Repetition: The Secret to Volleyball Success
March 30, 2010 by jameslucas.
By Darrin Tebbe
Volleyball is a downright fun sport, whether played indoors, outdoors, or at the beach. It’s a great game for both friends and families to enjoy together. However, the secret to volleyball success in competition play is in the repetition. Properly controlling and placing the ball is what really makes the game fun and exciting and repetition is the key in achieving this kind of winning skill.
Practicing the same movements over and over is what sets the mind and body in sync and delivers desired results. There is no substitution for repetitive practice when it comes to first place performance. This is true of volleyball, or any sport for that matter. During a game, there’s no time to think of what to do. The instantaneous movement must be automatic and precise. This is only achieved through repetitive practice. Proper form, foot movement and ball placement are all achieved through doing the same motion and visualizing the same winning result again and again.
A great serve comes by repeatedly firing shots to specific targets on the opponent’s court. The best procedure is to have someone feed you balls as you are ready for each serve so that you don’t have to break concentration by reaching for or retrieving balls yourself. You receive a ball, focus on the desired target and shoot for it time and again until you can place the ball at any specific point on the opposite court.
The same feeding process is also best used when it comes to passing the ball. Accurate passing is an important element in the game as it helps to not only set up a good score position but also to confuse the other team. Getting your opponent to commit to a certain direction by a well placed pass and then striking a shot in the opposite direction while they are off balance is the strategy one strives for in passing.
Repetitive practice should also be applied to digging. Have someone on the opposite side of the net fire shots at you while you practice recovering them into a playable position. Blocking is worked the same way, only with you at the net repeatedly trying to stop the shot. Because you need at least two people to practice most of these routines, it works well for your partner too. They will need to practice digging and blocking and you have the chance at this point to practice hitting, always trying to get the ball past your partner while they are trying to stop it.
Even though you are working in a confined space, the exercise you receive while repetitively practicing is quite beneficial. For added psychological strength, wear a pedometer during practice so you can see just how many steps you completed during your work out. Seeing the physical benefits of the practice will help the mind in dealing with the repetitive boredom which can occur during such routine practices.
Eventually, all these skills with become second nature and the improvement will shine through with winning results when it’s game time.
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Repetition: The Secret to Volleyball Success
