The correlation of aces to wins
How important is getting aces to winning in volleyball? More important in the men's game than the women's based on the numbers.
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volleyball serving
Get your servers competing with this game
I like incentivizing my servers to challenge my passers in practice. Here's a way you can get your servers competing.
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?
Creating service pressure in practice
How can we get players used to serving in pressure situations? It comes down to making their serves in practice consequential.
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
Drill: Flip-Switch
This is a good volleyball serving and passing exercise that constantly forces players to recognize and adapt to changing scenarios.
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.
Looking at Serving Risk and Reward
Lots of volleyball coaches want their teams to serve tougher, but there's a trade off between winning more rallies and losing more points through higher errors.
Why does my volleyball team miss serves?
If your volleyball misses serves at bad times or simply misses them a lot there are a number of potential causes which you can address to correct it.