Volleyball Articles
Blocking Articles
- How to Block a Volleyball
A successful block is when the ball rebounds of the hands of the blocker and directly back into the opponent's court or deflects of the hands in such a way that the blocker's team may play the ball. Read more...
- How The Pros Stay Square To The Net While Blocking
Good girls volleyball coaches and women volleyball champions know to get the most out of the block its important to "stay squared" to the volleyball net. This means to keep your shoulders Read more...
- Blocking is Beautiful
Especially in girls volleyball, blocking is considered the first defensive skill used to attempt to keep your opponent from spiking successfully into your court Read more...
- Personal Checklist For Good Blocking Technique
Personal Qualities: 1. I have to force myself to be intelligent and quick-thinking during all my blocking segments; blocking is very demanding and requires all of my attention and focus abilities. Read more...
- Outside Blocker Technique
Blocking is the quickest and the hardest way to get a point. More importantly, however, it is the easiest way to change the momentum in a match and/or demoralize your opponent. Read more...
- Middle Blocker Technique
When coaches refer to making a "switch" at the start of a rally -- as when a middle hitter who starts the rally in left front switches to the middle -- there is no real "footwork." Read more...
- Blocking System in Volleyball
Numbers show the difficulty of stopping the attack at the net. The net spans thirty feet in-bounds. A single blocker, with perfectly positioned hands, eliminates slightly more than one-and-a half feet Read more...
