How to Play Volleyball

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches that when setting up a volleyball court, a large flat surface of 40 by 70 feet is needed to have a regulation playing surface of 30 by 60 feet and a net height of seven feet 11 inches.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name is Addison, from Captain Bill's. I'm going to teach you, how to set up a volleyball court. Setting up a volleyball court, you're going to need a flat surface, you're going to need a big flat surface. The dimensions of the court are 30 by 60. So if you want to have a good area to play in, you're going to need about 10 feet on each side of the lines. So if it's 30 by 60 for the court, you're going to need about a 40 by 70 area to play. So you want to set up the lines first, once you set up the lines, you want to set up the net. Now depending on who I was playing, there's different heights of the net. So if men are playing, the height of the net is, 7 feet 11 inches. If woman or kids are playing on the volleyball court, you want the net to be at a woman's height, which is 7 feet 4 inches. Make sure the volleyball court lines are in a rectangle, and that the net is centered evenly over the court, to where it's 30 feet on one side and 30 feet on the other side, with a width of 30 on both sides. And that is how you set up a volleyball court."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to keep score in volleyball. There are two ways to do this, side-out scoring which dictates points are awarded to the serving team only and rally scoring where every serve is a point.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name is Addison from Captain Bill's. I'm going to teach you, how to keep score in volleyball. There are two different ways you can keep score in volleyball. The first way is called traditional or side out scoring. And when using this type of scoring, the only way you can get a point is when you serve the ball. So if my team were to serve the ball, and we get an in on the opposite side of the court, we get it in the square, and on the ground, we get a point. However, if the other team serves, and we hit it out, or they hit it in our square, they get the point. The only way in traditional or side out scoring you can get a point, is if you serve the ball. Typically in traditional or side out scoring the game goes to 15, or 11. The other type of scoring is rally scoring. Rally scoring is where every serve is a point. So if my team serves the ball, but yet the other team gets the ball, and puts it into our side of the court, they get the point, even though they didn't serve the ball, and vice versa. Rally scoring usually goes to, 21, 25 or 30. And that's how you keep score in volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches sprint training and practicing on sand or a beach. These are the best ways to get conditioned for sand volleyball.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey my name is Addison from Captain Bill's and I'm going to teach you how to condition for sand volleyball. First main part of conditioning in sand volleyball is sprint training. Sprint training you can do on the beach, you can do in your neighborhood, you can do pretty much anywhere. What you want to do is you want to jog first. Jog a couple of times and then sprint, jog, spring, jog, sprint. To different areas to build up your endurance, build up your leg muscles which can all be used for playing sand volleyball. The second part of conditioning is you can practice on the beach. It's very helpful to get the windy conditions, and the beach conditions that you would get while playing on beach courts. So preparing or playing on the beach will be very helpful cause you are used to what you would get in a regular beach game. Another area of conditioning is weight training you can do for your upper body and your lower body to help with your endurance. You don't want to get real buff in beach volleyball cause sometimes it can be a little awkward when you are running around and you don't want to be too big so endurance is the main thing. Sprint training and some weight training and that's how to condition for sand volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to spike a volleyball. Spiking a volleyball takes a two-step approach while jumping straight up in the air and hitting the ball down on the other side of the volleyball court with the palm of the hand.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name is Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to teach you how to spike a volleyball. Spiking a volleyball is probably the most fun part of volleyball. For me, anyway. Spiking a volleyball, I am right handed, so I take a two step approach leading with my right foot. If you're left handed you may want to start with your left foot. So what I do is I take a right left approach. So I start with my right foot, so right, left, bend my knees, squat down, put my arms out behind me with my palms facing up, and then when I'm ready to jump, I jump straight up, not out, you want to jump straight up so use your arms to lift you up off the ground as high as you can. You want to lead with your left arm so that you can get a better control on the ball. So lead with your left arm, bring your other right arm, your hitting arm back, leave with your elbow, open your hand, and follow through hitting the ball. When you spike a ball, you want to spike the ball on the heel of your hand to the palm of your hand. So, bend all the way down, palms facing up, arms behind you, lift up with your arms, lead with your left hand, bring your right hand back, or your hitting hand back, leave with your elbow, and hand facing is open, facing the ball, and hit the ball down. Following through. Put all those steps together, you can spike a volleyball. And that's how you spike the volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to block a volleyball. This requires getting low at the net and jumping at the last second while putting both hands up to block the shot without touching the net.