How to pass a volleyball

  How to Pass a Volleyball:

Passing a volleyball can seem complicated at first, but once you have your passing position down, passing a volleyball will be as easy as saying "I can't pass a volleyball"

The two most important things to keep in mind while passing are moving your feet to the ball and staying low (Bent knees)

Step One, ready position:

When passing a volleyball, you want to make sure your feet are shoulder length apart and your knees are bent. This way, it will be easier to get to the ball. Keep your habit of placing hands on your knees out of your mind. Doing this will only make you move slower. Instead, hold your hands out in front of you, ready for the ball

Step Two, Platform:

When passing the ball, volleyball players place their arms together, this is called a platform. Place one hand on top of the other and pul your elbows inwards. Any position for your thumbs that is comfortable for you is fine, as long as your thumbs aren't crossing, if your thumbs are crossing during a pass, then you could break your thumbs if a ball lands on your hand. 

 

Step three, Passing: 

When a ball is tossed, you should be in your ready position (Knees bent, feet shoulder-width apart) with your hands out in front of you. When the ball is close enough that it could hit your hands, pop your platform out. The ball should land near the person who threw the ball's forehead. 

Remember!

While using your platform, make sure to stay low (Don't stand up!) and don't move your platform up or down. As my coach says, your platform should be like a stick, it should be stuck in it's space.

The ball won't always fly straight towards you, run to the ball, then pop out your platform (Don't stand like a Christmas Tree) 

Congratulaitions!

Now passing should be as easy as pie! Just keep these three steps in mind and you should be passing like a pro in no time! 

  Thanks for reading my first entry to my volleyball blog! I will be posting more entries on how to underhand serve, hit etc. 

Blog introduction

A little bit about me

  

  One thing I am passionate is volleyball. I have been playing volleyball for five years now, ever since 5th grade I have been playing this amazing sport. Even before I even knew what volleyball was, people have always said that I would be good at volleyball because of my height. Maybe it's because of my height, or maybe it's my incredibly competitive personality, but volleyball did end up being the sport for me and I ended up finding a sport that I loved and would play for the rest of my life. In volleyball, I play middle hitter. That position is my favorite to play in my opinion. 

 Whenever the setter sets the ball in my direction, a little spark shoots in my stomach as I jump up in my approach to hit the ball. I get extremely passionate about diving, hitting passing and keeping the ball in play. Whenever I am having a bad day, or can't wait until school is over, I always remind myself that I have volleyball practice after school and that automatically lifts my spirits. Besides being extremely competitive, I am also very positive. Even though volleyball can be super stressful at times, I am usually known to be the one on my team that always keeps my head up high with a smile on my face. Last year, I tried Aftershock Club Volleyball for the first time. If it wasn't for that decision, I might have never have been at the skill level in volleyball that I am in today. I learned many things during my season in Aftershock, but personally, I think the most important thing I learned was how to hit. A skill that I have loved to learn and practice, and something that brings out the memory of reminder of why I love volleyball so much.

In this blog, you should expect lots of tutorials on volleyball skills, necessities for a volleyball tournament and much more. If anyone has any requests or are seeking advice, drop me a comment and I will make a post just for you. Thanks so much for reading. Buckle up, because your about to enter volleyball land.