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My Asics Gel Volleyball Shoes Have Been The Best Playing Shoes For Me

I've had a long time love relationships with my Asics Gel Volleyball Shoes during my pro career.

I've always had at least a couple of pair of Asics volleyball shoes in my luggage, in my closet or on my feet.

My Asics gel volleyball shoes.

My teammate and I had a discussion about how we felt about them.

I told her that for me the lighter the volleyball shoe is, the better.

I don’t know if this is a reflection of the time when I had to wear corrective leg braces, or because of years of dance practice or if it’s just because of my love for going bare-footed when I was a teen.

Alisha Glass two-time Olympic USA Volleyball setter and Asics sponsored athlete (Asics)

I really can’t pinpoint a specific reason.

All I know is that I always thought that my best volleyball shoes were the lighter kind of shoes that are made with the mesh, you know that net like material, on the top part of the shoe which allows my feet to breathe.

My Asics Gel Volleyball Shoes Are My Best Playing Shoes

As a professional volleyball player, for some reason during my spike approach, I always had the need to feel my toes move inside my shoe, when I planted my feet just before lifting myself off the ground.

When I have to do any running to chase a ball on or off the court I don’t want to feel like my shoes are slowing me down.

In fact, I don’t really want to feel my volleyball shoes on my feet, period.

This particular “problem” may come from playing beach volleyball where I’m so used to feeling the sand between my toes.

I've always needed to feel what the muscles in my toes and feet are doing.

Major control issues, right?

My Asics Gel Volleyball Shoes Are The Best

Although I have enjoyed wearing Mizuno volleyball shoes throughout my career, my best volleyball shoes are the running style type shoe because in addition to the elements I mentioned above, I feel like the volleyball shoe modeled after a running shoe gives me some lift underneath my arch and the bottom of my heel when I jump.

With that said, I don't usually want so much leather on my shoes.

I don't want to feel like I'm wearing two bowling balls on my feet.

I've always leaned toward Asics volleyball shoes as my first choice.

Come to think of it, I remember I did have a pair of New Balance volleyball shoes which I completely wore out but through years of professional games, leagues and tournaments, I've always had at least a couple of pair of Asics volleyball shoes in my luggage, in my closet or on my feet.

My teammate on the other hand liked a lot more leather on her volleyball shoe.

Since her body was moving around on the court, she didn't want her feet to move around inside her shoes.

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She felt that a heavier shoe would give her more stability especially in defense when she needed to stay in a low position on the court and then lunge for a ball.

She wanted less movement inside her shoe.

Different strokes for different folks.

Your turn!

Feel free in the comments below to talk about your relationship with your volleyball shoes.

What are your faves?
Why do you like them?
What brand is your "go to" brand of volleyball shoe?

Feel free to share the elements of your best volleyball shoes.

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From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Honored At UTK Champions Weekend

Lady Vol volleyball legend and record holder Coach April Chapple a University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-time All American, 3-time SEC Champion, SEC Tournament MVP, 2-time All SEC Team is celebrated with her 1984 SEC champion teammates at Neyland Stadium during Champions Weekend on November 1-2, 2024.

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Tennessee Hall of Fame inductee, Coach April Chapple is

the first First Round Draft Pick for the first American pro indoor women's league
named to the first First Team All-Pro team for Major League Volleyball in USA volleyball history
former USA National team member
one of the few American women players named as an Italian Pro League D-I Championship Finalist, Italian Cup Finalist and Cup of Cups Tournament Finalist

April Chapple The first First round Draft Pick For Major League Volleyball the first American Women's Pro League Honored At Athlete Unlimited Pro Volleyball Match

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Serving slang is not just about individual techniques; it also relates to overall game strategy. A coach might instruct a player to serve a "short serve" or a "deep serve" to target specific areas of the opponent's court or exploit weaknesses in their serve receive formation.

Ari, my private training client and I are working specifically on serving on jump float cross court serves ...short to Zone 2

There's so much we work on to get to this point where she can contact the ball with

the same toss height and same toss location
the same armswing speed
the same timing for when her serving hand contacts the ball
the middle of the hand contacting the middle of the ball every single time
getting use to watching her serving hand contact the ball at the highest point of her jump ...before she starts to land
and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.

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Tommi Stockham All Big West Conference sophomore former Coach April Chapple private client 3 years

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