• Volleyball Terms: A Study Guide for Blocking, Part 1

    Updated: 2010-05-28 19:24:41
    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 become a better volleyball player and hopefully improve your blocking game.

  • Beach Volleyball Serve Receive Tips: Are Hand Grips the Secret to Better Passing?

    Updated: 2010-05-21 18:05:41
    The function of the hand grip you use to forearm pass or bump a ball is to help you keep your elbows straight and to make sure you maintain as flat and as wide a platform as possible. Hand grips come in all forms.

  • Beach Volleyball Secrets and Tips to Serving Deep in the Court

    Updated: 2010-05-20 16:27:16
    Because you're playing outside with the wind and the sun playing a huge part in the outcome of your game, its much better for a player to practice serving deep into the opposite court because the wind can blow a ball that seems a few inches outside the baseline, back into the court. When the wind is up and kicking, players often call a ball that has been served high and deep in the court "out' when it actually gets blown or drops back in especially when it comes to the high velocity jump serve.

  • Beach Volleyball Skills: How to Become a Better Indoor Volleyball Player

    Updated: 2010-05-19 15:07:05
    It is spring time which usually marks the preparation for the outdoor sand volleyball season. With the change in the weather temperature and the sport's growing popularity, you may be among the many indoor players that are preparing to play in beach volleyball games and outdoor tournaments this summer. If you are new to the sand game, I wanted to prepare you for some of the differences you'll face and I've explained what you may want to look out for while transitioning between these two distinct styles of the volleyball game.

  • Beach Volleyball Training Exercises to Jump Higher

    Updated: 2010-05-18 17:01:09
    The best jumpers in the world are beach volleyball players and anyone who have ever tried to jump in sand knows how difficult it is. There are some great beach volleyball training exercises that you can do to learn how to jump higher and play better that we will discuss here.

  • Leg Power: How to Get Your Volleyball Legs Strong for Game Day!

    Updated: 2010-05-12 15:10:06
    If you are a serious volleyball player then you understand the importance of training your body to have a powerful foundation in your legs! If you want to learn how to do this for your volleyball game then permit yourself a minute to read this article to understand how you can exercise for strong legs!

  • Tips for a Jump Higher Workout

    Updated: 2010-05-10 14:31:55
    You should decrease your weight by proper diet routine. Remember that having a light weight is easy to perform exercises. You can hardly do it if you are big and perform slowly.

  • When Coaching Young Players: Emphasize The “Do” Versus “Don’t”

    Updated: 2010-05-07 21:40:07
    As a coach, it is very easy to concentrate on what your athletes are doing wrong. We demonstrate the formation or position or skill.

  • The Volleyball Libero Attitude

    Updated: 2010-05-06 21:31:38
    Because the libero is by far the newest position in volleyball, players who find themselves playing as a libero (either by choice or by default) can be unsure of how to excel. I've seen dozens of questions littering the Internet asking how to become a better libero, so today here's a primer on what I think is one of the most important libero attributes: the attitude.

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