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Spike
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An effective team has several different methods of attacks in their arsenal. The three basic attacks are; the dink, the off-speed spike and the hard-driven spike. The dink is an effective tool when your opponents have learned the timing of your attack. A well placed dink behind the opponent's front line will often demoralize the opponent and let your team gain the momentum. The off-speed spike is like a dink but delivered deeper into the opponent's court. Whether you dink, off-speed spike or slam down a hard driven spike the approach to the ball should always look the same.
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Underhand Serve
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- Stand facing the net with the foot opposite the hitting hand forward.
- The ball is held at waist level.
- The player leans forward as they swing their arm foreward and contact the ball.
- The hand holding the ball is dropped just before the contact.
- The player hits underneath the ball with the fist or heel of the hand.
- The hitting arm follows through in the direction of the target.
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Pass
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The pass is used to receive serve or a softly contacted ball toward the Setter. The same skill is called Digging when you are receiving a downward hit spike. Passing is the one of the most important skills on the Volleyball. After All, if there isn't a good pass there will, most likely, not be a good set.
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Block
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Blocking is the first line of defense against an attacking opponent. Here we will discuss how to perform a single person block.
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Overhand Serve
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- With firm wrist, arm toss the ball 18 inches - so that the ball falls to the spot just inside of the lead foot and in line with the hitting shoulder.
- Elbow and hand are at shoulder height or above throughout the entire serving motion.
- Shift weight to lead foot, or step forward, as you make contact with the ball.
- Wrist firm throughout serve.
- Contact with heel of hand through middle back of ball.
- The contact should sound like a "thud", not a "slap" sound.
- Hand follows ball to target.
- Finish with hand alongside or within body line.
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Set
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The most important position on any volleyball team is the setter. Learn to master this skill and you will always be wanted.
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