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Important
Steps for Playing Volleyball - How to Play Fast?
Learning steps for playing volleyball. Game is
becoming faster and
faster. How
to play volleyball fast?
We are sure many of you have paid attention how much speed of the game
has increased in the 2000’s. If you have followed volleyball last time
in 1990’s, you probably are shocked how fast the game has become these
days.
It is evident the sets, both “quick sets to the middle” and
outside/right side sets have become extremely fast, but have you
noticed serve receive is quicker also; it looks almost like a shoot
nowadays.
Blockers
are big – how do you beat up a big block?
One major reason for the faster sets are blockers who have become much
taller, therefore attackers must find new ways how to play volleyball
and beat up the big blockers.
A good method to pass a big block
is to play quicker offense. We are not talking about “quick middle
sets” only, but making all the sets - outside sets, right side sets, 10
feet (3 meter) sets - extremely quick.
Steps
for playing volleyball - One major issue for incoming young players
One of the biggest obstacles when transferring from high-school
volleyball to competitive college volleyball is the speed of the game.
Many college volleyball coaches state this to be a major issue for
incoming players. Often high school players are not prepared to play
high speed game. In international volleyball there is similar jump when
players are moving up from junior volleyball games to adult’s leagues.
How
coaches can help junior volleyball players to get to the next level?
It would be better for the young players if instead of winning coaches
would focus more to the player development and
how to play volleyball
at individual level.
It
is understandable needs of the players are
often ignored, since coaches’ biggest concern is to get results right
now. It is hard to think about the player's future when they
have
been hired to do results for their current team. In order to get
quality training for their personal skills, players should be
getting
individual training that focuses solely on their personal skills, in
addition to team training.
What do
we mean by “game is faster”?
As you are growing up the ladder to play higher level volleyball you
have to be ready for faster volleyball. At more competitive levels the
game is quicker in all aspects of the game.
- Jump serves have become
more and more powerful since they become popular in 1980’s.
- At
competitive volleyball levels you hardly see any regular float serves,
but jump float serves which have increased the speed of the floaters.
- Quick middle sets are much faster than before –
taller and taller
setters are able to dish the ball to hitters’ hands much faster. And
not just middle sets, also outside, right side and 10 feet (3 meter)
attacks are fast.
- When you look at the outside set at top
international
level, there is hardly any arch on the ball – the ball just flies
straight line from the setter’s hands as a shoot to antenna.
- 10 feet (3
meter) spikes from the center of the court are being hit almost
simultaneously with the quick middle sets.
- There have also been changes
in serve receive. The passes look completely different than in the last
decade – today they the goal is to play the ball as fast as you can to
the setter – the pass almost looks like shoot, having only a little
arch on it. Of course against the most powerful hard jump serves ball
may have to be just “popped up” little bit off the net, but the fast
pass is the norm, if doable.
How Setters and
Passers Can Practice "Playing Fast" - one of the most important steps
for playing volleyball
To read how setters and passers can practice “playing fast”, go to the
advanced volleyball drills section.
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