I want to make my high school volleyball team, what are the most important skills for me to learn?

Question

I am pretty sure overhand serving and jumping high are important, but is there anything else I should know? What are some good conditioning exercises I can do to help before school starts?

Answer 1

communication is a big thing.

coaches aren't going to even glance at you if you don't participate loudly and take on some role of leadership. All coaches really like to have leaders on their team.

also, you want to be a good passer. Passing is the most essential part of a volleyball game. Without a good pass, the setter can't set it, and if the setter can't set it, the hitter can't hit it. Everything starts out with the pass.

Answer 2

Passing.  It is one of the fundamentals that all volleyballer need!!  Communication (the right communication) is also key.  Make sure that your team knows where you are on the floor,  it keeps from 2 players attempting to take the same ball.  And coachablility.   Be the first in line on drills and always listen to what the coaches say.

Answer 3

serving is key. you definitely need to have your overhand to even have a chance. you also need to have good passing skills. if you can't make a good solid pass then your have no chance. one more thing is spiking. when you are going to be a nice strong follow through. Some good  exerises for passing is just hiting it aginst the wall on your house. Same for serving. For spiking you can put a net up and ask somone to throught it you on the other side and you spike it of tip or whatever you want to work on! For jumping high  you can jump like your blocking somthing on your net 3 times. So you jump shuffle the jump and shuffle. Good luck on tryouts!

Answer 4

Serving is huge, and any good coach will let you serve overhand, underhand, or even backwards if you can place your serves in a smart strategic place.

Alot of new coaches say you must serve oeverhand in order to be sucsessful, this is NOT TRUE, a server who serves the setter stack, or the weaker player consistantly is stronger than a server who misses the over hand serve. So learn how to get your serves in.

After serving, make sure you at least know some of the lingo, like bump, set, spike, if this is your 1st team, coaches will be happy that you know what your supposed to do.

Lastly, work on your listening skills, all coaches have their own style, and no matter how much you think you know, you will need to listen to your coaches and learn their way.

Conditioning: Use volleyball related activities that help youwork on footwork, and speed, a quick agile player using proper footwrok will win over coaches faster than a player who can run for 3 days without getting tired.

Good Luck,

10 yr player and coach!!!

Answer 5

if your a new player the coach will look at how well you can recieve the ball and how well you can pass it

Answer 6

I think the most important skill to learn is passing or receiving if you can't pass the ball to your setter then you can't run plays.

Answer 7

aggressivness, speed, and your ability to put yourself out there, that's what coaches really look for, it sets you apart

Answer 8

the only thing you need to worry about is doing your best and trying your best and i work on my serving and spiking and all the other stuff back row setting and all the stuff blocking the ball when my school is off season and i also keep in shape. have fun with your volleyball!!!!!

Answer 9

make sure you can serve. that's very imporant!!!! also be agressive!!!!!!

Answer 10

spiking

Answer 11

eat.....

Answer 12

Some of the most important skills for volleyball are good sportsmanship, great team work, and a super attitude.  

I don't kow if you've ever heard the saying..attitude will determine your altitude!  If you have a great attitude, your chances of going farther in life...whether it's volleyball or academics...are much higher than if you had the worst attitude ever.  Sure, you are going to need physical skills..especially jumping! but things that define you as well will help.

Answer 13

sprints, and also Plyometrics (it will help your jump....make you jump high)

Answer 14

well you should learn how to set cause you have know clue where the coach might put you. There are the positions you may want to learn, always real helpful to learn the positions so ive found out. how is your short distance sprints you may want to work on them. stants and still your over hand serves and your spiking those are key elements to your game.

Answer 15

While everyone looks at the glory skills, like hitting, I think the most important skills any volleyball player can develop are passing (bumping) and serving.  These are the two moves that start play and without them, no setting or hitting will take place.  

I say this because in my experience, they are the two most overlooked skills.  Everyone wants to hit, but no one wants to take the time to become a skilled passer.  I play setter, and there is nothing worse then having a team that can't pass.  When they give me bad passes, I'm likely to make bad sets, and so their hits are going to be less effective.

Answer 16

High school volleyball can be really tough, depending upon your league and the level of competition your school plays at.  My suggestion to you would be to find someone who has volleyball experience and ask them for some help.  Serving is a must for basically all positions but, the skills you want to develop are really based upon what position you want to play. There are 3 Main positions in volleyball....

1. Setter- This is the person who will set the ball up for the spikers, if you want to be a setter you have to have good speed, you need to work on your hands too, you have to have really good coordination to be a setter, my advice, find a setter and practice with them.  They can take you through all the steps.

2. Spiker/Blocker/Net Player- This person generally only plays at the net, they are usually tall people who can jump really high.  If you want to play this position you need to get to the gym and do various calf, thigh, leg exercises to build up your strength.  You should find a Spiker to go through the fundamentals with you and practice with you so you can get the steps.

3. Libero/Defensive Player- This person only plays the backcourt, defensive purposes only.  If you want to play this position you need to be a very good passer.  You need to be fast as well because you are the primary passer on the team.  Find someone who has good passing skills and work with them.

There is too many things to go through to answer it all on here, but my best advice would be to find players who play the position you want to, practice with them, work with them, play with them... you will learn the most by watching them and by doing what they do.

You might also want to try getting into a summer volleyball camp or join a rec. league to get some practice in.

Answer 17

you really need to work on your short sprints because the court is small and you need to be able to move from one place to another in a very short amount of time. you should practice shuttle runs or suicides. shuttle runs = running from one spot to another in a straight line (about 10 yards apart) as fast as you can for as long as you can. suicides= there are many different lines on the volleyball court. start at the end line and run to the next line you see touch the ground then run back to the base line and without stopping run to the next line not stopping at the line you just touched, then run back to the base line, etc etc until you have completed the full court. you will also need to work on your upper arm and leg strength. for your arms basically do pull ups or push ups, don't lift weights because it will hurt and disable you for try outs. for your legs: find a park bench or a bleacher stand with your legs shoulder width apart and jump up onto the bleacher, landing with both legs in the same postion on the bleacher or park bench...continue with this in sets of like 20-25 in one minute, rest and then repeat. another way to improve your leg strength is to do a wall sit: here you find a wall and with your back flat against the wall arrange yourself in a sitting position with your thighs flat like you are sitting in a chair, you should feel the strain in your thighs. your legs will be at a 90 degree angle to the ground and your thighs and the ground will be parallel with your back flat against the wall. sit like this for a minute or so then rest and repeat a good method is to sing your favorite song and once it is over rest. there are many many more exercises i could tell you, but i hope this helps for now. good luck! :)

Answer 18

well jumping high and over hand serving are good but there not something u have to be able to do. when it comes to serving accuracy is more important than power. ball control is the most important thing. just practice.

Answer 19

passing is one of the most important skills in volleyball so you should deffinitly know how to do that. and for condition ing- jus like wheight training, running and, core excersizes.

Answer 20

Be in ready position!!!

Answer 21

dig set serve.

most important's serve, any kind of serve will do, as long as it goes over the net.

and basically, i have these newbs at my school, they miss the ball all the time... everyone baggs them.

so make sure you dont miss many balls =]