I need help serving the ball asap!?

Question

ok so im a freshman on the c team for vball and i cant get my overhand serve over...so my coach is making me do an underhand serve ahh! i feel so hulimated to have to do an underhand serve.. so if you have anytips on how to serve OVERHAND serves that would be awesome!!!

Answer 1

hey, i'm a freshman too playing volleyball and i understand the stress that comes with serving. i have a couple of tips that might help you...

1.  bounce the ball around a little bit to get the feel of it. you could also spin it around in your hands a couple of times.

2. toss it up about 3 feet above your head with both hands, take a step with your left foot (if you're a righty or vice versa for leftys) and hit it with the bottom of your palm..(i find this gives it more power)

3. make sure that your arm doesn't come ALL the way down after hitting it...that'll send the ball down or in the net..

i hope these tips help with your serving...but remember to be coachable....if the coach doesn't think you're ready..stick with the underhand serving....it shows that you respect their decisioin.

Answer 2

well, your toss is the most important part. just practice tossing the ball, not too high, but not too low either. it should be as high as your reach, and land in front of your hitting shoulder, about a foot in front of your foot. get your toss down consistantly and everything else should fall in place. keep your elbow high hit the ball as high as you can reach, and lots and lots of practice!

Answer 3

start lifting weights

Answer 4

Start the serve by setting up with left foot pulled back (for right-handed hitters) and then stepping with that left foot at the same time as the toss. That gets the whole body moving forward into the serve, greatly increasing chances of the ball actually getting over the net.

But even with the intentional step, many players struggle with the serve – even those who have played for several years; in fact, I was watching a Division I college player recently (a setter, no less, so the coach couldn’t sub her out on serves) who consistently drove her serves into the net.

A diagnosis of her serving form indicated her arm swing was counterproductive - and easily correctable.

This incorrect arm swing is a common problem which plagues even experienced players who did not learn good serving techniques when they starting playing. I describe this improper arm swing as “up, stop and forward,” as that is what the arm does. Such a swing is terribly counterproductive to a good serve, because the arm is moving the wrong direction- away from the net- then it must stop, and start forward. By consequence, contact with the ball is weak, and it often flutters like a wounded duck and falls helplessly short of the net.

The reason why this action is wrong for serving is easily demonstrated to your player. Have her hold her hitting arm straight out, with palm down, and then raise her arm straight up and back. Not much beyond 90 degrees, the arm stops. It simply will not go any further unless the shoulder is rotated: God designed it that way.

Now have your player hold her hitting arm straight out with palm down, swing her arm downward, and around, like a windmill. Guess what? The arm very naturally makes a nice big arch: the elbow can be pulled up and back, and the swing accelerates as the open palm makes solid contact with the ball. Your player will be pleasantly amazed as she watches the ball travel over the net (assuming she makes good contact, but that is another training session!)

Like any habit, this method will take repetition to become second nature, especially if your player has taught herself to struggle with an “up, stop, and forward” motion. To help them, I give my players a key phrase when they set up to serve, such as “swing down,” or “under and over.” I’ve seen the change improve the serve of several of my players this season, who’ve gone from less than 40% efficiency to more than 80%, with little more than changing the arm swing.- and with rally scoring giving a point for every missed serve, your team must have high serving effectiveness!

Thankfully, it can be as easy as “under and over.” Try it, and let me know what you find, plus any way you have discovered to improve the serve.

Avoid "Up, Stop & Forward" - This incorrect arm swing is a common problem which plagues even experienced players who failed to learn proper serving techniques. "Up, stop and forward,” is what the arm does. This swing is terribly counterproductive to a good serve, because the arm is moves up and back (away from the net), then it must stop, and start forward.

Consequently, contact with the ball is weak, and it often flutters like a wounded duck and falls helplessly short of the net.

The reason why "up, stop, & forward" is wrong for serving is easily demonstrated:

Hold your hitting arm straight out, with palm down.

Raise your arm straight up and back.

Not much beyond 90 degrees, the arm stops. It simply will not go any further unless the shoulder is rotated: God designed it that way.

The Right Way to Swing

Hold your hitting arm straight out with palm down.

Swing your arm downward, and around, like a windmill.

The arm very naturally makes a nice big arch. The elbow can be pulled up and back, and the swing accelerates as the open palm makes solid contact with the ball. Practice this and you will be pleasantly amazed watching the ball travel over the net, as long as you make good contact with the ball.

Like any habit, this method will take repetition to become second nature, especially if you have taught yourself to struggle with an “up, stop, and forward” motion.

To help, try these phrases when you set up to serve, “swing down,” or “under and over.” I’ve seen the change improve the serve of several of my players this season, who’ve gone from less than 40% efficiency to more than 80%, with little more than changing the arm swing.- and with rally scoring giving a point for every missed serve, your team must have high serving effectiveness!

See the link bellow as well. I hope this helps, Good Luck!!!

Answer 5

When serving overhand toss ur ball in front of u for sure if u throw it behind it's alot more diffficult to hit it forward. And uhhhhh when u serve try take just one step its a lot easier to hit it and direct the ball lin the dierection u want ti to go! Good Luck :)

Answer 6

You need to be hitting the ball up and out with the palm of your hand and keep your fingers closed.  Give it all you got.  The ball should go over the net.  I was in volleyball for many years!

Answer 7

I would recommend that you perfect your underhand serve first.

At this point you are not trying to learn something to make the cut, but should actually focus on improving yourself by following instructions from your coach.

Don't give your coach the impression that you knew how to do overhand serve but you just didn't want to do it well enough. Throw away your self-respect and give her/him your 110%, as if you had never learned anything from anyone else.

At the end of the day, whatever s/he says is whatever you will have to do. Whatever posted here is just for your reference.

Have fun playing volleyball.