Volleyball Skills
the Basics of Volleyball Passing
Explore volleyball skills needed to master in volleyball passing. Find out few the most important aspects in passing.
Short Definition of Volleyball Pass
A player performs a pass when she hits the ball around her torso level with the forearms of her straightened arms. A player moves under the approaching ball, stops and takes her good balanced and low passing position.
She places her straightened arms together in front of her body, lets the ball hit the platform formed by her forearms. She redirects the ball to the setter, the playmaker of the team, by pushing with her legs, absolutely not by swinging the ball with her arms.
When?
Volleyball player uses (forearm) pass mainly to - receive opponent’s serve (when the pass is called a serve receive)
- play defense after opponent's attack (when the pass is called a dig)
Why?
The purpose of a pass is to direct the approaching ball to the setter who is the playmaker of the team. Passer is the first person to touch the ball when it is travelling over the net. Pass may also be called a bump, or a serve receive or a dig as mentioned earlier.
How?
- Movement to the ball (by shuffling)
- Stop the movement
- Remember to keep the basic position (balanced, low)
- Keeping the ball in front of your body
- No swinging with arms
Shuffling and Basic Position
Be sure to check Shuffling and Basic Position, if you are not familiar with the terms.
Skills - Shuffling and Basic Position
Volleyball Skills - Passing - Important Tips
In volleyball you always have to be ready to move. Don’t expect the ball come to you. You need to make the move to go under the ball. Always!
Many non-volleyball players assume in volleyball you just stand on the court and you don’t really have to move. In a long match you actually might end up moving around the length of couple of miles!!
Keep your knees bend and stay in low position. Do not just lean forward with your torso, but drop your hips closer to ground.
Your goal is to move (by shuffling) under the ball and pass it in front of your body. It is not possible every time, but your absolute goal is to keep the ball in front of you when passing.
Remember to stop your movement before you pass the ball, after that you have better balance, your both feet are on the ground and it is much easier to pass the ball.
Volleyball Skills - the Most Important Passing Tip
Do not swing the ball with your arms!! It is the most common mistake to swing arms when passing. Swinging makes the pass inaccurate.
The ball is coming so fast that you do not need to swing it. It is enough to place you arms under the ball and just redirect the ball to the setter. Most likely you need to reduce the force by cushioning it, absolutely not to swing it.
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