Updated: 2010-06-30 15:57:51
As volleyball players many of us can have a love-hate relationship with the people who referee our games. I know I did. Once I took referee certification courses I gained a lot more respect for what referees do and the pressure with which they sometimes have to do their job. Below, I've defined a few of the various referee responsibilities.
Updated: 2010-06-29 15:43:20
Spiking a volleyball is the spectacular part of the game. That's what everyone wants to learn and what everyone wants to see when they pay to watch a great game. To better understand some of the more commonly used volleyball spiking terms, I've given some explanations for the approach, the hit, the spike, and the attack...
Updated: 2010-06-28 18:49:50
Need advice on playing volleyball defense? Great defensive players have the ability to read the hitter and anticipate hits before they happen. Use these 5 volleyball tips to get in better position and make great plays.
Updated: 2010-06-25 14:57:10
Hitting a volleyball is the most fun part of the game. In this article I explain several hitting terms like tool, wipe, down ball and free ball.
Updated: 2010-06-24 15:06:54
Beach volleyball blocking strategies include blocking angle, line, ball, spread blocking, no blocking at all, waiting to swat, and faking a drop then step up and block. Blocking on the beach is much different than blocking during six person indoor volleyball.
Updated: 2010-06-23 14:31:44
Here are some volleyball hitting terms that spikers should learn in order to increase their attacking options. cut shot - The cut shot or the "cutty" is used by a player who is in zone 2 on their court and attacks the ball with an off-speed shot to zone 2 of the opposing team's court. The player can also hit a cut shot if they are in zone 4 on one side and contact the ball so it crosses the net and/or over the block to zone 4 of the opposing team's court.
Updated: 2010-06-22 15:03:09
Going to the beach isn't all about chilling out and picking up a tan; it's about having a great time too! Beach volleyball is cheap, fun and easy to set up; all you need is a volleyball (or any similar sized ball), a net, and some willing participants.
Updated: 2010-06-18 17:00:28
Imagine yourself tipping over the net and serving the ball. All this while hearing the chants of the crowd. If you want to learn how to jump higher in volleyball then you must have a drive for it.
Updated: 2010-06-17 15:06:37
There have been some great beach volleyball women who know how to set the ball with their hands but more times than not, choose to bump set when given the opportunity. They know that by overhand setting they may be able to deliver a more accurate set to their hitter but that accuracy depends on all the elements that play a part in the game being absolutely perfect. The pass has to be perfect, there's virtually little to no wind, the team needs to be on the good side, neither player is excessively tired or exhausted, are they in transition or serve receive?
Updated: 2010-06-16 20:58:42
On the beach when you get called because you "threw the ball" that is considered a violation that's been committed because your upper body, hands and arms were facing in one direction but you set the ball outside the plane of your body to another direction. Once you face a particular direction to overhand set, you are only allowed to set the ball in front of you or in back of you within the plane of your body, but if you "re-direct" the ball so that it goes outside the plane of your body you have "thrown the ball."
