Beach Volleyball Drills for Beginners: The Serve
The serve is your first chance to put the opposing team in trouble. Let's take advantage of that. Here are 3 drills to better your serve, and intimidate your opponents from the start of the match.
Courtesy of Jake Gibb, Beach Nation, and the AVP, here are drills we think will help you master your serve.
Drill #1: Standing Afloat
Make sure to focus on…
- Have your arm loaded– with an open rigid hand (make your contact hand as big as possible)
- Balloon the other hand
- Toss, step and hit the ball in front of the hitting arm
Drill #2: Jump Float
Make sure to focus on…
- Start loaded, stay loaded
- Step-step toss, step-step hit
- Contact through the center of the ball– in front of the hitting arm
Drill #3: Around The World
Serving zones in beach volleyball is a tough skill to master, but if you can control your serving selection, you will definitely have the upper hand in any volleyball match. Getting extra reps with zone serving is fun with this “Around the World” drill.
Rules: Practice serving each ball to the different markers in each zone. See if you can get the ball to nail the target right on the head. The more you practice this drill, the easier serving zones will become.
Once you get the hang of this drill, turn it into a race! Time each other and see who can make it around the world quickest.
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