Serving: Stand or Jump?
Are jump serves better than standing serves in volleyball? If so, when should we start teaching players how to jump serve?
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Reader questions on passing and serving
A reader who is a volleyball player has a couple questions on how to help her teammates be better in serve reception and in serving
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Reader Question: How can I fix mid-line serving and attacking
A reader wants to know how to address players contacting serves and attacks in the mid-line rather than in line with their shoulder.
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What if you received after winning a rally instead of serving?
How would the game of volleyball change if instead of giving serve to the team who won the rally, we let that team receive serve?
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Talking serving aggression and effectiveness
In the 2016 men's NCAA volleyball finals it looked like a conservative serving strategy ended up backfiring pretty badly.
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Looking at serving and blocking together
There can be a tendency to think of volleyball skills in isolation, but it's worth looking at them in combination as a reflection of how they connect.
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Using a serving machine in training
Is a volleyball hitting/serving machine a good investment for your team or program? Here are a couple of things to consider in the decision process.
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Serving Strategy: Attacking Zone 1
In terms of causing your opposition offensive problems, sometimes attacking Zone 1 can be an extremely useful serving strategy.
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Serving: Go for it or get it in?
Should your team go for it from the service line, or is a more conservative get-it-in approach teh best way to go? It's an on-going debate in volleyball.
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Dealing with a young player serving too long
A volleyball coach asks what can be done to help a young player with a problem executing her serves in a match despite having no problems in training.
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