(Volleyball Techniques For Beginner)
Having good court vision involves making good judgments while watching the setter, the ball, and hitters.
Good court vision. You often can predict where the setter is going to set the ball by watching the ball after it’s passed.
The better you are able to judge where the ball is being passed, the better you can predict what the setter is going to do with it.
Watching the setter and hitters is critical to getting in the best position to block.
Identify the front row players. All the blockers should know who the front row players are before the serve.
Also, identify the setter as front row or back row to know if the setter can legally attack the second ball.
The volleyball techniques shuffle and crossover step are used to move into optimal blocking position.
Shuffle step. The shuffle technique is probably easiest because the hips stay square to the net.
Crossover step. The crossover is harder because you turn your hips during the movement and you need to get squared back up to the net before you jump
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The crossover is better for when you have to travel far to get in position to block because you can get there faster than shuffling.
Jump straight up, and penetrate the net. Blockers need good balance and stability to develop a consistent block jump.
The better a blocker is at jumping up and not floating, the better they will be at staying out of the net and penetrating their block into the opponent’s space.
Wide fingers and thumbs up when blocking. Keep the fingers spread wide and tight and thumbs pointing up to prevent jamming your fingers.
Spreading your fingers wide will also allow you to take up more space.
Volleyball techniques for your blocking hands. Angle your hands to block the ball into your opponents court. The outside blocker should reach and penetrate a little more with the outside hand.
This will give that outside hand a little better angle for blocking the ball into the court and not out of bounds. If you’re confident you won’t block the ball back out of bounds, it’s always a good idea to surround the ball with your hands when blocking.
