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General beachvolleyball tips – Part two

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:42 No Comments

Some more general tips on beach volleyball. Always stay calm and relaxed. This is a good one, in particular when it comes to bad referees, (or just referees who see things differently to you). It can take some practice, but in the vast majority of cases, ingoring bad calls is better for yuor game than [...]

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General strategic tips

Saturday, December 20, 2008 3:24 No Comments

Establish your swing rhythm early, you’ll need it late in the game. Jump serving is a good way to do this. Even if you are serving at 70%, it’s good to keep your arm rolling over, especially if the opposition is serving your partner. Always remember: Big holes get smaller and small holes get bigger. [...]

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Play Calling

Monday, December 15, 2008 0:18 No Comments

More from the mysterious book of Kai… These tips are great for helping you to make a sideout, and more importantly, help yuor partner to make a sideout. As soon as the set leaves your hands, look to the defense. This means that you have to have your setting skills at the point where you [...]

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Receiving serve

Saturday, December 6, 2008 9:31 No Comments

Here’s some more form the word doc I found, authored by Kai. Whoever you are dude, I owe you a beer. You’ve saved me at least a year of keyboard related arthritis. Again, some good thoughts here. Great for any player who wants to improve. Facing a conventional position server, (each server serves from his [...]

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