Posted my hitting form and realized that my jumping form is just not improving over time like I thought it would. I have to fix my penultimate first. How does this look? Long enough? I know going too long atm can cause injury if my body can't handle the load. Is this decent enough though for a penultimate? I'm working on making sure I convert the energy straight up as well. I drifted forward on some of these.

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I've been seeing this multi color net tape all around the internet lately. Any opinions on It? is It good for coaching? Any experience training with It?

Thanks!

I've texted and had a 26 inch vert

(not the best but im working on it.. ) and can touch 10'1

However in these clips, I can't even get my head over the net.

I know its a user error, but what can I do too fix this? And jump at my highest?

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On my spikes, I am approaching from almost behind the ten-foot line, and don't feel any push or difficulty closing the distance on my jumps, but even when I am that far back, I am consistently early. I always take my first step of the 4-step approach when the setter touches the ball, plus these timing issues are mostly on 4 balls. Usually, I like to get a longer and faster approach for my jump so that might be the issue.

Probably a little bit of a bad clip since it’s a bit dark and I’m not hitting on a real net.

So I go to a relatively small school.our volleyball team consists of a nice amount of people but there is a selective number who actually play at tournaments.Thing is,I've been playing for a year and a half,and I'm still not part of the team.i used to be,but then they didn't add me in the lineup this year.We also don't have actual coaching for anyone who's not on the team for them to get better,just a little bit of time in break everyday where the same team plays and I'm lucky if I get subbed in.Most times,the main person who decides who gets to play just put in their freinds,and while I do understand that obviously when your the leader of something you'll want your freinds to come first but I also think everyone should be given the same opportunities.i do remember not playing the best last year when I was put in the team,I cost them a couple points in a game(which they eventually won in anyway) and skipping a tournament because I knew I was going to be subbed out.i just get a lot of fomo icl😭.I do practice at home like setting or passing to the wall but idk if it's enough.Now I know that some people have been playing for years before I started or have really good connections but honestly there's people in my team who started like this year and just joined and(I would say) are as good as me or a bit better.I just want some good advice as to what I'm supposed to do in this situation because I don't just wanna sit around and complain,I'm actually passionate about it,enough to want to play atleast at highschool level.

I started playing beach VB for the first time this summer and have gotten really into it with a desire to improve. The group class I’m in uses the official AVP OPTX volleyballs and I bought the replica version for solo practice because $100 is pretty steep for a ball that is inevitably gonna get roughed up on walls and asphalt.

I wanna buy a few more for simple serve/receive practice and other drills with a friend. I understand using the real version for an actual match but I’m hesitant to spend 300+ just for some practice balls. Any tips on good practice setups? Any other ball brands out there in that same $30-50 range that are higher quality than the AVP replica?

Hey I‘ve posted before about my spiking form a few months back (I’ve been playing for almost a year now) and people told me to work on my footwork which worked decently I guess. I switched from a 3 to a 4 step approach because I was always way too early with a 3 step approach and the additional timing step helps me a lot since we mostly play high balls.
I feel like one problem is the second step, which is supposed to be medium long but I always make a huge one towards the ball making my penultimate shorter and if the ball is set off the net I pretty much have to stay in place and bend my back.
Other than that I tend to forget the block step as I play oppo and I still don‘t know if you do the block step from the right side because I feel like you jump higher but turn yourself away from the court.
Also timing is difficult but I hope it will get better with experience haha

Any feedback is appreciated!

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I play volleyball fairly decently. Im not incredivly skilled but im not exsctly bad either. I know how to set(albeit not spot on sets for a spiker) but i can set regularly. I can also bump. But im mainly an outside hitter in my high school team. Im competing with another guy to be on the main team and so far hes better than me. The thing is. Im taller, bigger, stronger and have a higher vertical jump. But skill wise, i always mess up my spikes mid game. Theyre never powerful or go low like they do when im practicing. My serves also constantly go straight or too high even when theyre very powerful. I need solutions and i also wanna know if possible. Can i improve drastically in 3 months? I wanna perfect spikes, maximize my vertical and my form. I have the run up down i think but i often forget to implemwnt it in my match and like i said my spikes most of the time hit the absolute end of the field right past the line. So they go down just not low enough. Pls help. I also dont know if this post is allowed to be put out as a question so pls forgive me if not

I already am hitting the gym and following the THP Strength programs/ideas to work on vertical jump. I've gone from 15" to 24" in the last year on my vert. Hoping to hit 30 in the next 6 months since I'm ramping up my consistency on that training. I know that will help a lot since I'm only 5'8".

