How To Hit A Volleyball Video

The volleyball attack can excite the crowd and devastate the opposing team. The approach, jump and landing are the basic aspects of a successful volleyball attack. Learn how to attack in this volleyball video.

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Perform left step then right step approach
Be ready to swing when jumping
Pull offhand in & snap wrist
Land in balanced cushioning position

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Todd is the head coach for the University of Central Florida's women's volleyball team. Prior to that he coached as USC where they competed in the division one final four. He has also been a part of the coaching delegation for the USA women's team in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was an assistant at Michigan University early in his career and simply loves the sport and coaching it where ever he is.

TODD DAGENAIS: Without a doubt, the single most exciting skill in the sport of volleyball is attacking. Nothing lights up a crowd like a big attack where they can jump high and hit hard and drive the ball past their opponent. Likewise, nothing can change the complexion of a game like a great attack at the just the right time. In a few moments here, you're going to see Kristine and Sam demonstrate the art of attacking. All attacking starts with the approach. The approach is a left step followed by a right-left which gets your body in position to jump and attack the ball. Once you're in the air, it's very important that you have your hitting arm back, cocked and ready to swing. Your left arm is going to be up in the air. At the point that you initiate contact, your arm contact swing, you're going to pull your left arm down into your body, just like a figure skater uses when they rotate. When you pull that left arm down into the body, your hips are going to rotate forward. You're going to reach high and you're going to snap your wrist in a very violent snapping action which puts top spin on the ball. After you've attacked the ball, the most important thing that you can do is land in a very balanced and cushioning position. A lot of injuries happen in volleyball because of the attack and how they land. If you land awkward, you're very susceptible to a knee or an ankle injury. So again, three components to the art of the attack, first is the approach, then it's the art of going up, jumping high, rotating your body and snapping on the ball, hitting it as hard as you can, and then landing in a very balanced position. If you do those things, you're going to be a great attacker.

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