I play volleyball i am working myself almost to limits but get little to no play time what can i do?
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No offense but either you're limits are too low or you're team is too good. So you could either push your limits further or just wait until your teamates graduate or something like that and keep practicing.
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think about how much you can play when you finish\nif this does not work, think about how angry your parents will be if they find out that you still have stuff to do and you are playing
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sometims coaches are just assholes and only let thier favorites play, so if your not sucking him off then your not going to play.... but just try your hardest in practice and hustle all the time after loose balls, dive, dont be afraid to get scrapped up, and do the same with the little amount of playing time you may recive. and maybe if you show the coach your dedicated you might see yourself getting more time.
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If you don't have the time and can't make the time, then don't play basketball. Otherwise, stop complaining and find the time if it's that important to you.
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Need to practice regularly and must play to the rules
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If you have a coach with you, tell him to look at your form and see if he notices if you are doing anything wrong. Everybody will go through slumps every once in a while. to get out of it, just keep shooting and shooting and soon enough you will start to make shots again. the main thing is try not to worry about it, because if you think too much, you are more likely to do something wrong.
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Well first of all on your blocking try and keep tall people in the front that can especially jump high and defense just make sure that you can all bump the ball and get it back over after you learn how to get the ball over with out it hitting the ground then try to bump,set,spike it u should stand regular until u become more advanced it's all about thinking ahead and being where you need to be at the right time hope ya'll do great tell me how it goes!! =\n\n\nFreshman Volleyball WOOOOOO
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cool i have yet to break 260 this year that is great for nine months!!! keep up the good work!! and you could have a future if you can find a coach that is willing to work with you.. i hoe you are bowling in a junior league..if not its still not to late to join one!! i have been bowling for over 30 years and i also coach...on saturdays that i don't work
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Draw a line on gym wall the same height as volleyball net topline.  Practice 20 minutes every day with team mate(s), two at a time (you and one team mate) hitting the ball above the line, the other person has to return the bounce off (you are trying to get it in his area).  Every five minutes increase the distance from the wall, but not further than for normal volleyball.  That is exercise #1.\n\nNumber 2 Exercise:  Your friend stands on opposite side of net and loft balls for you to slam dunk.  Practice from all standard first line positions and different types of incoming.  Try four different types for five minutes each.  Good to have some non-participatory helpers to get the ball(s) back to your helper.\n\nNumber 3 Exercise:  Play lots of actual volleyball games, even if you only have two people for each side.\n\nNumber 4 Exercise:  Practice hard serves for a difficult return but limit this to 10 minutes per day so you don't hurt your arms.\n\nReal games enable team work with others and this team work is a big factor in winning.  You need to discuss this with other team mates and any pro observer(s).  When good teamwork becomes automatic, your chances of winning are greatly increased.\n\nPractice, practice, practice.\n\nMake sure your ball has the official pressure!
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Play more competitive competition with better teamates\n\nIdentify your weaknesses and construct strategies in improving your play in those areas\n\nIdentify oppononents main weakness and focus your training on those areas
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When I do volleyball clinics covering serving, I spend as much as 30 minutes discussing the mental approach and the mechanics of serving.  In this format it is difficult to cover much more than just the basics of it.  Most people learn best from having someone tell them how to do it and then show them how to do it - you should look in your area for any camps you can go to.  I know in my area there are a couple of high schools that have offered camps, I will be doing one out of the YMCA where I coach and the local universities offer camps.\n\nJust some tips\n1.  It is easier and therefore more comfortable to hit the ball closer to your body (letting it drop lower before swinging at it).  One of the biggest mistakes I see is players doing that so that they are at least making contact with the ball.  Don't fall into that trap.  Make contact up and away from your body - you may miss completely a few times as you get your timing down.  So what, it will pay off in the end.\n2. Make sure you are swinging at the ball.  I see a lot of players that are developing an overhand serve, drop their elbow and swing with a "shot put" motion.  During your swing, your elbow should never drop below your shoulder.