My coach told me I need to be more aggressive as a middle blocker in volleyball, so how?

Question

I'm not that loud but I do talk on the court and talk to the others on my team, but she always says I play good and I talk I just dont understand how she wants me to act so I portrays that Im some aggressive scary middle blocker!?!?!

Answer 1

a middle blocker should have the most blockers cause your the one who is in EVERY single block on right side and left. go for a block on every hit!

Answer 2

stay strong on the court, don't seem down if you mess up or anything. When you block, keep your fingers stiff & all.

Answer 3

just dont be passive..like when your setter sets you go for the kill don't be satisfied with just getting it over the net

Answer 4

Just be sure to make the other team feel like they can't get anything past you

when you block keep your hands firm and angle down when the ball hits them so it won't just drop in front of you

after you block a few hits the hitter will feel less confident and start doing worse

as long as you keep blocking she will keep getting discouraged and might stop hitting altogether

also be sure to grunt or yell when you block this will show the other team how agressive and determined you are and probably scare them a little bit

be sure to always call the ball too

good luck

Answer 5

ok well i have pretty much the same situation! it sucks i know! but i would say just keep trying ur best......be a little louder....work on ur timing...so u get the block at the same time it comes over so u block it!.....umm other than that if ur coach thinks ur doing good then it is all good! If u still feel w/e about it...ask ur coach wht she means?...good luck!

Answer 6

Dont hafta be scary BUT BE FOCUSED. that means be in the moment totally  Jump up there and SMACK IT always always know where the ball is and WHERE IT IS GOING be there and kick A##  Intensity is the key

Answer 7

middle blockers should seem kind of intimidating. act like you know what you are doing and that you will block every ball, and the other team will believe it. aggressiveness wise you need to get in position and go up for every block. make sure that you watch the hitter, the ball, and then the hitter. follow the hitter- watch her stomach when she jumps or turns: you stay stomach to stomach with them.

you may need to practice transitions steps across the net if you arent getting to every block. i know of 5 transition methods, but the most widely used one is step(or "drive" with th foot nearest to the direction you are going), cross (the other foot over) and slant (hop , bringing both feet together at an angle to stop your sideways momentum) and then go up and block.

when you are blocking keep your hands wide &strong, very slighty apart, and push them over the net using your abs, neck and shoulder muscles. If you have the mentality that you are going to block every ball and you do block some the hitter may become more timid.

for ex: In games the middle hitter usually trys to tip over me,or if she hits it, she ends up hitting it out deep because shes afraid of hitting down into my hands.

hope  I helped

Answer 8

i am a middle blocker as well and i believe your coach wants you to try and block every single hit! its hard but the more you block the more points your team will get

Answer 9

Be a scary middle blocker!

Answer 10

To be "aggressive" in the middle... let me tell you what I was doing starting from a block action:

... block (cover yourself for any tip), on-your-feet, back one step, up for quick hit (1 or 2), on-your-feet, move-block/pass (if it is for "free" come back quickly and ready to receive and pass), up for quick hit...

I would be in attacking mode whenever there was a "good-enough" pass, and my setter could always find me in the air whenever he thought about setting for me.

If the setter decided to set for the outside spiker (when the pass was not that good, you would not need to jump in the air), cover for any block and dig the ball up whenever possible.

When in back row, I was assigned to be at middle-back, who would cover from corners to corners, diving for tips and spikes. I would also run out to help my teammate when he was rushing to get a hard-to-get. When there was a bad pass going backward, I was always ready to set for hitters as soon as the setter called for "help" (after 20+ years from college, I can still dive from center-back to front corners, and set from back corners to front corners).

I was trained to assume that the ball would never die (it would be always in play till you hear the whistle). I tend to run for every hard-to-get even after the ball had hit the floor, which helped me develop a good habit of fighting for the last chance. I move myself frequently to the best defense position when the ball was being moved on the other side of the net.

So you have a picture of me, more foot work, more movement, more diving (rolling over to the standing), more blocking, and more jumping in the air. I did sometimes have to hit outside when we called special play, but most of the time I was the middle blocker who also did most other "dirty job".

My hard work and "aggressiveness" paid off when we had championship game and I blocked two consecutive back row spikes from a star player...

By the way, I do talk a lot on the court, and most time I was loud :) Calling the score, calling the ball.

Answer 11

Being more aggressive , meaning - block jump for every hit, talk more to your setter, demanding the ball.  If the setter doesn't set you, the other team will think she is and blockers will stay with you and allow your teammates to have 1 or no blockers. Show confidence, when you do get a set, take a full swing, not tip.  It's more of a figurative speak.  your coach just wants you to show more confidence and raise your intensity level and try your best.  Always give 100%.

Answer 12

Talking to players has nothing to do with being more "aggressive".  

When you jump for a block, lock your body position.  Pike your body.  Penetrate the net.  Spread your fingers.  

Even if you don't get the block, you executed a correct blocking attempt.  This is looking good.  If you just jump up with no care in the world, of course, you look like you're not aggressive.  

Also, let's say you were faked out by the set and it went right when you're initial step was to the left.  Don't quit.  Ever.  Even if the block is late, continue to attempt to get to the outside for the block.  When the hitter jumps, you jump.  By the act of God, the hitter may still hit into your arms.  This shows aggressiveness.  Coaches will think, man, she was late but she still got the block because she was aggressive.

Answer 13

volleyball is a total mental sport.  Just scream and yell and make people scared of you! if you yell and be freaky people will think you are!