Is it legal to serve a volleyball with a closed hand?

Question

is it legal for highschool volleyball players to serve the ball overhand with a closed fist? because it works better for me.

Answer 1

The rule book says that it is legal for you to serve with a fist.  Your coach may not allow it.  

And as pointed out in all 4 answers above, you should not use your fist.  You will have much better control with your palm instead of your fist.  You can aim better with your palm and it floats better or topspins better depending on your serve.

Answer 2

Yea, its legal. But it's bad form and looks really horrible.

Answer 3

Yea, but while it will work once or twice, after that it will start going in unintended directions.

Answer 4

I am a coach and it isnt but you can hit it off your palm

i hope i helped

Answer 5

Yes, but it is not the best way to serve.  Your knuckles will cause the ball to fly off where you don't want it to go.  It is much better to use your palm because you have better control over where you want it to go.  I hope this helps!  :D

Answer 6

yes but it is a very sloppy way to serve... the best way to serve is with your hand open and to make contact with the ball on ur palm

Answer 7

yes. but you won't be a reliable server if you serve with a fist, because then the ball is most likely to go in an unintended directiion

Answer 8

yes, it is legal but it is also unpredictable.

if your fist is closed, the the ball can hit off of any point of your knuckles. it is also considered 'bad form' and some coaches don't like it. it's better to learn how to serve open fisted so you don't get in a bad habit of serving with your fist closed.

Answer 9

ya..it is legal..i always serve with a closed fist..i found it way more contolling then an open hand and more powerful...i had the best serve on the team(btw everyone else did overhand)...a lot of people say open hand has more control though...its totally your choice and preference

Answer 10

yea i did it at first but u have really bad control. u can do better open handed

Answer 11

yes if the refs see u useing a closed hand they will make u give the ball to the other team and u would loss the point

Answer 12

ya but its not the proper way.

Answer 13

Yes, but I find that it is better to go open hand. You can hurt your hand serving closed fist, (a few friends of friends ended up with broken fingers), and you also have far less control. Practice open hand, you'll be happy you did in the end!