Key Words for Volleyball Skills
Serve: Skill Key Words for Serving in Volleyball
- Start left foot forward, and step with left foot pointing to target (right foot for left handed players)
- Open hips and shoulders (80°)
- Elbow and hand back and high
- Low (toss) lift in front
- Finish pop high five to target
Pass: Skill Key Words for Passing in Volleyball
“My ball” commitment and pursuit
- Wide base
- Short stop
- Hips to target with shuffle steps
- Feet to ball early, Platform out early
- Wrists down (elbows locked)
- Press platform
- Freeze platform to target
Set: Skill Key Words for Setting in Volleyball
- Compact posture (hands at mid-body)
- Get to center line early
- Feet to ball early
- Right foot forward
- Square to front target
- Hands in shape of ball early (hairline)
- Full extension (“Superman”)
- Freeze extension (hands high at finish)
- Location (height, depth, zone)
Attack: Skill Key Words for Hitting in Volleyball
- Compact posture
- Approach slow to fast (3 step for right handed attacker)
- Loaded right foot forward
- Left directional small/slow step
- Right acceleration to open step, foot at
- 80° angle to net
- Left close/arms back and explode
- Throw arms high, elbow back and high
- High wrist snap
- Follow through to target
- Land on two feet
Floor Defense: Skill Key Words for Digging in Volleyball
- “My ball” commitment and pursuit
- Wide base
- Low posture (can touch floor with hands)
- Hips to target, shuffle steps
- Be stopped at hitter contact
- Platform ALWAYS to target
- Stay on feet (when possible)
Success: Key Words for Success in Volleyball
- “My Ball” commitment and pursuit
- Ball up. Your body must always be between the floor and ball.
- Angles and momentum to target with ball contacts.
- Balls on our side of the net should aim high and off net.
- IN to WIN: Get ball over the net and in one more time than your opponents to win.