\n3. All of your movement should be forward through the ball towards your target.  Imagine a narrow box in front of you that you have to pass through.  The biggest mistake I see players make is stepping sideways and swinging at the ball with their shoulders and hips square to the net.You should be turning your waist through your swing  - 50% of your power comes from that motion.  When you step out, you are robbing yourself of that power.\n\nThe thing I try to remind my players is serving is about confidence and mechanics.  I have a girl that plays for me who is about 4'11" to 5' tall and has a very slight build - she is able generate incredible power when she hits the ball.  She has an incredibly consistent and strong serve and in our last season she was in the top 3 or 4 on the team in serves even though she was the smallest player.  She is very confident and she has awesome mechanics.\n\nUse your mind to practice.  Visualize yourself serving.  You should see yourself serving using perfect mechanics and being successful with each serve.  You should do at least 20 "mental serves" a day.\n\nGood luck
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Don't get too hung up on your hieght.  Velleyball is a sport where height can be an advantage, but it is not the only determinate.  I recently had a team where my two setters where 5'9" and 5'1" and I had equal confidence in both of them.  In most cases I prefer my setters to be short, quick and athletic.\n\nAs a setter you have to keep in mind that you have two main jobs\n1. Get to that second ball almost every time\n2. Put up a hittable ball for your hitters\n\nIt sounds like you do not have confidence in the mechanics of your sets.  Before you worry about timing with your hitters, setting 1's, 2's extra, make sure you have good mechanics.\n\n1. practice your footwork - sets should come off of the right foot after a hopping motion\n2. make sure you are receiving the ball correctly.  I used to take a deflated ball (that way it does not bounce) and set to myself.  I would come to a full stop each time the ball hit my hands to make sure I was getting all 10 fingers on it at the same time.\n3. Touches - get as many as you can.  Set to yourself.  Play Breakout on a wall (It is a video gaem from when I was a kid) you try to hit the same brick in a wall over and over.\n4. See if there are any Setter Specific Camps in your area.\n\nAfter you improve your mechanics, get together with a hitter.  Have them give you feedback after each set.  If you are on a team, have all of your hitters give you one word feedback after each set e.g., higher, quicker, in, out etc.  develop your own system, but do not let the feedback get you down.  I tell my setters it is one of the hardest positions in sports (not just volleyball) and it takes a lot of mental toughness to be successful.\n\nGood luck
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Keep practicing but also play in as many pick up games as you can.\n\nMake sure you you shoot from different spots on the floor and work on different moves as well.\n\nGet a friend and play some one on one to get used to faking.\n\nTry and get some pointers from someone who you know that is a good player or a coach.
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my girlfriend has played ball almost all of her life. she said that the biggest thing you should work on is running. you run springts like crazy. and you are timed. most coaches give 10-20 seconds to run full court twice. even if you suck at shooting or anything else, if your fast, coach will at least use you to get the ball down the court. after that comes shooting and layups. you dont have to have perfect handling on the ball because they will prolly keep whateva pt guard they have. just make sure you are a good runner, and can shoot jump shots and layups
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It sounds like you worked and worked but didn't play. Sounds like you need to take some time and have some fun. Join a volley ball team, bowling team, go skating with some friends. You don't have to be good at it - in fact, that is what makes it even more fun.\nWhatever it is that you do, make it fun. You don't need more college degrees or more organization in your life or more success, you need to let loose and just relax and take it easy for awhile. Remember the key here is that you don't have to be good at it, but you must have a good time doing it.
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In a semi-squating position,  rest your elbows on across your thighs, just above your knees. While in this sitting position, bounce the volleyball downwards using both hands in a setting motion. This will isolate your wrists and allow you to feel the correct setting motion. It also works on getting a "feel" of the ball nestled in your hands.\n\nStand about 3 feet away from a wall and set into the wall. Catch the ball if you need, but eventually work up to setting the ball. This helps to get a lot of repititions setting the ball.\n\nOn a basketball court, practice setting into the basket from different angles and locations on the court. This helps with accuracy.\n\nPractice your overhand serving while standing inside the 3 meter line, facing the net. This well help to get your hitting arm at full extension when making contact. It also helps to get you to swing upward, instead of just whacking the ball.
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jump roping and running helps a lot\nalso just get out there and play a lot, you dont always have to be just focusing on building endurance\nas you play you will build it up naturally