What are some good ways for me to improve my overhand serving, bumping, spiking and blocking and jumping high?

Question

What are some good ways for me to improve my overhand serving, bumping, spiking and blocking and jumping high?

Answer 1

For serving make sure you have a good toss and for spiking make sure you get out wide and don't bend your elbows keep your arm straight up. When you bump don't have your thumbs crossed or else you'll mess them up and don't swing that is really bad especially with my coach. thats all i can tell ya hope it works

Good luck

Answer 2

first try conditioning. it gets your muscles ready for any strength theyll need. then practice jumping. like transition steps. what that is, is just doing your spike\block approach against the net, turn really fast and get back to the ten point line. for your serving just keep practicing. try serving it against the wall for a while and just serve harder as u get better.

for bumping just practice. watch the ball and keep your arms strait..

good luck!

Answer 3

One great tip I got about spiking is DO NOT make a full circle when swinging at the set.  When u jump to hit, pull ur arm back as though u r shooting a bow and arrow (ie: left hand is "holding" the bow and u will pull back w/ right hand or vice versa for lefties).  When hitting the set, try to hit on top of the ball so u can add topspin and make it get down quicker.

Answer 4

for your overhand serve you should practice at home by havin a parent or friend stand on the other side of the yard and practice that way and by hitting it against the side of the house on the roof!!!

Answer 5

wow thats a lot. for spiking do your left right left approach and snap your wrist when you hit it. to block extend yours arms and jump up as high as you can and reach your hands over the net. go up as the girl is going up and swinging.

Answer 6

PRACTICE!

Answer 7

you just need practice, practice, and more practice!!!! i would work on improving your upper body strength and your passing accuracy!!!! for jumping high, i would start doing squats, which improves your leg muscles!!

Answer 8

lots of practice.

Make sure you know the proper technique, and then just keep working on it.

Depending upon your age, it might be helpful to do a little weight lifting, that will help you with your strength, and make it easier to get the ball over the net when you're serving overhand.

For spiking, here's a way I like to practice and warm up. You start about 5 or so feet from the wall (make sure it's a smooth wall with nothing on it -- no pads, etc.). You toss the ball up, and spike it towards the floor, inbetween you and the wall. As you contact the ball, work on "snapping" your wrist, which drives the ball down. The ball will hit the floor, and then go up and hit the wall, as the ball comes off the wall, it should be in a position that you can spike it again.

The first couple of times, it might be easier if you just catch the ball - to make sure you're hitting it the right way. After you've done that a couple of times, you can hit the ball again instead of just catching it.

The goal is to consistantly, not too hard, not too soft. The goal isn't to smash the ball, or to hit it so hard at an odd angle so that you're chasing it all over the gym.

For working on your jump (your vertical), try this, stand on the edge of the bathtub, and hold onto the shower rod (don't put all your weight pulling on the shower rod - it'll fall down). With your toes on the edge of the tub, and your feet hanging over the edge, you lower your self down, stretching out your muscle. Then you raise your self up. Do several reps of that - you can also do it with just one leg. That should help you with your jumping.

Answer 9

overhand serve- make sure your toss is high enough. always follow through with your arm swing and concentrate on what you are doing

for spiking. the approach, timing and follow through are key.

blocking. you should always have your forehead lined up with their hitting arm. you jump when they jump and always have your fingers spread out wide

as for jumping. its a lot of strength training. you should try calf lifts they helped me

Answer 10

PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!PRACTICE!:-)

Answer 11

ok...that's a lot of areas to focus on...

bumping - try focusing on your mechanics...like getting low and squaring up to control the bump...get someone to toss u the ball at different speeds and heights so u can practice getting into proper position

overhand serving - when i used to play i had to work on accuracy and overall power and speed...for accuracy we had a box drawn into the wall and we had to try to hit it with our services...or we'd aim for a certain part of the court during service practices...for overall power and speed...work on mechanics...hit the ball at the apogee of the toss...and use your whole body when u hit...get a rhythm for your approach and don't be afraid to have a pre-serve ritual

jumping high - try jumping onto an elevated surface repeatedly...and slowly make the height higher and higher as u get more comfortable with the level...u need to build up the strength in your legs...

as for spiking and blocking...i'm asian...so that means i'm kinda on the short side so they weren't things i practiced a lot cuz i'm a backrow/libero...but it's really about timing...at least for blocking...

Answer 12

1- first you only do 2 steps when your serving and hit it with your hand completely open and straight

2-When you are bumping you don't jump because then you could loose control of the ball.

3- After that make sure you legs are facing the other side of court

4- and don't rise your arms higher tan your neck

5-when you spike if you are not a good jumper don't jump but if you are make sure you spike it in clear spot so nobody could bump it back

6- When you block keep a distance between the other court and you other wise they coul count it as their points

7- for high jumping make sure you are the only one jumping other wise you could miss the ball because somebody was in your way

(it happen to me)

lol

Answer 13

Serving: Make sure your toss isnt spinning when you hit the ball, and make sure you have good form. When you are about to hit he ball your hand should be right by your ear, also you need to hit it on the lower part of your hand!

Bumping: Make sure that you get right under it. In volleyball we serve the ball and pretend to hit it and if you are in the right position, the ball should go right through your legs.

Spiking you need to make sure its high and you are concitrated. You also need to make sure to hit it with the lower part of your hand just with over hand serve. When you block its all about timing!

Jumping high: Thats more persnal! Some girls on my team cant jump and some girls cant. Its just the matter of what you can do on that one.

Hoped i helped a little bit!

Answer 14

Serving: Consult a coach if you think you aren't practicing the proper technique. My coach wanted to see if my strength was my problem when I served overhand. She placed the ball in her hand and raised it up at a decent place to hit it, like I was serving. She said, "No, your arm strength sure isnt a problem... you just about blew my hand off, heh." So, I found it was my technique I needed to work on. Just get the help of a coach and PRACTICE!

Bumping: Remember to move your whole body when you bump, not just your arms. If you are digging a ball that has been spiked and you choose to bump, just let it hit your arms and bounce off.

Spiking: Do your typical left, right, left approach when the ball is at its HIGHEST in the air after the setter sets it, etc. Timing is everything. Be sure to snap your wrist so you arent just sending the ball soaring out of bounds. Spiking against a wall is also very helpful.

Blocking: You should be pretty comfortable with jumping high to block well. Get up to block just before the ball is hit over. Once again, Timing is everything here.

Jumping: You may want some shin guards for this...

If you have a wooden or metal box around anywhere or you can simply construct one out of plywood, you can use it for jumping drills. (Try and make it a foot and a half to two feet tall). Stand in one place and jump onto the top of the box, then jump down. The first few tries, you may hit your shins on the edge of the box, but over time, you will be "taught" to jump higher.

Hope I helped!

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