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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
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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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