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name is Addison from Captain Bells and I'm going to show you how to block a volleyball. First couple of things, you can never, ever touch the net in volleyball. You want, when you're blocking, you want to read the header shoulders so wherever his arm, his or her arm is facing, you want to try to take away where he or she hits it. The first thing is when you're blocking, I want to get down real low and wait till the last possible second to jump up to block the ball. You don't want to jump as soon as the hitter jumps because he's jumping a lot sooner than you are before your block. So what you want to do is get real low, get your hands out, and jump up in a pike position. Don't want to hit the net. So jump up in a pike position so you can penetrate over the net which will force the ball after he hits into your block, to go straight down and your team gets the point. So I'm going to demonstrate how to block. And that's how to block a volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to bump a volleyball. Often called the backbone of volleyball, bumping is done by closing hands one on top of the other and using the forearms to hit and control the ball.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name's Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to teach you how to bump a volleyball. Bumping or passing is probably the most important thing in volleyball; it's probably the backbone of volleyball. The main thing you want to worry about is your platform. In order to pass the ball you never want to take your knuckles and interlock them like this. It can, it's very ineffective because it can cause you to hit the ball here which will go out of control. And you can also hurt or break one of your fingers doing that. So what I do is I take my hands put one on top of the other and then close them, and then that way I get my platform here on my forearms which is used to pass the volleyball. When you're passing the volleyball you want to make sure it hits between your wrist and your elbow. Never up high and never on your hands. This is the flattest part of your arms which is your platforms the flattest part which will give you the most consistent pass. Also in passing you want to bend your knees and use your legs. It's not all in your arms. It's mainly in your legs so when you're passing you're going to get down low, get your butt to the ground and use your platform and also your legs to guide the ball where you're passing to. And that's how to bump a volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to set a volleyball. This is done for the hitter by using legs and wrists to push the ball up to a spot where the hitter can spike it.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name is Addison from Captain Bill and I'm going to teach you how to set a volleyball. Setting is a very important part in the game of volleyball. Typically, you're going to set the ball to the hitter, where the hitter will hit it down on the other side of the court to get a point. In setting, you want to use your legs not just your wrists. Setting you want to bend your legs, keep your feet about shoulder width apart, one leg in front of the other, whichever leg you want to be in front, typically, I use my left leg in front. You want to bend your knees and have the ball above your head, push with your wrists and your legs, while facing your target. So, when you're setting the ball you want to keep your fingers very loose and relaxed, you don't want them tight. Before the ball gets under your hands you should shape the shape of the ball. So, as the ball is up in the air, my hands are already shaped in the shape of the ball. Also, if you were to miss the ball, the ball should hit you in the forehead. You don't want the ball to be back here, while you're setting, or up here, out here, you want the ball to be straight above your head so you can gain control of the ball. So, when you're setting you want to face your target to where you're setting, use your legs, bend your knees, ball above your head, use your legs and push out to set the ball to your hitter. That is how you set a volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to jump serve a volleyball. This is done by tossing the ball out in front in the air with enough height to jump and get the ball over the volleyball net.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name is Addison from Captain Bill's, and I'm going to teach you, how to jump serve a volleyball. Jump serving is a very effective type of serve, it's mainly used for power purposes, and it can be very effective when used against an opponent who may be a little slower. You can try to put the ball anywhere on the court, and because it's so powerful, the defender is going to have a hard time getting their body in front of it, to get a good pass on the ball. So the main part of your jump serve is your toss, it's the most import part of the jump serve. You want the ball out in front of you when you toss, and you want to throw it up high enough so you can take an approach, and so that you can hit the ball over the net effectively. Also when jump serving the ball, you don't want to hit the ball down like you normally would when spiking a volleyball, you want to hit it out in front of your body, instead of down, so that it can take the velocity and go straight over the net, and then drop down with a top spin on the ball. You also want to use your wrist in the ball, in the serve, you want to, as you're hitting the ball, use your wrist to make the top spin on the ball, which will make the ball drop a lot faster on the other side of the net, to keep it in, and to make it a difficult serve for your opponent. And that is how to jump serve a volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to buy a volleyball net. An outdoor volleyball net can be purchased online if a durable regulation net is desired or at a sporting goods store for a lower quality recreational volleyball net.