When playing volleyball most people think it’s an easy thing sport to play Although you don’t have to run very much, the sport is still very complicated. There are three main positions almost everyone has heard of, setter, hitter, and libero. I’m going to explain one of the moves a hitter performs, a spike or a hit. There is four places you can hit from, the right side, left side, middle, and the back row. I will explain a left side hit or spike.

Getting into position

     If you’re going to swing at the ball and you aren’t in position there is no way your hit will be good. There is a certain place on the court you would stand at if you are hitting from the left side. You stand where the 10-foot line and the sideline meet. This creates a corner. This is where you would prepare your approach. Before you start your approach, make sure your shoulders are square and your dominant foot is forward.

Approach

     Once you’ve gotten into position you can start your approach. Once the setter sets the ball towards your spot on the court you can go. If you’re right handed you start with your right foot forward, and vice-versa if you’re left handed. To do an approach, first, you step with your left foot. Then, you take your right foot and take a large step. But, when doing this you must rotate towards the right. Next, you take your left foot and bring it around. When you take your rotating steps, you must swing your arms back. This is so you can jump higher and have your arms in the position to swing at the ball. When you’re done doing your approach make sure your legs are bent and you are in a good position to jump.

Jumping and Swinging

     After you have completed your approach, you are now ready to jump and actually make contact with the ball. Because you are facing towards the wall to your right, you’re obviously going to need to turn to swing at the ball. When you jump, you must turn. But whilst doing this you must bring both arms up into position to make contact with the ball. If you are right handed, you will hit with your right hand. If you are left handed, you will be hitting with your left hand. After you have began jumping, remember to rotate and bring both arms up. When turning, you must make sure your shoulders are in facing where you want the ball to go. If you want your ball to go to the back left corner, that would be the direction you would point or face your shoulders toward. If you aren’t careful and you aren’t paying attention to what direction your shoulders are aiming at the correct spot, the ball could easily land out of bounds. Now, I’m sure you’re wondering why you must bring both of your arms up when getting ready to attack the ball. Your non-dominant hand is going to track the ball making sure you’re on target and you don’t miss the ball when swinging. Your dominant hand, obviously, will be hitting the ball. When you do make contact with the ball, make sure you hit it with an opened, flat, hand. Although, your fingers shouldn’t be spread apart, but instead glued together.

Follow Through

     Once you’ve made contact with the ball, you’re ready to follow through. To follow through, you must flick or “snap” your wrist. This makes the ball go down instead of floating out of bounds. After you snap your wrist, you must bring the hand you swung with and bring it down to your hip. This also helps the ball go in the direction you want it to. This step is quite easy.

     In conclusion, there are several details that are attached to spiking a volleyball. There are other types of ways to return the ball to the opposite side of the net. But this spiking is one of the very important ones. Hitting or spiking is hard to return if you do it correctly, follow these steps.

Also, here’s a video with 5 amazing volleyball attacks: