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Improve With Volleyball Videos and Keys

Below are volleyball videos and keys for skills, team systems, strategies, training, and more. We hope you enjoy these free resources. You are on your path to being your best self today! ~ Coach Mike 

Serving Video and Keys for Volleyball

Video and Key words for Serving in Volleyball 


Fastest way to score

Best defense is a good offense


FLEAN Serve - Flat Float and Clean no spin

  • Weight on back foot
  • Open back foot, hips, + shoulders
  • Elbow back and hand high
  • Low lift in front
  • Step into ball. Explode.
  • Pop high five to target, FLEAN, strong locked wrist, finish hand high
  • Hit ball at Equator


Jump Flean Serve

  • 3 or 4 step approach (RL-RL, or LR-LR if lefty) 
  • Elbow back and hand high
  • Hold ball shoulder height
  • Open hips
  • Low lift on 2nd to last step
  • Pop high five to target, FLEAN finish hand high

Ready to Serve

Low Lift in Front

Low Lift in Front

Peak Volleyball Camps serving skills

Low Lift in Front

Low Lift in Front

Low Lift in Front

Peak Volleyball Camps serving skills

Explode into the Ball!

Hit Ball at Equator. Flean to Seams.

Hit Ball at Equator. Flean to Seams.

Peak Volleyball Camps serving with power

Hit Ball at Equator. Flean to Seams.

Hit Ball at Equator. Flean to Seams.

Hit Ball at Equator. Flean to Seams.

Peak Volleyball Camps serving Flean to seams

Passing Video and Keys

Volleyball Video and Key Words for Passing


Passing Key Words

  • Wide base with push off 1-2-3 footwork
  • Medium Posture (Pre-serve routine start hands on knees, then hands out, no up-and-down movements)
  • Track Serve: Read angle of serve first, then depth next
  • Platform pick a side
  • Go get it! Commit “My ball”
  • Shrug-Tilt-Hold platform to middle

 

Passing Key Concepts

  • Power of good. Pass middle instead of trying to be perfect.
  • Laser focused on the finish "ball to middle"
  • Feel Simple and Quiet
  • Go get it! Cut ball off on deep.

Wide Base with Push Off 1-2-3 Footwork

Medium Posture. Track Serve. Go Get it!

Medium Posture. Track Serve. Go Get it!

Passing volleyball skills

Medium Posture. Track Serve. Go Get it!

Medium Posture. Track Serve. Go Get it!

Medium Posture. Track Serve. Go Get it!

Passing volleyball skills

Shrug-Tilt-Hold platform to middle

Medium Posture. Track Serve. Go Get it!

Shrug-Tilt-Hold platform to middle

Passing volleyball skills

Setting Video and Keys

Volleyball Video and Key Words for Setting 


Setting Key Words

  • Compact posture (hands at mid-body)
  • Right foot forward
  • Face front target
  • Hands in the shape of the ball early. FOR BEGINNERS: Sign Language Moose for location.
  • Push your feet through the floor
  • Full extension (“Superman”)
  • Freeze extension (hands high at finish) for Location (height, depth, zone)
  • Back set looks and feels like front set

Athletic Posture. Ready to move.

Athletic Posture. Ready to move.

Athletic Posture. Ready to move.

Hands in Shape of the Ball

Athletic Posture. Ready to move.

Athletic Posture. Ready to move.

Push Your Feet Through the Floor

Push Your Feet Through the Floor

Push Your Feet Through the Floor

Finish hands high

Push Your Feet Through the Floor

Push Your Feet Through the Floor

Attacking Video and Keys

Volleyball Video and Key Words for Hitting

  • Athletic posture
  • Approach (Right)---LEFT---Right-Left
  • STICKY LEFT step
  • Slow directional sticky left-foot step
  • Fast burst to right-foot plant step pointing at setter
  • Open the door - hips and shoulders face setter
  • Throw hands high and elbow back (Arms pendulum back to throw hands high)
  • Explode up to the ball. High point.
  • Tilt and extend shoulder max reach
  • Slam the door shut - finish facing net
  • Hit ball hard (increase to 9 out-of 10) at 10 o'clock
  • High wrist snap to target
  • Land safely on two feet

Sticky foot

Explode Up to the Ball. Tilt Max Reach.

Open to the Door. Slam the Door Shut!

Open to the Door. Slam the Door Shut!

Explode Up to the Ball. Tilt Max Reach.

Open to the Door. Slam the Door Shut!

Explode Up to the Ball. Tilt Max Reach.

Explode Up to the Ball. Tilt Max Reach.

Explode Up to the Ball. Tilt Max Reach.

Defense Video and Keys

Volleyball Video and Key Words for Defense


Focus Keys

  • Read hitter: Angle of approach > shoulders > arm swing > hand 
  • Verbalize what you see
  • Be ready. Go get it! Ball UP!
  • Pride: Keep ball off the floor.


Defense Keys

  • Wide base push off 1-2-3 footwork
  • Hips + Shoulders towards middle of the court
  • Low + forward posture (touch floor with hands)
  • Be stopped at hitter contact 
  • Shrug-Tilt-Hold platform to middle


Sprawls and dives

  • Shoulders low to the floor
  • Extend forward through ball parallel to floor
  • Dig while on feet

Wide Base with Push Off 1-2-3 Footwork

Wide Base with Push Off 1-2-3 Footwork

Wide Base with Push Off 1-2-3 Footwork

Passing volleyball skills

Low. Forward. Go Get It.

Wide Base with Push Off 1-2-3 Footwork

Wide Base with Push Off 1-2-3 Footwork

Extend Forward Through Ball

Wide Base with Push Off 1-2-3 Footwork

Angle Hips and Shoulders to Middle

Angle Hips and Shoulders to Middle

Angle Hips and Shoulders to Middle

Angle Hips and Shoulders to Middle

Shrug-Tilt-Hold platform to middle

Angle Hips and Shoulders to Middle

Shrug-Tilt-Hold platform to middle

Passing volleyball skills

Blocking Video and Keys

Volleyball Video and Key Words for Blocking

  • Athletic posture
  • Verbalize what you see
  • Be Athletic. Get arms and hands in front of hitters.
  • Higher hands for easier timing
  • Penetrate wide rounded hands over net, surround ball to floor
  • Take angle
  • FINISH hands high


Outside blocker SETS BLOCK

  • Read hitter 
  • Front angle-of-approach, call “inside” or “outside”
  • Line up arm swing (outside hand/angle, inside hand/line)


Middle Blocker CLOSE BLOCK

  • Read setter extension
  • Sprint left/right close block 


Off-blocker

  • Tipper picker upper

Athletic Posture. Verbalize What You See.

Athletic Posture. Verbalize What You See.

Athletic Posture. Verbalize What You See.

Get Arms and Hands In Front of Hitters

Athletic Posture. Verbalize What You See.

Athletic Posture. Verbalize What You See.

Get Over Net. Take Angle. Surround Ball.

Athletic Posture. Verbalize What You See.

Get Over Net. Take Angle. Surround Ball.

Team Defense Video and Keys

Volleyball Video and Key Words for Team Defense


TEAM SYSTEMS


Team Defense Key Words

  • Perimeter Defense positions (including off-blocker "Tipper picker Upper”
  • Go get it! Commit “My ball” defense commitment
  • Seamless defense
  • Parallel lines (cross over like sliding glass door)
  • Open up, point, and call

Team Transition Video and Keys

Volleyball Video and Key Words for Transition


TEAM SYSTEMS


Transition attack to block back to attack

  • Block, turn and run, follow ball off net,
  • Throw feet to pivot right foot 
  • Three step approach (loaded right foot forward), slow to fast approach
  • Back to base blocking position


Block > turn and run off net > hit, back to base block > repeat


Setter and Libero Dig or Release to Set Transition 

Serve Receive Video and Keys

Volleyball Video and Key Words for Serve Receive


TEAM SYSTEMS


Serve receive considerations

  1. Rotational order when serve is contacted
  2. Put best passers in position to cover      court effectively and take most serves (3-person pass)
  3. Put Setter in place close and easy to un (setter release) to net/setting position
  4. Put hitters in place easiest to hit preferred set. Right-handed hitters stack left is easiest.

Fun Video

Fun Video: Best Volleyball Blocks Ever with Scott Sterling

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