Jump serve?

Question

what are some good ways to help my jump serve?

Answer 1

lol....you're having problems with your jump serve!!! so am i!!! i don't know why though cuz last year i could do but now i cant just  concentrate on how high you throw it and where the right place to hit it is. good luck!!!!! i hope you can get it down!!!

Answer 2

constant practice with a friend, on a real net. one person serving one way, one serving the other. that way you don't have to waste time going to get the ball.

as far as technique, there's a lot of ways to do it. you can jump more laterally than vertically as you hit the ball, or you can throw it, run up and hit it as if you were making a hit up front. i prefer the latter technique but a kid on my team could sail it with the lateral way.

just keep practicing your regular serving, and then continue to jump serve. you'll do it :)

Answer 3

Well there are two different types of jump serves...



the first is a top spin jump serve. This is where you wil toss the ball about five feet in front of you.You can do your hitting approach to ge you speed and height then you will contact the ball high. This serve is a more inconsitent serve but a mroe popular one.

the second is a floater jump serve. It is kind of a modified version of the first one. You can take two steps with teh ball then toss the ball a little higher than a normal serve and then just pop your wrist to give it a float. This serve can be bery effective if you can place the ball.

Answer 4

the way i was taught to do my jump serve was (for righties) right (toss), left right left. you can toss the ball with either hand, but i use my right because for me it is more comfortable. your toss should be high enough that you contact the ball at the peak of your swing and the peak of your jump. this is the hard part to master, i am still working on it. your toss also needs to be exactly the same every single time. if it's not, you will have an inconsistent jump serve (like me!!! i know how to do it, but can't do it very consistently).

don't rush yourself. find out how much time you have before you need to serve, and most of it. i visualize my serve every time i serve, even if it's a standing float. sometimes i stare right at the person i'm serving to, sometime i look at someone but i don't serve to them. all these strategies make the other team nervous and can help calm you down before a serve.

once you perfect your toss. add in the approach but catch the ball with two hands and arms extended so they are about at a one o'clock position in front of you. if you catch the ball either:

1. off to the side

2. behind you

3. without extended arms

4. with your arms more than about the one o'clock position in front of you

you need to go back to working on the toss. i can't count how many times my 14's coach made us do this.

once you can catch the ball consistently start swinging at the ball. you should hit the ball above your hitting shoulder, at one o'clock. anywhere below that angle is going to make you hit it in the net. hit the serve like you would a back row attack. snap your wrist too, this will cause the ball to drop. it you can reach over the net, put some power into your serve (but no too much power) and aim for deep corners. if your right handed, start on the right side of the court so if you snap inside (your hand finishes to the left of your hand for righties) the ball will still have a little space to find some open court.

when you go back to jump serve, get the first one in. this will build your confidence and make it easier to get the rest in. this year in high school, we played a team with a jump server that his first serve was always a little easy "get it in" kind of serve. if they got the point, all of his next serves were all rockets that were difficult to pass.

if you're in a game and you toss the ball a little behind you, contract your abs when you hit the ball. this will put more of a forward instead of upward motion on the ball. you can also  use this when you are hitting and the set is behind you.

most important is to practice, practice, practice. don't just go out in a game and expect to make your first serve.

good luck with your jump serve. if you have any more questions, feel free to email me.

Answer 5

a jump serve is just an approch... so when your getting ready to serve depending on which hand you use if your right then step left then when you step right toss the ball high then by the time you step with your left again you should've already hit the ball

Answer 6

Throw the ball up with 1 hand. Jump like you are going to hit the ball. (If you are right handed your feet go LEFT, RIGHT,LEFT!) (if you are left haned RIGHT,LEFT,RIGHT!) Then snap your wrist and then it should go over. You have to practice a lot.

Answer 7

My personal experience is that you need consistent toss, and your toss needs to have some "top spin". Timing is important, but everyone can get the timing right within ten tries.

It is just a spiking behind the 30-ft line... let's simply put it that way. Once you have confidence in yourself, you should be fine doing it.

The following website will show you some more details with step-by-step instructions and tips, and it mentioned a toss with "back spin". You can try both top spin and back spin and see which one would benefit you.

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

Answer 8

Key is setting up yourself perfectly and consistently.

Be consistent with the height and location of the toss.

When you make the serve perfectly, remember exactly how it has been set and try to toss it the same way next time on.

If you're doing hard top-spin serves, you should toss it high enough for you to take the 3-4 step approach and do full armswing.