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If for some explanation you are not informed of this, spiking the volleyball is almost always the last touch a team makes before sending the ball over the net. The reason teams use the spike is to make the ball hit the floor on the opponent's side of the net for a point. The action of spiking the volleyball is a process. The first thing a player must do is complete specific motion, which is called the “approach.” The approach is typically three or four steps. The approach is followed by the jump then the spike. It is significant to note that players should be jumping straight up into the air and not into the net. Rules Backrow attack is an attack carried out by a player in the back row. The big rule here is that a player must jump behind the ten foot line before making contact with the ball. The player may land, though, inside the ten foot line. This rule is to prevent back row hitters hitting balls in the front row. Therefore, there are always only 3 players eligible to hit in front of the ten foot line during the match. Techniques In a perfect world, the hitter should make contact with the ball at the top of his or her jump. When the contact is made, there should be full extension of the arm above the hitter's head and it is slightly forward, this allows for the highest possible contact to be made, while conserving the potential to provide a potent strike. Important elements that a player must remember is the wrist snap, arm swing and a fast forward contraction of the whole body (this is basically the pike position) to be able to hit the ball really hard. When a player hits the ball down extremely hard, this will many times be called a 'bounce'. A player gets a kill when the opposing team cannot dig or return the ball. In terms of how and where to hit the ball, here are some examples. A line and sharp cross-court spike are the two ways a player should spike the ball. I hit here always because the block generally covers the middle of the court and not the line or hard cross. A line spike is hitting the ball straight down the line (use this if you are an outside hitter or rightside hitter) and a cross court shot is whenever you take the sharpest angle while hitting the ball over the net. A dump, aka, dink or tip, is when the player will, instead of spiking the ball, softly touching the ball, so that it hits the ground at an area of the court of the opposing team which is not protected by the opponents. My personal favorite is the swipe or tool. This is when an attacker basically forces the ball into the blockers hands, then throws the ball off of the block and out of bounds, resulting in a touch call on the blocker. I always loved doing this to blockers. Thank you for reading. To find more volleyball rules and drills, check us out here.
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