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Three Types Of Volleyball Blocks For Indoor Players To Learn

Part six of the volleyball terms study guide for blocking is where I define what it means to one-on-one block, swing block and triple block. As I've mentioned before, the block is the first line of defense used to attempt to keep your opponent from spi... Read >

Master These Volleyball Blocking Skills To Improve Your Defensive Game

Part five of the volleyball terms study guide for blocking is where I define what it means to seal the net, stuff block, swing block and read blocking. - seal the net - "Seal the net" means that as you block jump you keep your shoulders, chest, your un... Read >

How To Block A Volleyball: Two Types of Volleyball Blocks Beginning Players Should Know

In part four of the volleyball blocking study guide I talk about the terms the double block and using the block. Double block - A double block is formed when two players manage to travel along the net to get in front of and form a block against a hitte... Read >

Blocking A Volleyball - You Know These Terms, Right?

Part three of six of the study guide for volleyball blocking explains what the joust, kong block, block assist, over, and under mean. Joust - A joust occurs when two players contact the ball over the net at the same time. This usually occurs between t... Read >

Volleyball Block: Learn These Terms To Improve Your Game

This is part two of six for the Volleyball Blocking Terms study guide which explains what closing the block, penetration, screen, seam, block attempt, hole and roof mean in regards to blocking. Closing the block - Closing the block happens when two pla... Read >

Volleyball Blocking: Terms and Technique To Learn First

Volleyball blocking is the first line of defense during a rally and individual blocking and team blocking skills and tactics are important parts of the game to learn. This is part one of a five-part study guide with volleyball terms that will help you bec... Read >

Volleyball Camps: Learn How To Set A Ball Correctly

As a junior volleyball player one of the best ways to become a better all-around volleyball player is to improve your volleyball setting. Even if you're undecided about what position you want to play in high school or club, attending a volleyball camp sho... Read >

Volleyball Camps: Two Ways To Find The Right One

When you have decided or your volleyball parents have decided to spend some of your summertime in volleyball camp with the intent of improving your volleyball serve receive skills or (any skills for that matter) you want to make sure that you get the most... Read >

You Can Improve Your Hitting At Volleyball Camp

The goal in attending a camp for hitters is for you to become the "go to" hitter on your team. A hitter's camp usually will break down and emphasize all attacking skills including footwork, arm swing work, timing principles, various attack routes, back co... Read >

Volleyball Liberos Can Improve Their Game At Camp

While hitting and blocking represent the power elements of the volleyball game, serve receive and defense are technical skills, which take finesse, coordination a good eye, timing and patience to learn. Volleyball camps have evolved to the point that ... Read >

What It Means To Dig A Volleyball With Various Parts Of The Body

Playing defense in volleyball is one of the areas of the game where a player can go beyond technique and use their own sense of creativity to keep a ball off the floor. As long as a player, let's say a libero in this case, doesn't commit a "lift" a "doubl... Read >

Volleyball Defense: The Pancake, Pepper And Other Terms That Will Make You Hungry

I don't know if this happened on purpose but for some reason a lot of the volleyball terms used to describe various defensive techniques are related to food or beverage items. I never noticed it while playing, but when I saw all the words written down on ... Read >

Volleyball Defense: Four Terms Top Players Know

Although playing defense in volleyball requires a certain amount of technique, a player's main focus is to keep the ball off the floor and to play it up in a way that a second teammate, ideally the setter, can run an offensive play that results in a side ... Read >

Basic Volleyball Court Terms For Beginners

The volleyball court. We dive on it, we hit on it, we block on it, and we serve on it but do we really know all the important parts of the court we play this game on? I've explained a lot of the basic parts of the volleyball court in this article incl... Read >

Volleyball Referees and Officials: What Do They Do?

As volleyball players many of us can have a love-hate relationship with the people who referee our games. I know I did. I have stories I can tell about how I use to untie the first referee's shoe laces when I didn't agree with a call they made. Maybe that... Read >