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The Volleyball Sprawl How Varsity Players Keep The Ball Off The Floor

I teach the volleyball sprawl in all my sessions and classes so players learn how to dig the ball then land safely to the floor after making a defensive play.

The volleyball sprawl...playing the ball with one hand while in a full lateral body extension just inches from the ground so you land on your side or stomach safely after playing the ball.

The Volleyball Sprawl
How Do Varsity And College Players Keep The Ball Off The Floor

I teach the volleyball sprawl in all my private training sessions and classes so players learn how to dig the volleyball then land safely to the floor after making a defensive play.

I teach the volleyball sprawl in all my sessions and classes so players learn how to dig the ball then land safely to the floor after making a defensive play.

If the ball drops right in front of you, so quickly that all you have time to do is drop to the ground quickly and extend your right or left arm under the ball to keep it from hitting the floor....this is a great defensive technique which allows you to get to the floor quickly and safely after playing the ball. I teach the volleyball sprawl in all my sessions and classes so players learn how to dig the ball then land safely to the floor after making a defensive play.

Watch Cassie work on her lateral volleyball sprawl technique in one of our defensive volleyball training drills during Boot Camp class training.

In another scenario which happens often in a game...

...if the ball is about to drop in front of you on your left side or on your right and you have time to take one step in the direction of the ball...

Watch Katelyn take one big step to her right and extend her body to the ground....this is the volleyball sprawl...playing the ball with her right hand in a full lateral body extension just inches from the ground so she lands on her side or stomach after playing the ball using THE Sprawl defensive technique to get the ball up while finishing to the floor.

....you take one big step in the direction of the ball and lower yourself to the floor in the direction of the ball, fully extending your body, so you land on your side.

The volleyball sprawl you take one big step in the direction of the ball and lower yourself to the floor in the direction of the ball, extending your body, so you land on your side. (Al Case)

When using the volleyball sprawl as a defensive technique if you're playing the ball that's about to land on the floor on your right side, then you step with your right foot in the direction of the ball...put your left hand down on the floor to help lower yourself to the floor...while you extend to your right side,....extend your right arm with your closed right fist turned sideways so the top of your fist makes contact with the bottom of the ball. I teach the volleyball sprawl in all my private training sessions and classes so players learn how to dig the volleyball then land safely to the floor after making a defensive play. (Al Case photo)

If you're playing the ball that's about to land on your right side, then

you step with your right foot in the direction of the ball
put your left hand down on the floor to help lower yourself to the floor
while you extend to your right side,
extend your right arm with your closed right fist turned sideways so the top of your fist makes contact with the bottom of the ball.

Once you keep the ball off the floor you place both hands on the ground and pop up, pushing yourself off the floor.

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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.

You might like these volleyball sprawl drills on these pages.

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Volleyball Serving Drills For Beginners Learning To Underhand Serve
Beginner players learn how to improve your serve with these volleyball serving drills for the underhand serve so you consistently get the ball over the net.
Volleyball Drills For Serving Overhand, Float and Jump Serve Technique
These volleyball drills for serving help you to work on getting the ball to specific zones on the opposing team's court using the float serve and jump serve.
5 Volleyball Beginner Passing Drills I Use To Improve Passing Skills
Five volleyball beginner passing drills that show you what to do and what not to do in order to learn how to improve the consistency of your passing skills.
Passing Drills Volleyball Players Do To Improve Ball Control Skills
These passing drills volleyball players do at home to improve ball control skills also help to increase your focus, concentration and to get 1000 reps done.
Volleyball Setting Drills - Improve Your Front Back Side Setting Skill
If you're a beginner looking to improve your setting touch and accuracy, or an advanced player aiming to perfect your side setting skills. this info will help.
The Best Passer On The Team 8 Volleyball Passing Fundamentals Drills
These 8 volleyball passing fundamentals drills will help you become the best passer on the team who reliably delivers dimes to the setter to run the offense.
4 Passing Drills For Volleyball To Improve Passing Skills Very Quickly
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A good passer in volleyball faces the net, drops the inside shoulder, angles their platform, avoids turning to face the target, keeps shoulders facing the net.
The Dig Volleyball Drills We Do In Training on Pinterest and Youtube
I gathered a collection of the dig volleyball drills we do in training that I explain how to do at home or in practice to my Pinterest and Youtube followers.

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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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