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey my name is Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to tell you how to buy an outdoor volleyball net. If you are very serious about playing outdoor volleyball you would want to get a very durable net. One that will last you awhile, those you cannot find in any sporting good stores. You are going to have to go online, a lot of places in Florida or in California have very durable nets, outdoor volleyball nets that can be used on a day to day basis. If you are not serious and just use it for recreational use you can find one a pretty decent one at a sporting good store. It may not last you as long but if you are not using it everyday it would be a perfect fit for just the recreational use. So when going to a sporting good store a lot of times you'll find there's badminton and volleyball packages and there are combination packages. Those may not be regulation, so one thing you can do is look online and if under the volleyball net that you are looking for it says AVP quality or AVP certified. AVP is the association of volleyball professionals. So that is what the professional volleyball players use. So if you find a net that says AVP quality or AVP certified that's going to be the most durable net to use when playing outdoor volleyball. Another thing you need to look for is who you are buying it for. If you are buying it for men's, you are going to need to have a certain height for the net. The men's height is seven feet eleven inches. And the women's height is seven feet four inches. Women's height can also be used for juniors or kids. Also the width and the length of the volleyball court is thirty feet by sixty feet so you want to make sure that you get lines that fulfill those requirements for the volleyball net. Volleyball lines and that is how to buy a volleyball net."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to dink a volleyball. This is done by using a fist, two knuckles or four knuckles and is used when wanting to avoid a block and poke it over the volleyball net.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name is Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to teach you how to dink a volleyball. A couple different ways that you can dink a volleyball, the most legal way in beach volleyball, is either your fist or you can use two knuckles or all four of your knuckles, which people call it the cobra or the knuckler. This is mainly used if a ball's really tight and you're scared to get blocked so you want to poke it over or you want to put it somewhere. What can help to gain your ball control, in dinking a volleyball, is to just go back and forth with your hands, dinking it like you normally would. If you do that a couple of times, it would really help your ball control for playing a game. Indoor volleyball is a little different, you can get away with a little bit more dinking. One way you can dink in the indoor is you can actually open your hand and almost lift the ball in a way to put it where you want to put it. In other words, I could do this and, in indoor volleyball, I could do this but in beach volleyball, that's illegal, you have to have your closed hand when you're dinking a volleyball. That's how to dink a volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to dig a spike in volleyball. This s done by facing where the ball is coming from on a spike and passing it off the forearms while absorbing the trajectory of the ball.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my names Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to teach you how to dig a spike in volleyball. Spiking or hitting is used most of the time in order to score a point. A lot of times players will jump above the net to spike the ball down so when you're spiking it down you want to try to get behind the ball and dig it up so that your team can score the next point. Probably the most important part of digging a spiking volleyball is to get your trunk or your, your waist behind the ball. You want your, your waist to face where you want to pass the ball. So if the ball, if the spike is coming from my left side I'm not going to want to dig facing the opposite way. Or perpendicular to the spiker. I'm going to want to face exactly where the ball is coming form so that I can pass it off my forearms while absorbing the trajectory of the ball. So while I absorb the power from the hitter I'm going to make the easier to come up off of my hands for the setter to have the next ball. And that is how to dig a spike in volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to do a pancake in volleyball. This is done by taking a hand and putting on the ground so the ball lands on top of it.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name is Addison from Captain Bill's, and I'm going to show you, how to do a pancake in volleyball. Pancake in volleyball is, when you take your hand and put it onto the ground like a pancake, and the ball lands on top. So when you're try to do a pancake, what you want to do is, you want to lay all the way out, extend your body to its fullest ability and try to aim for your hand to be under the ball, so the ball pops straight up. In indoor volleyball it's very effective, because you have a hard ground, and a lot of times you need to sprawl out for a ball, so when you're sprawling out for a ball, you want to dive, and like I said, stretch out your body, and stretch out your arm, and make sure your hand is under, flat on the ground, and underneath the ball, so the ball pops straight up. And beach volleyball is used every once and a while, but not a whole lot, because the sand is very unstable, and you can't get a good, you can't get your hand on the ground, and have a flat surface to get up the volleyball. And that's how to pancake a volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to play beach volleyball. Playing beach volleyball requires a beach or a sand court, two players on each side, swimming trunks, a net and a ball.