How to teach the overhand serve to volleyball beginners
How do you teach volleyball beginners to serve? That is the question I was asked. Here is what I focus on when working with new servers.
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serving
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.
Having a pre-serve process
When it comes to a pre-serve process keep in mind that both servers and passers should have them and that in both cases they should be simple.
Coaching Log – Feb 1, 2016
As solid week of work didn't not end with the win that was anticipated, but rather a loss which puts our challenge for a top playoff seed in jeopardy.
Coaching Log – Dec 14, 2015
For a second week in a row we avenged a previous 3-2 loss. In doing so, we secured a Top-2 seed for next month's Gran Prix.
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.
Recommendations to help improve the serve toss
Inconsistent tosses are a problem for many volleyball players, especially younger or less experienced ones. Here are some ideas for coaches to address it.
Serving Strategy: Attacking Zone 1
In terms of causing your opposition offensive problems, sometimes attacking Zone 1 can be an extremely useful serving strategy.
Drill: 1-2 Serve & Pass
This drill allows passers to work on receiving hard serves, and servers on serving them, but without lots of missed serves leaving passers standing around.