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Why Having Strong Volleyball Serving Skills Will Give You Playing Time

After you learn the 6 basic skills of volleyball you should focus on developing strong volleyball serving skills so you can score points from the service line.

By developing tough volleyball serving skills that score aces or put the opposing team in difficulty consistently, I guarantee you will regularly see court time. (Ralph Arvesen photo)

Having strong volleyball serving skills is the game's "equalizer."

I like to say that to my players because from start to finish you and only you control every aspect and especially the outcome of the serve.

Former pro volleyball player April Chapple serving in the Italian Championships. (Laura Sassi)

It doesn't matter how tall, how wide or how short you are.

By developing tough volleyball serving skills that score aces, make points, or put the opposing team in difficulty consistently, I guarantee you will regularly see court time.

Volleyball Serving Skills
The Importance of Good Serving Skills

Why Having Strong Volleyball Serving Skills Will Give You Playing Time: Volleyball serving at the 2017 Canada Games (Matt Duboff photo)

Volleyball Serving Skills
The Importance of Serving The Ball "In"

First in practice and then in any occasions when you are in the game...that you are the reliable player that always gets the ball "in."

Why Having Strong Volleyball Serving Skills Will Give You Playing Time: First in practice and then in any occasions when you are in the game...that you are the reliable player that always gets the ball "in."

It goes without saying that every time you go back to serve the ball you should work on consistently getting the ball in the opposing team's court.

You want to build a reputation, first in practice and then in any occasions when you are in the game...that you are the reliable player that always gets the ball "in."

Even if you dont score a direct point with your serve you want to be the player that when the coach looks down the bench and is deciding on who to put in next..he or she considers you first because you've built a good volleyball serving reputation up of consistently getting the ball over the net and in the court.

When it comes to volleyball serving you want to be the player who makes the least amount of serving errors on your team. (Ralph Aversen)

Why Having Strong Volleyball Serving Skills Will Give You Playing Time: When it comes to volleyball serving you want to be the player who makes the least amount of serving errors on your team. (Ralph Aversen)

Sure, everyone makes mistakes but when it comes to volleyball serving you want to be the player who makes the least amount of serving errors on your team.

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I share alot of individual, partner and easy-to-do volleyball serving drills we do in class with my followers.

Many of these volleyball practice drills you can do at home by yourself or try at your next practice with your teammates.

If you're a B team or JV player trying to make varsity next year...your goal should be to complete 1000 reps a day of at least three of the basic skills on your own...volleyball passing, serving and setting should be at the top of the list.

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Where Do You Go From Here?

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You can learn more about Serving by visiting the related links below.
Follow the suggested reading on our Sitemap page Learning How To Play (Sitemap)
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Before leaving this page Say "Hi" to Miss Tattoo the Tiger wearing the #9 jersey below. Miss Tattoo is the starting defensive and serving specialist for the All Beast VolleyBragSwag All Star team.

Say "Hi" to Miss Tattoo the Tiger wearing the #9 jersey below. Miss Tattoo is the starting defensive and serving specialist for the All Beast VolleyBragSwag All Star team.

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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