Volleyball clinic notes

This post is pretty much just for my reference. It's things that I should remember when on the court (collected over the past 3 weeks).

Passing

• focus on platform - Tom suggested even separating my wrists slightly to form an even flatter platform


• keep low


• arms out at almost 90 degrees


• when passing, platform moves in direction of where you want the ball to go, so if you're facing away from the setter, you need to drop a shoulder


• during serve receive, watch server, try to predict where the serve is going, know where it's going less than half way to the net

Serving

• keep hitting elbow high throughout, starting with the toss


• aim for the same vulnerable places as in defence - back corners

Hitting

• last two steps almost simultaneous


• fast approach means higher vertical


• elbow high


• power comes from trunk rotation - put body weight through the ball


• hard shot down the line or cross court corner are vulnerable

Blocking

• big hands in like a cup shape


• arms not close together (cover as much space as possible)


• seal the net and reach over


• maintain seal as long as possible


• jump straight up and down


• about the length of your forearm away from the net


• take away as much of the court as possible - line up right shoulder with the hitter's right shoulder


• watch the passer's platform - predict where the ball is going and what options the setter has