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hi, my name's Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to teach you how to play beach volleyball. Beach volleyball is a very common sport, especially, in the summertime when it's hot, you're out on the beach, all you really need is your bathing suit, a volleyball and an outdoor volleyball net to play beach volleyball. Typically, beach volleyball is played two on two so you have two people on one side of the court and two people on the other side of the court. This is very difficult but as you only have two people to cover the whole area of the court. Also, it's very difficult to maneuver in the sand because the sand can be very deep on the beach. It's hard to run, it's hard to dive, and it's hard to sprint for a ball. Typically, games are played in rally scoring, where every score is a point, games are usually played to twenty-one. Also, beach volleyball is a lot like tennis, except for instead of one hit to get it over the net, you get three hits. So, typically, it's a bump, a set and a spike and you have to get it over the net so it's just like tennis but with beach volleyball, you have to have three hits and the same person cannot touch the ball twice in a row. Three hits and that's how you play beach volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches show to fix a bump shot in volleyball. When trying to fix a bump shot in volleyball, try to keep the butt down, knees bent, be behind the ball and bump the ball with the forearms.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey my name is Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to teach you how to fix your bump shot in volleyball. Bump shot is used on mainly on the third hit when you have to hit it over the net. A couple of things you want to remember is to make sure that your butt is down. You want to make sure that your knees are bent. You want to make sure that you are behind the ball and the ball is in front of you at all times. Also you want to make sure that the ball is coming off just like you are passing the ball or bumping the ball. Coming off your forearm in between your wrists and your elbow. Make sure your platform is set and make sure you are facing your target where you want to put the ball over the net. And also follow through to where you are putting the ball over to the net. If you want to go deep, for a bump shot you want to get low and push the ball out, push the ball out a little bit, but if you wanted to go short you still want to get low and push it up, and out a little bit to make it a shorter bump shot over the net. Repetition is one thing you can use to fix your bump shot in volleyball, it really helps you to work on it a lot and to practice it a lot to get your bump shot consistent so you can get it over the net and that is how to fix your bump shot in volley ball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches show to float serve in volleyball. This is done by hitting the volleyball with a flat hand and not following through the serve.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: Hi my name's Addison from Captain Bill's, and I'm going to teach you how to float serve a volleyball. Float serving is probably the most effective serve there is in volleyball. When you float serve the ball actually does not move, or it's not supposed to move. Which is very hard for defenders to pass, because the ball can move, come right to them one time, and then later it can kind of move away from them, depending on the wind. Or even if it's indoor it can just drop automatically. So the float serve is very effective in both indoor and outdoor volleyball. Mainly outdoor because you have the wind to use to your advantage, which can help to move the volleyball. In float serving you want to take your hand, and you want instead of putting some top spin on the ball and using your wrist. You don't use your wrist at all you keep your hand flat the whole time. And instead of following through like you would a regular float serve, you almost in a way stop your follow through so that you can follow through to where you are serving the ball. And you want your hand flat at all times, which makes the ball stay still and float towards your opponent. And that's how to float serve a volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to overhand serve a volleyball. Hitting an overhand serve in volleyball is done by hitting the volleyball with an open hand after tossing the ball in the air.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name is Addison from Captain Bill's, and I'm going to teach you, how to overhand serve a volleyball. In order to overhand serve a volleyball, there are a couple of different mechanics that you need to use. First things first, you want to always keep your hand open. When you keep your hand open, you have more surface area on the ball, which can help you to guide the ball to where you want it to go on the opposite side of the court. So when you're serving the ball, you want your hand out in front of you, and you want to toss the ball up in front of you, so you have top step and hit it with your hand. When you contact the ball, you want to hit it almost to the heel of your palm and in the middle of your hand. So when you toss the ball, you're going to take your elbow back, and when you hit, you lead with your elbow. So you never lead with your hand, you want to always lead with your elbow, it will help you to get the ball straight over the net, to have an effective serve. So when you're serving the ball, take the ball in front of you, toss it in front of you, take your hand back, lead with your elbow, keep your hand open, and serve the ball over the net. And that is how you overhand serve a volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to play volleyball. It can be played with as little as three players or as many as six players on each side, a court, net and a volleyball.