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The secret to setting a beach volleyball correctly

Tristo — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:04:38 +0000

This is the first in a three part series of short videos to help you get on the right track with your beach volleyball setting. This video shows what is probably the most important part of the entire movement, without which, it’s just about impossible to perform a good set.

It’s all in the wrists!

Backyard pre-season drill

Tristo — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:00:34 +0000

Here’s a little drill you can do in the backyard when you have a few minutes after work, or in the morning. It’s a great way to get an extra couple of hundred touches every day without traveling all the way to the beach. Doing little extra exercises like this every day leading up to the season can make a big difference when you get out on the sand.

Jump serve training drill

Tristo — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:59:58 +0000

Here is a simple drill to train your jump serve.

Draw a line about two thirds of the way back in the court and use that as your service line.

Practice jump serving from this reduced distance. You should find that you can hit it harder, with more angles.

Work on the short cross court serve and the hard line serve. Keep the ball low across the net.

Gradually move the service line back until you are back to the baseline, but try to keep serving with the same speed and angle.

This drill is designed to help you to develop a wider variety of service, and to push the boundaries of speed and angle that you are jump serving at the moment.

This jump serving drill is also great for receivers. If you have more players around, put a receiving team at the other end, and play a side out drill.