How would it be easier for me to spike in volleyball?
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Most important - and most overlooked - technique in spiking is your spike approach. The volleyball spike approach is identical in function to a baseball pitcher's wind-up. Unfortunately for us, we don't have the luxury of a pitcher's mound, and a pitching rubber on which we can push off. We need to oriented our hips and shoulders while in the air. How do we do that? A lot of what happens in the air comes from what we do on the ground during the spike approach.\n\n     If you are right handed, your last three steps should be left-right-left, with the last two, the right-left, being more like a step-close than two distinct steps, in which you "close" the left foot very near the right, so your toes are nearly touching, but not too close. \n\n     The last right step (before the left-close) should be much, much larger than the preceding left, or the succeeding left-close. The last right step is like a hop, or a leap, where you start to generate horizontal momentum. \n\n     When you land the last two steps, you should land on your heals, and then rock from your heals to your toes. The heal-toe action will re-direct your horizontal momentum to vertical jump.\n\n     If you are right handed, it is very important for you to jump with your left foot slightly in front of your right, but only slightly. The toes should be near each other.\n\n     By putting your left foot is in front of your right foot, you will setup the rest of your body for a good spike. This will put your left hip in front of your right, and your left shoulder in front of your right. \n\n     When you jump, you should reach-up with your both your arms, but upon reaching your apex, let your right arm and shoulder drop behind, and lower than your left. This will enable a full swing at the ball. \n\n     At the height of your jump, your left shoulder should be above and in front of your right. The same goes for your left hip.\n\n     At the conclusion of your swing, your right shoulder should switch positions with your left, and the same goes for your hips.\n\n     It is the spike approach that setups your hips in shoulders to be in the correct place at the start of your swing.\n\n     Of course, lefties must reverse the above instructions.
565170
Well i play varsity basketball and am looking at signing with several schools so here is my advise. First of all contary to poplar belief jumping doesn't come from the calves as much as it does the upper thighs! Don't believe me? try this stand with your feet together and jump straight up with out bending your knees at all. Then try bending your knees and jumping notice the difference? Any ways the best way to add vertical is to do leg squats or just do a lot of jumping . You should try jumping up on to and off of a big box it worked for me. I'm only 6'2 and I can dunk with two hands and even three-sixty at times. Good Luck.
872248
sure, \n1) place your back foot on the tail of the board and your front foot anywhere from the middle of the board to right behind the front bolts, wherever feels more comfortable to you\n2)crouch down to get more pop. and then slam your back foot down on the tail of the board then jump. (you can only ollie as high as you can jump)\n3)slide your front foot up the board to get more hight\n4)when your ready to land slam the board down to the ground with confidence and ride away
937632
Start by standing on a box, or bleacher steps, preferably with another box or platform a few feet in front of you.  Jump off and when you land on the floor, immediately jump up again onto the box or platform.\nThis essentially "pre-loads" your calf muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus muscles).\nIt's called "plyometrics".  Easy does it at first!\nLook on the web for more plyometric exercises.\nGood luck on your future dunks!
926508
Yes i have many ok when you first start out serving with your let foot and then when you hit bring your right foot up a step and hit the ball and when you jump jump from the tip of your toe and the best way to get mote power on the ball is take your two hands and dont catch it but slightly get a hold on it then use all your upper strenght and hat ball will go so high so good luck with theese technics
1159620
you're very tall, and your frame will probably fill out later, in the mean time, try playing safety at first...youll have good vision of the field and a great understanding of the ways plays develop...you can always move closer to the line, but if you can play in space, you can easily move up to the line in a year or 2 when you fill out...\n\nas for what to do, lift lift lift...3-4 times a week, and do plyometrics...run cones, work on hip swivel, get your legs udner you, run a lot...distance, sprints, in the hallways grab two towels and a friend, have your friend stand on the towel and put the other around your waist, have your friend lean back and you pull him down the hall back and forth...get a solid wooden crate, jump up on top of it with both feet, then jump off, turn around and do it again...\n\nwork all of your muscles, eat well, no junk foods, hit the weights hard...learn from your coaches, let them use their knowledge to help you...ask them what you can do to get better and do what they tell you...good luck
1102352
don't use your toes to kick the ball with, but use the top of your foot (the shoelaces) for power, or the side for accuracy.\n\npractice dribbling around things, is a good idea...but don't waste all your time running as you could be an olympic athlete but if you can't control or kick the ball your not going to make the team.\n\nAlso please note that as this is your first time, i doubt that your actually trying out for a high-caliber team, therefore fitness is not essential. A player who can pass the ball, and is smart, is much more effective than a headless chicken running around the field.\n\nDon't worry about learning fancy moves either, like you said its your first time, practice ball control (juggling, dribbling), and passing/shooting against a wall...this should help you improve.
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The first guy who answered was retarded. If you want to get better you must\nA.)Practice your jump shot. Copy Jordan's. You must be able to jump in the air then shoot. That will enable you to do more difficult things like turn arounds, and fade aways.\nB.)Practice your ball handling. It may not always be fun, but unless you are 6 foot 8 you will need superior ball handling skills. You need a crossover and to be able to dribble with both hands.\nC.)Your inside game. The left handed lay-up will give you an edge because you will be able to go left or right. Work on hook shots, and floaters as well. \nD.)You must play people better than you and be willing to get your butt spanked for a while before you will learn little tricks they do and eventually surpass them through practice and hard work.\nE.)You must be in great cardio shape. Which means running a lot. Sprinting makes you faster.\n\n*Here's a little trick. Notice which foot your defender has closest to you and drive in that direction. They have less time to adjust that way. It's less effective to drive the other way unless you're gonna pull up and fade away, or your defender is slower than you.
