Man, I have to come back and thank you. All your tips are instant game changer, especially looking at the middle blocker. I just watch this video a few days ago, today in my game I got more points than I ever have. Thank you, keep up the good work~
for newer players i think it’s important to explain how to jump diagonally at the ball and not just vertically. this was a massive problem for me when i first started and it made me constantly look very awkward, hit net, and just get blocked.
For a while I struggled a lot with hitting, then I tried out the 4 step approached and I've greatly improved my spiking since in such a short amount of time.
as a newbie, for some reason (previous sports, probably) i’m so adapted to the 4 step approach. after seeing this and trying it at training, it’s already working a charm. love your vids, especially the MB tips, has helped me learn and grow so much
Thank you coach. This really broadened my perspective of what is the spike actually about, especially the part about what we’re lookin at and tools of how to use that information. I’m still struggling with the 4-steps due to playing open gym only with inconsistent sets but thanks to you I discovered I have a lot of other things to learn. I appreciate your work a lot. Wish you merry Christmas and a happy New Year + countless volleyball games in good health ❤️🍀🍀
1. Approach: Consider a 4-step approach instead of 3-step approach, as it could give you more options to sync up with your setter, based on what step you are on when you are touching the ball. If you are on your first step when they touch the ball, then this is timing a high set. Second step, running a medium set. Third step, then a quick set. 2. Transition: Explore if using a backwards shuffle/back-pedal works best for you when transitioning from a block, to preparing to spike. Back-pedaling can be unnatural depending on where you are trying to look. Instead of back-pedaling, try opening up/turning towards your side of the court and running back to your spiking prep position (without moving backwards). This allows you to open up to your team's side of the court so you can easily see what is happening. 3. Explosiveness: You may be explosive on your hit, but are you being explosive on your approach? You need to be moving quick and explosively on your approach so that you can use more of that forward momentum to hit the ball even harder than with a slow/calm approach. (Do be careful about where you land though...) 4. Vision: What are you looking at when you are in position to hit? If you are primarily watching the ball, stop (assuming that the pass is good and the setter is able to get the second touch). Look at opposing middle blocker to see if they are in position block both pins? Are they watching you? If they are able to block you, are they going to be late, so you can try to get in between the block before the complete it? 5. Toolbox: You need multiple tools to be effective as a spiker. You have cross, line, tip, roll, tool off the block, many options. Do not just hit the ball as hard as you can without thinking, think about the best way to hit rather than just hitting the ball as you can and getting blocked. If something doesn't work, try something else, be creative, be flexible. 6. FAAAX: It's okay to fail, to be uncomfortable. Don't stagnate or let yourself become mediocre, don't be afraid to try new things, and once again, be flexible!
THANK YOUU!!! Really, from the bottom form my heart. As a new OH this absolutely will help me, not only on a technical level but also mentally. Personally, all positions NEED one thing in common which I think is worth mentioning...CONFIDENCE above all. This video + having confidence will help me improve significantly. Thank you again Coach!!! 🙌
Artie! Thank you! My biggest weakness is hitting/scoring points. I am a quick defender, a good serve passer. But my attack lacks...something. You opened my eyes. I thought I have to hit hard and fast but the "Toolbox" tip was just amazing. Thanks bro!
Thanks Coach Artie for the help. I love your energy and your wisdom. "If you don't fail you will never learn... Force yourself to be uncomfortable because if you don't you will stay mediocre." Love it. I will continue to work hard.
Man these videos are incredible I’ve been playing for about 2 years now and my training has never been advanced, these videos are so helpful in getting better even if my trainiers are not teaching us advanced skills
Nice video! helps to learn a lot!! Could you make a video of master the block? Telling us how to close the block and when to close and open the line? etc... Thanks coach!!
