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SERVING 1. There
are many ways to serve the volleyball. We will try to go through
several of them here. First, have a specific spot on the opponents side of
where you want to hit the ball. The basic serve consists of a short toss and a
swing--while shifting your weight from back to front. Right- Handers start with right foot
back tuned at a 45 degree angle to the right, and the left foot in front of body
pointing toward your target. 2. Take step- then toss ball as you shift your weight--swing your arm from back to front leading with your elbow as your arm and hand make a whipping motion, contacting the ball just in front of shoulder about the height of the top of your head. Take step(keep your weight back) --- toss ball up 1 ft.--shift weight---swing. As your hand hits the ball your arm position should be similar to raising your hand to take and oath or swear to tell the truth. Your consistency will decrease if your toss is higher than 1 foot. (Exception--Jump Serves, See Below) 3.
Pick spot
out on ball (middle of ball). 4.
Spread
hand out for control. 5.
Hit with
power like giving a good, hard “high five”. 6.
Follow
through to position on court. TIP : Serve between opponents players
ADVANCED SERVING Floater Serve A1)
Be consistent tossing ball where it drops in front of serving shoulder on
ground. (Practice tossing.
Where does ball drop?) A2)
Keep airhole pointing toward target on other side. A2a)
When using floater serve: Airhole
can control drop.
Lower left = Drop left / Lower right = Drop right
Airhole in middle and down = Quicker drop
Airhole in middle high = Continues float A2b) Move further back for more movement of ball. A3)
Use hand angle to control spin or no spin. A4)
Use short serves alternately with deep serves. Get consistent on distance – just over the net/ High
enough to be able to come down in front of the 10 ft. line/ 3 m. line. Use short serves directly in front of you, across net but short of 10ft line. Alternate with deep corner serve diagonal from where you are serving. A5)
Turn body toward target and follow procedures. Don’t face one way and try to hit another. The ball will go in the direction your hand goes. Jump Floatie Serve A1) Line up 3 feet behind end line. A2) Use last two steps of approach jump. Rt handers use Rt.--Lt. A3) As your left foot touches the floor, jump in the air to land just inside court. A4) While in the air, toss ball up no more than 6 inches, hit ball using hand swing parallel to the ground. A4a) Just before leap, toss the ball with both hands about 3 ft. above your head. A5) Practice hitting short and long. Contact ball just outside shoulder width just in front of face. Curve Serve 1. Rt. handers serving from right side, face your body toward right-side netpole. Aim toward pole. 2. On toss-- instead of hitting ball in middle, hit on the outside right of ball toward the top. Almost in chopping motion. 3. Ball should start out in pole direction and then curve left toward court. Practice and move as necessary for your swing. Very effective. Jump Serve 1. Start back 5 to 10 ft. behind back line. 2. Toss ball with hitting hand in topspin motion high enough and far enough forward where ball will land about 2 ft. inside court if you just let it fall. It needs to be high enough to give you time to go through your three-step approach. 3. Toss ball--three-step approach---take-off just behind back line and make sure you are facing your target area. 4. While in the air, have you hitting hand shoulder turned away from the net, then rotate torso and hitting hand shoulder toward net while hitting the ball just as you would a spike.
Karch Kiraly says: Make the passers move--Serve to the opponents weakness--Don't miss your serve after an opponents time-out More to come. |