814263
You want simple drills such as dribbling around cones, practicing shooting with your left foot in your spare time, one on ones with your mates, and you need to do some continuous and circuit training to get your general fitness up...as for controlling the ball at high speeds try some fartlek training...this is running at different speeds over different terrain!
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stretching doesnt help u jump higher, it losens u up before a game so u wont pull anything and that way ull be able to jump higher right at the beginning of the game or practice...if u work out ur calves alot and ur thighs also u will jump higher quicker.  I could only dunk a tennis ball at the beginning of the school year and now i can dunk a volleyball (im only 5'9).  working out my calves has helped the most
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I'm about your height and played volleyball in HS.  If I remember right (yes, it's been a few years ago...), my problems with spiking weren't with height or jumping, it was with getting the timing down.  Sometimes it helped if my Dad or sisters just fed the ball to me so I could time the jump right.  Work on that over and over and see if you improve.  It made a lot of difference in my game.
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I think the best drill to do is to practice getting a feel for the size of the ball.  Practice against the wall by repeatedly setting the ball against the wall.  You can even look at markings on the wall and try to set the ball to touch the mark.  You can try different distances from the wall too.\n\nIf you have access to a weighted setters ball (kind of like a tetherball but volleyball sized) you can try to practice setting with that.  It should strengthen your wrists.\n\nSince you are on the shorter side, I would say it's also a good idea to learn to use your knees and weight to get more power into your set (allowing you to set higher/farther).  I don't have a lot of experience with this (I am a 5'6" guy with very good "hops") however but supposedly that helps.\n\nYou can also work on a "back set" where you set the hitter behind you.  If you develop a smooth back set, you can freeze the middle blocker from always committing to the side you are setting.  The key to this is to not arch your back too much and release the ball slightly behind "overhead."  You can work on your quick sets to keep the opponent off balance (1's) too.\n\nThe key to setting is control.  I say you should never be so aggressive to force a set.  If you get a bad pass, it's better to just get it up so that it's playable, even if it's off the net.  Putting up a nice "10" is better than forcing a bad outside.  You should think about your hitters' angles too.  It is much more difficult for a hitter to hit a set that is coming from directly behind them.  For example, if you receive a bad pass at the 5 position (right back), it is better to set the weak side (2 position) or the middle hitter (3 position).  The strong side hitter (4 position) will have a bad angle and it will be more difficult for that person to get a good hit.  Also you can work on your "pass" (or "bump"--the colloquial term) as a set too if the pass is too low.\n\nAnother important point is communication.  You should call "help" early and AUDIBLY if you cannot get to it.  If you should wish, you can say something like "right here" or something like that so that your teammates can hear where you are as they are passing to you.  I can tell you the main difference I see in high school players versus older, more experienced players is their talking.  You should help call in or out if you can.  You can communicate to your hitters how many blockers they are going up against right after you set it, you can call out "one" or "two" or whatever.  Or you can tell them where to hit it (line, angle, etc.) or adjust your sets based on what the opponent is blocking.\n\nI can go on an on about this, obviously.  But communication is key.  Your coach will love you for talking.\n\nOne thing that you can also do is to find out where and how your hitters like to be set.  I have hitters who like their sets really high, others who like it rather low (i.e. "loop") and others who like it "off" and others who like it "tight."  Finding that out will help you set them better and thus make you look better.
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ok when your doing one make sure your feet are in the right place,put your hand(fingertips) on the ground.your feet should be in the middle and on the tale.push down on the tail while jumping your fingertips will come off the ground.while in the air the firt on the tail slides back gives the board a little nudge so it flips.then quickly slide your foot back on the tale but right on the end.make sure both feet are on.then your board will drop down and you keep your balanece.that is a tip and you can think about something like if i land these ill get 1 million dollars or somethin on the lind.i hope this helps.oh yea yuo can practice in a pool,trampiline,or bed.thats what i did when i first learn how to do one now i can do them naturally.have a nice day
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It's going to take a lot of practice before you are consistent. Just keep that in mind. \nLine up a little farther away from the service line to give yourself room for the jump. You can either toss one handed or two handed. The trick is to toss high and a little in front so that you have time to do an approach and meet the ball. The approach is almost the same as a hitting approach except you stay facing straight ahead. So toss, do the approach and hit. Good luck!
751032
If it's not until next year then you should defiantly look for a club in your area to play on for the time being.  There's no better practice then playing organized volleyball.  Also if there is any beach organizations or even just random tournaments then look into it.
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well, it is easier to show, but here we go.\na)hold the ball in your left hand, with your right hand on top. you left foor should be pointed towards the spot you wanna serve, your right foot is parallel to the back line. your two feet should be like 6 inches or more apart.\nb)take a step back with your right foot, at the same time pulling your right hand STRAIGHT BACK...not down and around. \nc)throw the ball with your left hand up in the air high enough for swinging hand to be at the top point of it's reach. \nd) swing at the ball with your right hand, with a REALLY strong hand. (and open hand, like you were giving the ball a strong highfive.)\nwhat you do with your left hand is poit in the air the place you want it to go while doing C.\nfollow through with your left and right hands.\n\nmost of it is just asking your coach, or a volleyball playing friend for help.
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It takes a lot.  You need to shoot tons of jumpers, work on your handles, know when to pass and when to shoot, when to go to the hole and when to stop and pop.  You gotta watch a lot and play a lot.  You always need to try new things as soon as you are good at what you have.  Ball is about getting better all the time and the best thing for it is practice and play.