Siempre que encontraba sus videos alcanzaba a entender lo que comprendo debido al lenguaje pero gracias a que RU-vid pone subtítulos en español de una mejor manera entiendo mas al entrenador y fue de mucha utilidad, gracias 👍👍
I personally like to use side steps after an attack as it is also resting time, not only for the legs, but more importantly for the brain being swushed around in your skull. Turning all the time gives me just a slight hint of vertigo which weakens my approach significantly!
I watched this earlier at 2am and when i got to school i tried to do the tips cause i dont know how to spike properly and all of the tips worked thank you very much now my teammates wont get mad at me ps: i only played volleyball last year and im subscribing to you now 💜💙💜💚
Yes, a more explosive approach can make a hit harder, but I find that slowing it down a little bit and messing with the timing can really fake out blockers and give me a better analysis of the blockers and defenders. Power isnt the only important part of the hit, assessing the court and ball placement is just as important.
I’m a middle and please, would you please make a video about middles for hitting, blocking and everything else that good to know for a middle 😅. I’ve played volleyball for around 5 years however havent got very good. Likely because I’m less athletic, the whole time of course i havent been practicing, my first like 3 years I wasn’t learning much as I was in primary and it I wasn’t as serious but I know that tips and techniques can improve my game a lot so please 😅, could you make a video for middles so I can become a better middle and player for my team 😊. (Also any tips for how to hit better for a less athletic player with low hops😅)
I'm rooting for you! Ill going to try and run through most positions with 5 tips for each. So I will get to it! Middle tips and smarter plays for shorter hops! It's on the to do list 😀 🙏
Thank you Coach Artie, as someone who’s been struggling to even know how to approach once I know the ball was up for me, this cleared some problems I could do, now the next step is to actually implement it in practice to perfect it 😂 if as a fan, I was wondering, along with this video, do you have a video of “how to hit harder?” Or to generate more force against the ball, I’m confused and arguing with myself with the arm swing I should do, how should I do it, where should I contact the ball, how should I contact the ball, etc etc but even searching it up doesn’t make enough sense to me and you’re the best at explaining things so I hope if you know how to clear that up in a video or a previous video you’ve already done, I would love to check it out to see. Thank you and God bless
As someone who played club level before and watched higher level analytically, that "don't watch ball" is either confusing or wrong. if you have perfect receive and perfect set yeah probably you may skip the ball but you need at least 50% of that time to look at the ball and in between checking everything in opponent team. like when I'm playing I'm actually seeing the ball but I took glances to everyone in opponent team. not just middle blocker but everyone but I don't need 100% of time to know that. especially you need last glance when jumping because lots of things could have changed but watching before that could help to know the opponent movement. also into blocking you need to watch ball more than the player if you don't opponent abuse your lack of watching ball in perfect way. in pos 4 I'll just jump in a way that ball would be on my right side and if you jump exactly front of me I'm gonna get perfect hit on right. you need to jump a little to my right if I jumped that way and they waving the hand with ball passing from that area. it's jut one combination but not watching the ball is huge common mistake actually as opponent limited with that anyway. as setter yeah I won't watch the ball that much after first receive comparing to other positions. still even for top tier player it's more than 50% on ball but they really look away from ball especially the setters
and just another tip on 4 step. honestly no one ever told me about 3 :))) it was always at least 4. 3 doesn't make sense you can't sync yourself but one layer above that would be pre step to outside of the box. so if you are at 4 just take a step left immediately after the receive. you need to go outside the box(literally) you have way more options. you may end up jumping anywhere even you can totally get back 2 meter into your court again but opposite of that would be hard and probably you gonna end up with net fault. Sorry my first language is not english not sure if I used the right terms in english.
