot position should be in the shape of a crooked 'L'.

2. Step with your dominate hand first!

3. Toss straight up with your tossing arm pointed in the opposite direction of the way you want to serve. Should be pointed like this '/' if you are tossing with left hand and hitting with right.  Like this '\' if you are tossing with right and hitting with left.

4. Your hitting hand should go behind your head like you are scratching All the way around! Then be completley straight with it hits the ball! You must also fallow through in a whole 360 circle!

Answer 6

maybe ur practicing too much. ur probably way over excited over making the team or not try to relax. I was acting like u when i tried out for the volleyball team i relaxed and didn't worry and i made the team.

You need to calm down a little take a deep breath i'm telling u what helped me when i was nervous maybe it will help you too.

Answer 7

If it is something wrong with your toss just practice that and have the ball land right in front of you when you toss it.

Also, make sure you are hitting the ball with the bottom part of your palm and not just slapping at it with your whole hand.

I hope this helps

Good Luck!