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey my name is Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to teach you guys how to play outdoor volleyball. Outdoor volleyball is a lot of fun, especially when it's hot and during the summer. You can use different numbers of people, you can do two on two. Three on three, four on four, or six on six. You want to make sure you know the basic rules of volleyball, know that each team can only hit the ball three times before hitting it over the net. Also you want to make sure that you serve behind the line and make sure when you play volleyball you want to try to get it inside the boundary lines on the opponent's side of the court. Also when playing outdoor volleyball you have to deal with the weather. Sometimes there is going to be winds, sometimes there is going to be rain, so in order to play outdoor volleyball and play it well you are going to have to sort of take into account the weather and how it could affect your game. Also in outdoor volleyball you want to make sure that you are well hydrated, it's very hot sometimes when you are playing outdoor volleyball. So make sure you are well hydrated and make sure that you can move well in the sand. Sand can be very deep especially on the beach. So you want to make sure you are able to move around a lot in the sand. And that's how you play outdoor volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to serve a volleyball. An underhand serve is the easiest in volleyball and is done by hitting the ball with a fist underhanded when the ball is at a waist hight point.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey, my name's Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to teach you how to serve a volleyball. Underhand serve is probably the easiest serve to use when playing volleyball. When serving underhand, you want to face where you are going to serve the ball so if I'm trying to get the ball over the net you want to face exactly where you're serving the ball. When you're serving the ball, you want to take the ball out in front of you, in one hand, about waist high and arms length away from you, take your other hand, put it in a fist and you want the ball to contact you right on the meat of your fist, right here on the top, that's your best platform to serve the ball underhand. So, take the ball out in front of you and take the ball here, bring your hand back and hit the ball right in the middle, not on any side because that way, if you hit it on the side, it's going to go off to one side. If you hit it right in the middle it's going to go straight in front of you, right where you're facing where you want the ball. When you put all those steps together, you can serve the ball over the net successfully. That's how you serve a volleyball."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to read a volleyball court. Reading a volleyball court is mainly assessing the other team for weak players, predicting what the other team does and talking to volleyball veterans for tips on how they read a volleyball court.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey name is Addison from Captain Bill's, and I'm going to teach you how to read a volleyball court. First main part in reading a volleyball court is strategy. You want to look at your opponent and see if you have a strong or a weak player or both on the other team. So if you have a weak player you want to go to your the weak player on the other team, because it will be a easier opportunity for your team to get the point. Second part on how to read a volleyball court is predicting what the other team is going to do before they do it. You want to make sure that if the set is way off the net you know you don't need to go up and block, because they're not going to be able to hit it straight down. So you want to be able to back up and get your best defensive position that you can, because they cannot hit the ball straight down. So you want to be able to predict before the other team does it what they're going to do so that you can have the best opportunity to get the ball back and to get a point for your team. The third part on how to read a volleyball court is you want to look at the veterans of playing volleyball, and look at them and how they read a volleyball court. If you're a beginning and you're walking on to a court, you're not going to be that good at reading a volleyball court. You're going to need to learn from the veterans, see how they play, and how they read a volleyball court, and learn from them. So really reading a volleyball court comes with a lot of experience. For example, say I'm playing two on two, and the setter sets the ball really tight, and I have a blocker up. If the ball is really tight I'm not going to want to hit the ball, because I'm probably going to hit it right into the blocker and it's going to come down on my side, and the other team's going to get a point. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to want to put it over the block or around the block to keep it in the court, and to make the other team move for the ball so that they have to scramble to move for the ball and try to get the point. Also if the setters sets me a little bit off the net, and I still have a blocker, I'm not going to want to hit into the block, I'm not going to want to hit it hard. I'm going to want to take a little off speed shot to get it inside the court, and once again make the opponent work for the point. Next thing is if the setter puts up a perfect set, and I have a open court with no blocker I can swing away, and hit the ball anywhere I want in the court and to make the other team work for it. If you put it all together take from those veterans, watch experienced players play the game you can learn from them. And use all your knowledge of the game to read a volleyball court."

