Tips for passing and spiking?

Question

im bad at passing im ok at spiking but i need to get better

Answer 1

When you pass bend your knees and use your forearms.

For spiking, try to time it so you hit the top of the ball so it goes down.

Answer 2

for passing bend your knees and for spiking follow through and jump.

Answer 3

for passing bend down low, when the ball contacts your arm raise your whole body and dont swing your arms.

and for hitting snap your rist.  it sometimes helps to shake your rist to keep it relaxed. dont hit with a flat hand. hope it helps!

Answer 4

for hitting (some may call it spiking) get your non hitting arm up and try to time it so that you hit the ball at the peak of your jump, if you can hang in the air, it's even better. if you do hang, hit the ball just before you begin to drop. if you're a middle running a quick, be in the air when the setter sets the ball. try to hit the ball in front of you at a "one o' clock" position if your arm was clock. hard to put into writing but easy to explain in person

Answer 5

in order to become good at passing you must know the basic feet position. you have to keep your feet square to your target.  then bend your knees and be able to touch the floor being as low as you are. when the ball comes, give to the ball and then direct with your shoulders to where you want the ball to go. never be afraid of a hard hit, and always be down and ready.

as for spiking, start at the ten foot line and know your steps (long left, short right, short left if your a right handed hitter, vise versa if your a lefty). use your arms to jump as high as you can, but jump straight up not forward. then bring both arms above your head and swing through with both arms again. this way you use all your power to swing through the ball.

Answer 6

The biggest issue I find with passing is getting to the spot before the ball does. If you chase it and are late getting there, you will not be in a correct posture and position to pass correctly. Once you see the ball in the air and can tell you will be passing it, get your feet and hips to the spot as fast as you can. If you get to the ball early, you will only have to make tiny adjustments to handle the pass. Make sure you are thinking "turtle up" when the ball gets to you, meaning you  roll your shoulders forward and your upper body downward to make your passing platform with your arms, and never swing up at the ball or jump / hop. You will see the best passers are "quiet" with their arms - very little movement, just let the ball contact you and "soften" it to keep control...

Good luck!

Anthony

Answer 7

No matter how much you play, FIRST learning the basic skills and using the right forms, motion, and posture is most importanat. If you don't do this, you'll never reach your full potential. I know people who have been playing volleyball for decades but still suck because they never picked up the basic skills. Once you pick up bad moves and it becomes habitual, you're in deep trouble because it's very hard to lose them. Basically, you would always use wrong techniques to pass, set, and hit.

PASSING:

1. Contact point - Put your hands and forearms together with both arms straight.

You can use the whole forearms to pass but there's a sweet spot right above your wrists. Do not hit the ball with your wrists or fists.

2. Posture - Bend your knees and keep your arms up making arms and thighs parallel and 90 degrees to your body. It's all about eye-hand coordination. When you keep your arms up they're closer to your eyes.

3. Motion - Lean forward slightly standing on your forefoot when waiting for serves. This helps you react faster.

Chase the ball, position yourself, get into 'the posture,' wait for the ball, and let the ball hit your forearms and bounce off.

Don't swing or jump at the ball. You should have the arms up and ready to pass before making the contact.

HITTING/SPIKING:

1. BASICS

Approach steps and two foot jump

Both arms swung forward on takeoff

Bow and arrow ready position

Wrist snap for topspin on contact

2. APPROACH

Right - Left finish. (for right handers)

Left - Right finish. (for left handers)

Three step or four step approach (both o.k.)

Important to both approaches is to make the step preceding the step close a long and explosive one.

Also, important to both approaches is to keep the knees bent for all approach steps.

Finally, be sure to face your range spot when you make your step close.

3. JUMP

Jump up (vertically) to meet ball.

Contact the ball at the peak of your jump with a straight arm.

Check landing spot, which should not be more than a distance of one foot past the contact point.

4. BOW AND ARROW

As you leave the leave the floor to jump, pull the hitting arm back with the elbow and hand at shoulder height or higher.

The hand should be open and relaxed, with the plam facing away from the ear.

The elbow should swing forward and raise above the head.

Then the arm and hand swing over the top as the heal of the hand contacts the ball.

This is followed by the palm and fingers, which then snap through the ball.

Contact point is slightly in front of and as high as possible above the hitting shoulder.

AVOID FOLLOWING-

1. One foot jump

2. Ball hit with fist instead of open hand

3. "Tennis serve" arm action; one arm is swung forward and the other is swung behind

4. "Shot-put" arm action

Answer 8

square yourself to your target, and never be afraid of the ball