Serving, in volleyball?

Question

i stink a serving when it comes to olleyball. i just tried out at my school last week, and i didnt make it, i was so SAD!! anyway, i dont know what was wrong, i think it was my serving, can someone tell me how my form should be. it would be appreciated ^^

Answer 1

i just tried out for my volleyball team (and made it not bragging) well there are two ways to serve. the first is overhand and the second is underhand. and my advice is just to practice.

Answer 2

ok im assuming your a righty, so left hand extend it out in front of you with the ball in it. your right arm should be back like a bow and arrow, toss the ball up at the same level as your hand, left arm should start parallel to the ground,  from there after tossing the ball up bring your elbow foward, like spiking, and swing, but stop alittle after contact, dont follow through, following through will give you top spin, you want no spin, which is a floater that makes the ball move aroudnin the air and works alot better than top spin. yea practice that man. and watch videos of professional's serving, not jump serves though.

Answer 3

Jump serve

Answer 4

First of all, you don't stink at Volleyball.  In fact, you don't stink at serving either.  Just keep practicing ALL of your Volleyball drills and techniques and you will be super duper fine.

KNOCK 'EM DEAD, TIGER!!!!!

Answer 5

Work on your timing.  It is better to practice underhand serves if you are a beginner.

Answer 6

well maybe it was an attitude problem because this girl that tryed out didn't make it because she talked back a lot. sorry not trying to be mean.!!. or their were a lot of people that played club or are really good setters it probably wasn't your serving !

good luck!

Answer 7

If you are trying for a float serve, the general technique that I was taught is to hold the ball in front of you, toss the ball straight up (a bad toss can affect a serve just as much as a bad hit can), draw your arm back (like you are trying to shoot a bow & arrow), and strike the ball out in front of you.

Now, what really helped me gain control over my serve was probably unique.  I popped my kneecap out and I would go to practice occasionally just to watch.  I had a knee immobilizer, (which went the length of the leg).  The coach had us practice serving by setting out ball bins (the ones that look like baby playpens) on the court to give us a target.

With the immobilizer on, I had a very limited range of motion.  I was basically only turning my torso.  It was like a hinge motion.  From this, I learned that the key to a float serve has absolutely nothing to do with power.  Even with minimal contact, the ball is so light that it should carry over the net.

Eventually, you will be able to get the ball over on a consistant basis and the ball will start changing directions as it drops to the other side.  After awhile, I was able to control the ball enough to the point that the ball would get over the net and just die (rather than keep carrying towards the back of the court, the ball would run out of gas and just drop...this really fools the other team).

There is a great book out there that teaches fundamentals of all the aspects of volleyball called "Pass, Set, Crush."  It has illustrations of every step .  The book covers the Floater, Top Spin serve, Jump Serve, how to dive, how to roll (conserves energy, motion, and time in getting back on your feet after a hard dig), among other things.

If you can find an outdoor court , even if the nets are torn to shreds, just go there and practice.  Definitely set the targets out there, since that will help you gain control over where your serve goes (coaches will eventually want you to serve to a specific player...spots 1-6 on the court...1 being the server, 2 is the player in front of the server, 3 is middle net, 4 is end net, 5 is back right, and 6 is middle back). A plastic trash can would work if you don't have a ball bin (you just need something that the ball will go into).

Most coaches say they want a team that serves well, but don't spend much time on the serve because it's not as much fun for the players as a scrimmage.  This was true in both club volleyball and at school.    So try to put in a good 30 minutes to an hour on your own (get some friends or your parents to help shag the balls) when you go to practice your serve.