Archive for the ‘Shot’ Category

Learn to shoot a beach volleyball

Monday, March 22, 2010 17:19 No Comments

This is a great little drill that will help you to learn how to shoot a beach volleyball and see your opponent while you are making a shot.
The video shows it perfectly, sop not much to add apart from emphasising the importance of the coach in this drill. The coach should make big moves, so [...]

This was posted under category: 3 players, Drills Basic, Shot, Training

Knuckles, fingers and crabs – what’s allowed and what’s not

Monday, September 7, 2009 6:38 7 Comments

There are a few options other then the standard spike or cut shot when attacking the ball. This post identifies a the basic alternatives and when to use them, and also has a few examples of what you can’t do, and what we recommend not doing.
The idea for this post came from a reader in [...]

This was posted under category: Shot, Skills, Spike

The short line shot

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 18:53 No Comments

I was watching a replay of the Klagenfurt grand final yesterday and thinking about that line shot that Rogers is so good at. I think his ability to hit this shot so well is one of the most obvious differences between him and the players that he beats so consistently.
I thought I would write a [...]

This was posted under category: Shot, Spike