Volleyball basics: Various styles of serving in Volleyball
Are you one of those people who have just started playing volleyball? Are have you been playing the sport for some time now? In either case, you may be looking for ways to improve your volleyball playing techniques and increase your skill so you too may
be competitive at the game. It your aim is to improve yourself in volleyball than you have come to the right place because in this article we are going to talk about the most essential skill that every volleyball player needs to have, and that is a good serve.
More often than not, players find themselves playing in a ‘rotation’ style where every player changes position after every serve change. When this happens, you may find yourself at the serving position and at a loss. In order to be confident about the serve,
one need to know the types of serve that can be dealt to the rivals so that a player may pick up and excel at his particular style of serving. A good server is feared by the opposing team as he/she can lead the team by making service aces and changing the
momentum of the game.
Volleyball features three main serving styles. The first one that we will be discussing is called the floater. This serve is a tricky one and hard for the opposing team to fathom. It is difficult to pick for the rival team because of its unpredictability.
As the name implies, a floater does not spin but flows through the air. However, it cannot be determined till the very end where the serve will turn and therefore the opposing team has to be on its toes. If the server puts in force while serving than it becomes
a very formidable serve to pick as its speed makes it more dangerous.
The second serve that is commonly made use of in volleyball is Topspin. As the name implies, the ball that is served in this way has a lot of spin on it. When the server makes the topspin, the ball is thrown into the air and hit at the top back position.
Hitting the ball in such a way gives it the spinning quality that it has. However, the other side is able to determine the way the ball is heading but the speed with which the ball comes is a tough factor to deal with.
The last but not the least is the jump serve. This serve too involves throwing the ball up in the air but the altitude should be much higher than that of Topspin. The server throws the ball up in the air in front of him and then jumps in order to make the
hit with the ball as it is coming down. The action of a jump serve is much similar to that of a spiker making a kill on the ball. This makes the ball come down at the opposite team in a high speed and steep fashion.
The following was said by the great volleyball player, Karch Kiraly, “no volleyball play can begin without a serve, and the serve is the only technique that is totally under your control. In other endeavours, you cannot succeed without believing in yourself,
and that belief is completely under your control.”
Now all that you need to do is to go ahead and practice these serving styles.
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