Learning Timing on Volleyball Setting DrillsThese volleyball setting drills tips focus solely on the timing between hitters and setters. To check out how to set up these drills, go to Setting Drills section Volleyball Setting Drills - How to set up the timing between the outside hitters and the setter? A “good ball park estimate” for the correct
timing
for the outside
hitter is to place left foot on the ground (for RIGHT handed hitter)
approximately when the setter has the ball.After that the player performs the plant (right foot and left foot on the ground) and takes off the ground to swing the ball. This estimate is just to give you an idea about the correct timing - naturally every player performs the approach a little bit differently. This also depends on the speed of the set. If the set is fast, you may put the left foot down slightly after the setter releases the ball. A left-handed player performs it as a mirror image. How to Do Volleyball Spike Approach?If you have forgotten the basics of the approach and what is the plant, go and check out those in the “basic skills” section.You can also get a complete report “spiking secrets” by ordering our free newsletter. Volleyball Setting Drills - How the Setter Can Elevate the Hitter's Game?Faster outside sets may actually become easier for the setter!!This next could be hard to understand, unless you are a setter yourself. Cooperation between the outside hitter and setter is usually much harder with the fast sets, because of the timing issues - especially if the hitters are used to hit slower sets. This is how the spiker often feels about it. Let's look at it from the setter's point of view. However, if the setter has ability to read the hitter and change the tempo of the set (slowing it down, or fastening it up according to the player), setting fast gives "more control" to the setter. What do I mean by that? Volleyball Setting Drills - Setter's Peripheral VisionThe setter may feel s/he has more control because with the faster sets the setter will see the player approach in the “peripheral vision.”(Peripheral vision is a part of vision that occurs outside the very center of gaze. In other words: when you’re looking at the ball, at the same time you’re able to comprehend and “see” what happens elsewhere). Coach's Feedback to Setter Important when Learning Timing The coach should learn to give constant feedback to the setter during volleyball drills about timing. ("Give just a little bit faster set for Anna." "Slow down for Maria, since her approach is slower than Anna's.")  This helps the setter to become a player who can elevate the teammate's game by changing the tempo of the set. The setter will be able to make the hitters better than they actually are. When your setter learns to read the hitter and to change the timing based on the hitter's approach, s/he will be very valuable player for the team. To conclude, if the coach is having a skilled setter in the team fast outside sets will give the setter more "power". With fast outside sets the setter is able to fix timing issues of the hitters. The Setter Feels Confident to Set – When S/he Sees the Hitter Approaching and Being Ready to SpikeAs an ex-setter I felt totally confident setting a fast outside ball when I saw the player approaching and getting ready to take off her left foot placed near 10 feet (3 meter line).If the setter won't see the player being ready to spike, then the setter may become unsure weather s/he should set a faster ball or a little slower ball. This leads to timing issues with the hitter.  Therefore when running volleyball setting drills and practicing fast outside sets, a hitter's most important job is to show with the body language and position that s/he is ready to spike. What Setters and Hitters Should Focus on Volleyball Setting Drills?
If you have the fast outside set on and
the setter
doesn’t see the
outside hitter in position to jump, it often causes timing issues and
insecurity between the players. |
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