Hey man just wanted to say thank you for all the tips, as u said in the video we don't want to be just some mediocre hitters. See ya when im gonna be playing for my national team italy❤
@@coachartie Very helpful. Now, I just need to process the info, assimilate it, try it, fail, try it some more, fail some more, and then boom, master spiker it is😉
Im just watching this So i could practice, since i havent played an actual game for a long time and my skills have become rusty and so im watching this because i have a non official match next month So thank you for the reminding me of these tips
Can someone give any advice? I still can't figure out how to approach properly. I seem to jump too early and when I jump, The ball is already directly at my head
Coach can you make a video on land because when I land after a boom jump my legs start hurting and I can't keep on the boom .. I can jump 327 cm while spiking and 307 cm while blocking
bro this went from a simple tips and tricks video to one of the best motivation videos i have seen in a while. great job. just one question was this scripted or not ?
Wow thanks so much for your kind words! I love trying to add in more than the game! All these videos I wrote down the skills I want to share, then click record and pretend I'm coaching the camera like I'd coach a player. Again thanks for the support and kind words 😊
Anyone else consider his 3 and 4 step approaches as really 2 and 3 step approaches, respectively?? I've always thought the last step (imo) or 2 steps in this video as a single jump stop
i am 175 cm or 5'9 and whenever i played volleyball at school i was always decent partly cuz of being a sprinter and being athletic with a good jump, i was better than most simply cuz of that. But now i am gaining in interest in switching sports to volleyball i am almost 19, am i too late or not tall enough cuz according to google the avg height for volleyball pro is 6'8.
Such a useful video, I will try them, also, what camera do you use to record your videos? because I would like to record my trainings but I dont have a good camera so I'm planning to buy one I just dont know which one
Thanks for your support! I use to just use my phone but recently was able to save up enough for the Fuji Film Xs-20. But thats cause I've also gotten into photography recently so I wanted a hybrid. Theyres so many good cams out there
if my coach see im turning around to get away from the net for the spike i think he's wanna punsh me or something because "you can not look at the ball when turning around." hahaha
This awesome but i keep hitting my ball wrong like i hit it with my wrist and with only my fingers got any tips i am also a bit short so hiw do i jump higher
Great video! I have a question for you related to spiking. I'm an agressive player and, of course, sometimes I'm in the backlane cause of rotation. Then I'm never sure when I can spike in the attack zone. I know that when I jump above the zone I can hit the ball, but when I'm in the attack zone can i just jump in place and attack the ball or do I have to come from behind the attack zone?
When in the backcourt you can't jump in the frontcourt to attack. You can still hit the ball but you can't jump and spike. Behind the attack line however you can jump and hit however you like.
If you start in the back court as long as you jump from the back court you can hit. It's about your starting rotation on court. That's what dictates where you can hit. It's also where you jump. If you're back court and jump from back court all good. You might see some pros jump from back court and spike pretty much on the net cause they crazy. Totally legal at this time.in the game.
Not yet! Still trying to figure out the tips I want to share for jump setting. I learnt it quite naturally and I find the things I learnt naturally the hardest to teach. So we'll see how we go!
never have your back to your side of the court, it’s important to note when you transition you open up to the court so you can see the ball. never let the ball leave your sight
I got a second degree sprain on the ankle and its gonna be 2 months without playing, it is really frustrating and I’m looking for any tips or experiences, I’m following the recovering plan that my doctor and physiotherapist, but I want to recover asap and I still can’t run or jump :(
Muchas gracias por tu contenido, es realmente valioso lo que compartes, me gustaría ver más contenido enfocado a los entrenadores, metodologías o algo por el estilo, enseñanza en niñas por ejemplo, saludos desde Veracruz, México
I'm 5'7'' so you know. If you believe your vertical is already very good, I would watch some arm swing technique videos. There is a lot that can be adjusted there to improve your spiking ability. Also, being physically trained can help too. It took me years to improve my spiking technique as I'm self-taugh and I still see plenty to improve. A little bit of self reflection, watching videos and trying what you learn during league games or practices go a long way. Don't be shy to fail while trying new stuff because it's part of the process to learn and improve. Good luck on your path to improvement. 💪
Hii artie iam a big fan of your tips, i personally watch all your videos this is my new youtube account. I want a volleyball to play can you help me 🎉😁