In this video lesson, Volleyball Instructor, Addison Musser, teaches how to run a basic volleyball drills. That can be run include serving, passing, hitting and setting drills; each should be done repeatedly for consistency.



Video Transcript: "ADDISON MUSSER: "Hey my name is Addison from Captain Bills and I'm going to teach you how to run basic volleyball drills. There are many different drills you can use to play or to practice volleyball. There are serving drills, passing drills, hitting drills and setting drills. First one serving drills. Probably the most key thing in serving is repetition, over and over again so you can get your serve consistent. So when serving what you want to is you want to have a basket of balls, take the ball out in front of you, toss it up in front of you high enough so you have time to get to it and hit it with your hand. Your hand wants to be open, needs to be open and you want to hit it with the palm of your hand. So when you hit it, toss the ball in front of you, take your arm back, lead with your elbow and hit with your hand open and out in front of you. Passing drills you would need a tosser and a passer and a target. So the tosser would toss the ball to the passer, the passer wants to get behind the ball, face their target, use their knees, get their butt down. Use your platform,put your arms one on top of the other, fold them together to build your platform. When passing the ball you want to hit it between your wrists and your elbow. When passing the tosser is going to pass it to the, toss it to the passer, and then the passer will use their legs to keep their butt down, face their target to try to get into the target. Repetition is also very effective in passing drills, because passing is the backbone of volleyball. You want to make sure that you are very, a very consistent passer and you will succeed in volleyball. Hitting drills you have a setter who will set the ball to the hitter. Now hitting, when you are hitting you want to take a two step approach. So when you, depending on what if you are left handed or right handed, you are going to step with the opposite foot. So I'm right handed so I'm going to step first with my right foot, so I take a two step approach, right left, bend down put my hands behind me, palms facing up and then once I'm down bring my hands up to bring me up higher above the ground and then I'm going to drop my elbow lead with my left arm and swing through the ball. So the setter is going to set you the ball, you take your approach, jump up and hit it over the net. The next drill is setting drills. Setting you want to make sure that you use all five of your fingers, you want your fingers to be very, very relaxed. So when you are setting the ball, you want to take the ball and shape your hands in the shape of a ball. So when you are setting the ball, take the ball above your head where if you miss the ball it will hit you in your forehead. So you take the ball and set and it can not stay in your hands very long so you want to get it out almost as soon as possible. You also want to make sure your hands touch the ball at the exact same time. If they do not touch at the exact same time that is an illegal hit called a double hit. So if my hands don't hit the ball at the exact same time it's an illegal hit. So a setting drills you are going to have a tosser who will toss you the ball and you get under it you use your legs, face your target, and you want to push the ball out with your not only your wrists, but your legs also and face your target and try to get it in the target. All of these drills are need to have repetition. Each drill you need to work on daily to be consistent and to succeed in volleyball. And that is how you run basic volleyball drills."