Offside (Right) Approach/Hitting help?

Question

I play for Offside (right side) for my volleyball team

and i am left handed.

I was wondering what I can do to to improve my hitting

and what kind of approach should i use?

(Right now, I lead with my right foot, quick step left-right and jump up)

and the set is constantly unpredictable, so I never seem to be able to lay out a good hit

can anybody help me

Answer 1

You are in your power position.  Your approach is right.  You should start just outside the court and approach at roughly 45 degrees to the net.  

The main problem with the sets for the offside hitters is that the setter is setting a back set.  Since the left side hitter is often the strongest hitter on the team, the setter practices the front sets more.  And because the setter is weaker at the back set, many do not want to practice it.  Therefore, you are going to get the most inconsistent sets.  And they are quicker if you are running a 5-1 or a 6-2.  The outside sets are about twice as long as the back sets.  That means you have less time to get to the bad set as well.  

Keep working with your setters.  Try to work before or after practice with them.  The more they practice, the better they will get and the better you will get.  The better you get in practice, the more sets you will get during the set.  

Good luck.

Answer 2

Even though the set is unpredictable you have to watch the actual set before you leave for your approach. So as the ball hits the midpoint in the air thats when you start your approach.

This will help you make sure that the set is going where you want it to go, and that your approach will end where the set ends.

Answer 3

start from behind the ten foot line, and about 2 or 3 feet outside the court

ur approach sounds good, and since ur left handed you want ur approach to be similar to that of ur outside hitter (but opposite)

hope this helped!!!

Answer 4

The answers above have great info - a big key will be to work one on one with your setter as much as possible. You have an advantage as a lefty opposite - you do not have to wait for the set to cross your body to get to your hitting arm -

Answer 5

When the setter is not so consistent, you can only do three-step approach as what you are doing. Hopefully all sets are high enough so that you have enough time to adjust your approach.

Like the other answer said, start behind the 10-ft line and 2-3 ft out of right side of the court, AND your first step should be a little "off" to the right side compared to straight to the hitting spot, so that you have more room to adjust your approach. It would be like a curved approach.

Once your setter and you got more time together and become more consistent, you can start practicing 5-step approach (start farther from the net and outside of the court), which could give you more momentum thus probably higher jump if you can effectively turn the horizontal momentum into your vertical. If your leg power is not there, you could find 3-step approach is still better than 5-step. If you watch NCAA and FIVB games, you will be able to see some good hitters doing 5-step approach.

Answer 6

Dan and gordon hit it on the head, im only noting to simplify what

ashley said. The key factor is to not leave before the ball has left the setters hands. this will provide you with better timing and increase your chances of hitting the inconsistent set