How can you improve your serving in volleyball?

Answer 1

There are many ways that you can go wrong with an overhand serve in volleyball. One thing to to if you cannot get to a court/net is lift weights. You have to have a considerable amount of shoulder/hand strength to have a successful serve. Another off-court way is by working on throwing, as in softball. This will help your mechanics of turning the hips. When you get to the court, grab a few balls, and warm up your arm by throwing it over the net. Once you work your way to the baseline, go back and try tossing it up in front of you and hitting from different intervals until you reach the baseline. Work on your toss at home, or when you are not playing. A consistent toss is key. Then, make sure your hand is open, fingers separated. Keep your hand loose, but firm. Start with a floater serve. The float is obtained by stopping your hand from snapping through. This will let you have more power harnessed in a manageable way. Then you can work on a top spin(snap your wrist to create the rotation). One you have those mastered, you can start trying a jump serve. Keep in mind that these take a long time to get down, and you have to PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE! Good Luck, and work hard!!

Answer 2

I just recently learned how to do a killer volleyball serve. I couldn't do it until this year either. First try tossing the ball a couple feet over an extended arm against a wall. [Make sure it doesn't hit the wall] when the ball comes down. trap it betweent the wall and your hands with your arm slightly bent:D

Answer 3

I have been a setter for 3 years now and how i improve me sets is by doing a lot of warmup's! Such as starting with setter ther volleyball standing up then slowly try to sit down without stopping and come back up. It may seem easy or hard but it's good work

Answer 4

Serving a volleyball is not hard but takes a little bit of practice. If you serve underhand then you should hold the ball in your hand and your arm should be straight and then with your other hand you make a fist and hit the ball with the 4 fingers that are closed in your hand and the ball should go pretty far. If you serve overhand like I do you should stretch your arm with the ball in your hand and with the other stretch it to the air. Throw the ball so that it goes over the arm that is stretched to the air but don't throw it to far back or to forward keep the ball nice and straight. When you hit the ball be sure to hit it with the palm of your hand as hard as you can and follow through to the other side of your body. If you are right handed you move your left foot forward but if your left handed its the opposite.

HAVE FUN:)

Answer 5

There are many ways. The best ways are to keep practicing the basics.

Basics

1. Having a consistent toss that only goes as high as you can reach, and lands in front of your throwing foot.

2. Keeping your elbow high and back.

3. Keeping your pattern or rhythm the same.

4. Working on the specific technique for the specific serve.

4.1 If float serving make sure you are freezing at a high contact and stopping your arm.

4.2 If top spin serving making sure you get a high contact and are getting your hand on the top of the ball.

4.3 If position serving making sure you get your feet in the direction you want the ball to go in, then freezing to that spot once the ball is out of your hands.

4.4 If distance serving making sure you are varying the amount of force you put into your serve. If going deep put a little more umph in it. If going short take a little off your serve or stand back farther.

5. Being able to read where your defense is having trouble and serving to that area or person is helpful. So learn how to be able to "read" the defense.

6. Just practicing fifty million times will help as well.

Keep working and you will get it. I did:)