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7 Ways A Spiker In Volleyball Can Improve Their Attacking Technique

The outside hitter is the left side spiker in volleyball at the net who is the team's offensive weapon who usually gets the most sets and attack attempts.

The outside hitter is the left side spiker in volleyball at the net who is the team's offensive weapon who usually gets the most sets. (Al Case)

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If you're an outside hitter also known as a left side spiker in volleyball on your team here are seven ways you can improve your point scoring abilities which will help you score points with different kinds of sets and in several different situations while helping your team dominate opponents at the net.

If you're an outside hitter also known as a left side spiker in volleyball on your team here are seven ways you can improve your point scoring abilities (Al Case)

I'm reprinting here on my site, the article I wrote for Active.com.

If you're one of your team's outside hitters here are seven simple ways a spiker in volleyball can improve their spiking technique, help you score points with different kinds of sets and in several different situations while helping your team dominate opponents.

The Spiker in Volleyball
Practice "wiping the block" with a coach

Practice "wiping the block" with a coach.

You purposefully practice hitting that board, aiming for the board like you are going to hit down the line. (Al Case)

The coach stands on a table or chair with a flat wooden board a couple inches above the volleyball net.

You purposefully practice hitting that board, aiming for the board like you are going to hit down the line.

The Spiker in Volleyball: Aim straight ahead with your spiking arm

..."follow through, finishing with your spiking arm coming down across your body.

The ball comes back over your outside shoulder to the outside of the volleyball court.

The Spiker in Volleyball:
Practice "wiping the block" at home

...at home with a ball against your garage.

Without jumping, practice your arm swing hitting the ball into a square you've marked off in chalk to a spot about three to four feet above your forehead.

The Spiker in Volleyball:
Aim and hit standing four feet away from the spot

Your goal is for the ball to bounce back to the left side outside of your body.

It goes to the right side if you are left handed.

The Spiker in Volleyball:
Mix up your shots...

Hit fearlessly straight for a swing blocker's high hands. You may catch the blocker with their hands too far off the net which results in the ball dropping between him and the net. (Al Case)

...especially in long rallies.

This keeps the block guessing and off balanced about what you are going to do and how you are going to attack next.

The Spiker in Volleyball:
Watch where the opposing team sets up in defense

Make the middle of the opposing team's court the place where you practice putting hundreds of roll shots and off speed shots in practice. (Al Case)

... when you are in the back row on defense.

Plan and think ahead so you already know where the open spots are on the opposing team's court when you get to the front row.

The Spiker in Volleyball:
Learn to "own" the middle

...of the opposing team's court.

Make this the place where you practice putting hundreds of roll shots and off speed shots in practice.

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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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