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Understanding How to Play Volleyball

Understanding volleyball can be difficult. This how to play volleyball section covers volleyball from a little bit deeper perspective. The intension is to serve beginner volleyball players and fans - and help them to understand volleyball and the purpose of each action on the court.

You don’t find advice how to do basic skills in this section. If you are looking for them, you'll find them from volleyball skills section.

This section is for people who want to understand more about volleyball and what happens on the court.

Sometimes it may feel coaches’ decisions, tactics or teachings don’t make any sense. We acquaint you with volleyball action on the court - and explain what are the underlying purposes of volleyball tactics.


How to Play Volleyball

Volleyball Spike - Spiking the Ball to the Block – with an Intension

You have seen the ball to be hit to the block many times - but have a thought ever crossed your mind that it was done in purpose?

Just to make it clear, we are not talking about an accidental swing to the block – but a swing which is intended to hit the block and return back to the own side.

The purpose of this widely used volleyball strategy is to swing a softer swing to the block which is covered by teammates. These covering defenders play the ball back to the setter who builds a better opportunity for the team to score a point.

When you look at the top level teams play, you’ll see this happening quite often. Probably easiest way to recognize it is to pay attention to the power of the swing.

Everybody knows how difficult, often impossible is to cover a ball if it is hit to the block with a full power. If player wants to play the ball back to his/her team, s/he reduces the power of the swing.

This is a very smart volleyball play and requires great teamwork between the players – a teammate needs to be ready for it all the times and be waiting for the retuning ball from the block.

When to use it?

In the moment when the hitter’s chances to score a point are diminished. For example when the hitter is in difficult position to kill the ball or opponent has build a steady two or three men block in front of the hitter.

Why to do it?

If the hitter is in the position that a hard swing will probably get blocked, it is a better option to try to hit the ball softly to the block and cover it back to the setter.

Or if the hitter is in the position to swing an easy ball to the opponent, it is very likely they will pick up a perfect pass to their setter and score a point. Instead of giving them a free ball and an opportunity to kill the ball, hitter could try to play the ball to the block and get it to the hands of covering defenders.

How to do it?

It is extremely difficult to cover a ball which is hit to the block with a full power. Therefore hitter has to take off some power and hit a lower speed ball to the block, which can be covered by teammates.

How to Play Volleyball - Volleyball Drills Links

How to practice it?

Often teams overlook this method and don’t practice it; even this method is widely used among the top volleyball teams.

To learn how to practice it, go to Volleyball Practice Drills

To learn how this particular volleyball drill can build teamwork, go to fun volleyball drills



How to Play Volleyball Related Pages


How to Play Volleyball - Technical Volleyball Skills Training

Volleyball Strategies - Understanding Serve/Serve Receive

Volleyball Strategies - Mindset of the Successful Volleyball Player and Coach

How to Improve Volleyball Skills by Small Adjustments during the Match

How to Improve Volleyball Skills by Small Adjustments - Page 2

Steps for Playing Volleyball - Game is becoming faster - How to learn fast game?


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