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Perfect Volleyball Spike Checklist

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• Ready Position

• Wait in a high track start position

• Lean the body slightly forwards, arm relaxed, feet staggered and weigh on the opposite foot of the first step to aid in proper foot sequence

• The Approach

• Read the trajectory, speed and placement of the set to determine when to begin the approach

• The first steps are reading and timing. Start slow and finish fast, attacking the approach.

• Emphasis is on a continuous movement, accelerating into the plant and take-off.

• Plant and Take Off

• Plant and take off quickly. The less time spent on ground during lift off, the higher the jump

• Be at an arm’s distance behind the ball, line the ball up with your hitting shoulder

• Take off from both feet

• Life off by extending up with the arms and legs

• Arm Swing

• Lift up arms into attack-ready position

• Get hitting arm in throwing position with elbow hight and hitting shoulder rotated back.

• Throw hitting hand up at ball with elbow leading the shoulder rotation into the hit

• Generate speed by rotating hips, shoulders and arm into the hit

• Contact

• Contact ball at maximum reach, in front of body and over the hitting shoulder

• Contact ball on the palm of open hand, fingers wrapped around the ball 

• Direct the ball by contacting it on different sides: 1) 12 o’clock for straight ahead 2) 10 o’clock for sharp angle to right, 2 o’clock for sharp angle to left

• Follow-through

• Shorten swing on tight sets, but always follow-through

• Body follows arm and rotates to face the direction of attack

• Land softly on both feet