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Issue 1 : 2009 archive
 

Coaching Tip: Receiving Serves

Use this tip to teach your athletes how to successfully receive serves.

  • Most servers will serve in the direction they are facing. Do a good job of lining up with the shoulders of the server, watch the speed of the arm to anticipate deep or short serve, make a quick move to where the ball is going.
  • Move feet quickly, preferably using shuffle steps to keep hips and shoulders facing the ball, stay in a low posture and let the ball drop down to you. Do not stand up to pass.
  • Contact the ball with your forearms when the ball is located between your hips and knees.
  • Keep shoulders forward and angle your forearms to target. The passing motion should be very simple. Too many passers have unnecessary motions with arms and body.
  • After ball leaves forearms, stay conscious of posture, staying low with knees bent.
  • Good passers will receive at least 100 balls every day in practice.

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Drill for Success: Out of System Setting

This issue's drill is provided by Jim Stone, former Ohio State University Head Women's Volleyball Coach and founder of Volleyball Training Solutions

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The purpose of this drill is to work on the setter moving to an "out of system" pass and set a ball to left front hitter that can be attacked. The Target (T) stands 5' off net and 5' in the court. This target area provides a margin of error for Setter (S) and is also an easy ball to attack for the hitter. The Setter starts at 3m line and will return to the 3m line after each set. Coach (C) tossed the ball to area either 20' off net or 30' off net.Setter will move to toss, make a good high set to the target, then return to 3m line. Drill is complete when setter makes 10 good sets. The coach will control the tempo of the drill by how quickly or how high the ball is tossed.

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Rules Trivia

Marcia Alterman, NCAA Rules interpreter, explains what happens if a player touches the ball that is in the net on the opponents side of the court.

FACT or FICTION? When Team A passes the ball into the body of the net, a Team B player, who is near the net, reaches laterally to place a hand in the path of the ball. The ball contacts the net and the Team B player's hand, and then rebounds to the floor of Team A's court. The result should be a net fault on the Team B player.

FACT!! NCAA Rule 15.1.3.4 states: "It is a fault to intentionally touch the ball while it is in the body of the net on the opponent's side". Reaching laterally would be considered intent.

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