I need help getting the jump serve down!!!?

Question

Our team isn't playing until next fall, but I'd like to get my jump serve down over the summer. Also, any tips for exercises to learn to jump higher and for improving my spike.

Answer 1

This is what I do.

I bounce the ball close to the ground hard a few times. The I pick it up and put it as I would regularly serving. I take a few steps throw above my head, then jump and hit. A way I practice jump serves is throw a volley ball against the wall up high and do as you would spiking but kind of a mixture with serving ya know? Its really hard to explain, but you will get it down. Maybe there is a volleyball camp. I'm going to a 3day one in the summer.

Answer 2

Here is the link for details about jump serve. I thought the toss should be top spin, but now I just saw some other players do back spin toss.

http://volleyball.about.com/cs/advancedi...

Difficulty: Average

Time Required: 8 seconds

Have fun playing volleyball.

Answer 3

just keep practicing

Answer 4

First - the jump training. Squats and speed work will benefit immensely. Plyos are also highly recommended but only 2 to 3 times a week and only after a good warm up. Body weight squats (try 3 sets of 8 to ten reps), sky rockets (picture block jumps without a net again 3 sets of 8 to 10 reps), frog squats, side to side bounds, power skips, split jumps and so on are all good. Jump rope or sand sprints are also good. In a 12 to 14 week time frame of consistent work you should see about a 1 to 2" increase in your vertical.

As for the jump serve - like all serves it begins with a good toss. Generally you should start out tossing the ball with your hitting hand. Stand about 10 to 12 feet from the endline of a court and practice tossing high enough so you could approach the ball with a 3 step elevated approach (so 10 to 12 feet high maximum or antennae high) about 8 to 12 times. You want to try and make the ball land at about the same spot each time. If you find that ball on your toss lands in the same spot conistently and that spot is say 4 feet back from the endline then you can move up and see if you can make the ball land on or just behind the endline with a consistent toss. Once you have that part down use a three step approach (if you are right handed L-R-L where the last two steps are plant-close steps like a spike). Elevate and reach with the left hand and snap over with a high right hand. Hope that helps.

Answer 5

My Coach has us do Jump-Plyo Training every other day, this helps a lot with your vertical, and endurance.

1. warm-up and run - 5 min.

2. Calf Stretches- flamingo's, hurdlers, etc.

3. 4 sprints- length of a basketball court

4. Stretch everything

5. Ankle hops 20 sec.

6. 8 block jumps - block, 2 steps right, and block

7. 15 pushups

8. 30 situps/crunches

9. Ankle hops 20 sec.

10. 8 block jumps - block, 2 steps left, and block

11. BREAK! 2 mins.

12. 30 situps/crunches

13. 15 pushups

14. 4 sprints

15. 50 controlled jumps - hit same elevated target (door frame, etc.)

16. Ankle hops 30 sec.

17. cool down stretches.

All of this takes about a half hour, as it gets easier to do increase the reps./time.

If you need me to clarify any of these e-mail me.

Answer 6

Well I taught myself when i was ten years old and i just went in my backyard and practiced for about 3 or 4 hours. Good luck.

Answer 7

Heyyyy I play volleyball aswell. If you want to maximise your verticle you should deffinately get into a program like excel sports enhancement, or a streangth training program with a personal trainer. That's what I do. However if you're short on cash I'd reccomend doing as many thigh/calf excestcises as you can find, run alot and just get in better all around shape. Once you've improved your verticle it should be much easier to jump serve. But remmber the key to a good serve is your toss. Toss high and infront of you and take sortof a hitting approach. Good luck :)

Answer 8

I find the only way to get better at volley-ball is by practicing. If it is really worth playing volley-ball all you have to do is practice. If you don't practice you won't get any better.