Past that, I haven't gotten to actually practice much. Mostly just go to open play which is hard to get consistent reps. I only have 2 more weeks of these practices in the video and then I lose my court rental for the indoor season. Back to just weekly Sunday intermediate league game and Friday open play.

What stands out the most from my hitting sucking? Last 2 steps could definitely be faster to get more vert. I do notice a lot of times I'm hitting the ball above me/behind me. So I'm not keeping the ball in front of me properly. Some of these FELT really solid and then I blast it into the net though. Is my timing off or am I just genuinely hitting it too low on those? I just have to hit a little higher?

Hit me with the critiques relating to anything involving my approach or hitting.

Hey everyone and thanks in advance,

Been getting back into volleyball as an adult after a year playing (poorly) back in high school, and working on my setting.

I drilled setting against a wall just to focus on my hands — other than form generally (which is limited since these are close-quarters - I know they’re a bit low) I was curious about the ideal length of time for contact on the ball?

In the video, I “drilled” at 3 different contact speeds - what to me felt like medium, slow, and fast. Curious from an outside eye if any of these seem like the “normal” (or desirable) speed to be drilling and practicing at? I know the answer is probably “start slow and get faster,” but was just looking for a 3rd party opinion on what these constitute (are these all super slow? Or normal for intermediate play?) in terms of speed / hand contact time! Would any of these be called for holds or lifts? Etc.

Thanks! Working on just making sure I’m practicing right.

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I’ve been playing in a coed rec league for about a year and got moved to setter this season because nobody else wanted to do it lol.

My biggest problem is my sets keep drifting tight to the net, especially when the pass comes in low or of to my right. Our hitters are basically getting jammed every other rally and I can tell they’re being nice about it.

Things I’ve tried:

• squaring up to my target before the ball gets there
• pushing more with my legs instead of just my arms
• wall sets at home (helps, but it doesn’t carry into games)

Is this a footwork thing or a hand-position thing? Any drills I can do alone or with one other person? Our league plays Tuesdays and Thursdays and I’d love to not be the reason we lose this week 🏐

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I'm 17 and i have been playing volleyball since last year when i joined a youth center but i stopped for a few months in between

It has been a miserable experience.

First, the club i go to isn't really a team. It's a youth center and there is only one schedule for practice sessions there with another maybe 15-20 kids who are around age 15

Why i say it's miserable is because no one there knows how to play volleyball so we dont do rotation or have everyone assigned a position i sometimes play outside or middle or even libero depending on the situation. They just kinda rawdog it and i feel like i dont fit in with their group. And the coach doesn't even care that much about teaching them how to do even the basic things. He just lets us make two teams and play each other without any real coaching or training.

So a month ago i left that club and joined a club that was a bit further from my house hoping that it would be better. It wasn't.

But i met a 19 year old player playing for the team in that club and he told me my basics are pretty ok and he asked his coach to try me out for a practice session with their team.

I showed up and the team is pretty chill but all of them are crazy skilled. So compared to me I don't even know how to play, and the worst part is my performance was so bad. I just missed my only two serves and barely had ONE good receive and missed every other one.

I was devastated and i just left the place after the coach told me to join a youth center and get my basics down. His words genuinely crushed me. Not because i felt underestimated, i knew i wasn't up for their game. But because i was trying to find a team that would build me up with an actual coach who cares about my performance as a player

Now I don't know what to do. I just hit the youth center near me once a week and play with the kids and i feel like this is not giving me a chance to make progress.

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