Serving to WIN!!!!

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Serving to WIN!!!!

• By Coach Dede Bodnar
• Played competitively since I was 5 years old.
• Coached 28 years
• USA Olympic Committee Developmental Coach of
  The Year (1998)
• USA Volleyball Outstanding Female Coach of the
  Year (1998)
• All-American (California Polytechnic State
  University)
• Professor and Head Volleyball Coach
• San Diego City College
• Coaching Experience
• - Coached Professional Beach
  Volleyball(6 years),
• Liz Masakayan Elaine Youngs
• Liz Masakayan Angela Rock
• - Collegiate (17years),
• - High school (5 years),
• - Club (23 years),
• - Junior high (4 years),
• - Elementary school players (3 years).
  

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Serving

• Serving WINS games!!!!!
• The more effectively your team can serve
• The more offensive you will become and the more
  successful you can become.
• The more your players become vested in point
  scoring and taking responsibility for their
  serve.

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Serving Rules Simple rules help you
team keep focused on what needs to be done!

• 1st serve is in
• Serve is in after a time-out
• Serve is in after substitution
• Serve is in after a delay of game
• Serve is in after an Ace
• Serve is in after your teammate before you misses
  
• Serve is in after you missed your previous
  rotational serve
• Serve is in at Game-point
• Serve is in after ..

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SERVING

• The serve is used to initiate the rally. It is
  the most important skill in volleyball. A well
  placed serve can result in a point, a reaction
  that is difficult for the setter to set or a
  reception that is difficult for the passer to
  transition to an attack approach.
• Strategically, the serve is an offensive weapon.
  It is the easiest way to score and the easiest
  way to disrupt the opponents offense.
  Psychologically, a games momentum can totally
  shift in favor of the tough serving team.
• The serve is the only skill in volleyball where
  the play is in complete control of the skill.
  The server decides when to initiate the ball,
  where t o direct the ball and how to direction
  the ball. All other skills in volleyball are in
  reaction to or anticipation of a ball that is
  already in play.
• Because of the importance of the serve and the
  server having complete control of the serve, it
  is essential to practice serving every day.
  Serving practice can be combined with other
  skills or practiced two or three different times
  during practice.

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Serving Progression

• Serving progression without a ball
• Footwork
• Body Position
• Contact
• Follow thru
• Eyes closed
• Serving progression with a ball
• Throw a ball
• Toss/Drop
• Toss/ Step drop
• Toss Contact

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• Placement of serving drills within a practice
• At least 10-15 minutes every day should be given
  to the partner serving progression and a
  variation of the serve and chase drill.
• The integrations of serving into other drills
  should be incorporated whenever possible.
• Short periods of the serve and chase drill can be
  incorporated into the practice schedule. After
  high intensity drill and prior to getting a water
  break is a good place to insert a short serve and
  chase drill.
• Ex. Each player gets 5 service attempts to get
  the ball into a designated target area. For each
  missed serve a penalty can be assessed.
• Ex. Each player must achieve 5 points to get out
  of the drill. 1 points is assigned for serving
  into the designated target area. NO points are
  achieved if the serve is in the court, but not in
  the target area. A negative point is incurred if
  there is a service error.

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Serving Choices

• Cross Court Serve
• Line Serve
• Short Serve
• Serving from Deep
• Fast/Low Trajectory serve
• Deep/High Trajectory
• Topspin
• Jump Float
• Side Spin
• NOTE if any of these are not being performed
  correctly there is always a cue that you can use
  to bring back your intended goal.

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Strategy Progression

• Area Serving progression
• 1st In the court Areas 3 and 6
• 2nd Corners Areas 1 and 5
• 3rd Seams Areas Depend on receive plan
• 4th Short Areas 2 and 4
• Advanced serving strategy
• Once the players have the ability to serve any
  area of the court advance serving strategy can be
  a huge factor in affecting the outcome of the
  game.
• Serve the weak Passer make them move to pass
• Serve the hot hitter either short or deep, to
  make it difficult to make an approach after the
  ball is passed.
• Serve in between Area 1 and 2 to make it
  difficult for the setter to set the ball because
  it is coming from over the setters left
  shoulder.

1 6 5
2 3 4
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SERVING TARGETS
Servers
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Target Target
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Servers
Servers
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Serving Drills

• Serving Target Drills
• Serve and Chase Drill
• Integration of serving practice in other drills.
  Serving should be incorporated into other drills
  whenever possible. It will release the coach
  from running the drill to observing and providing
  feedback to the players in the drill.
• Rotation Group Drill Example after the serve
  the player goes to the passing group. After
  passing the serve the player goes to the hitting
  group. After hitting the set the player chases
  the ball and returns to the serving group. This
  style of drill is game like in its flow.
• Stationary Group Drill example The players stay
  in the serving, passing, and hitting groups for a
  specific amount of time or repetitions then
  rotate. This style of drill is good fro focusing
  on learning correct skill execution.
• Note These concepts can be used in many
  different team drills.

Player serves
Setter
Hitter hits the set and shags Ball to go back to
serve again.
Passer passes the ball to setter who sets the 4
set.
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6 on 6 Termination Drill

• Start with 6 players on each side of the net.
• Server initiates ball over the net and then
  opposing team passes, sets and hits the ball back
  over the net.
• Key objectives of this drill
• 1. To terminate 1st ball over the net. If your
  team gets a kill or terminates the first ball
  they get 3 points. Or if the server aces the
  ball the serving team receives 3 points.
• 2. If the opponent terminates the ball over the
  net they get 2 points.
• 3. If the ball crosses the net for the 3rd time,
  no points are awarded.
• Play a game to 7 points. After a team reaches 7
  points they rotate. Winning team gets to serve.
  

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Outside Hitter Dig and Hit Drill

• Outside hitter (OH) starts at the net.
• Coach stands left front on a box on the opposite
  outside hitter position on the other side of the
  net.
• Coach attacks a ball at the OH and the hitter
  digs and gets outside the court ready to hit.
  Note If two hitters are used outside the drill
  is still very productive).
• Note the digger should be outside and stopped by
  the time the setter touches the ball.
• Setter sets a 4 set and the OH hits the ball
  around a two person block.
• OH needs 7 kills to leave the drill. (The number
  of kills should be relative to the level of team,
  for example beginning teams can get 4-5 kills).
  
• To make this drill more difficult make the hitter
  aim at a designated area. (For example Make
  the blockers stand on a box and give 2 feet of
  line and then the attacked ball only counts if it
  is hit by the block, line, and lands in the
  court).

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Outside Hitter Drill OH Digs and swings
outside (expects the set) and then hits to Target
Area

• Outside hitter (OH) starts at the net.
• Coach stands left front on a box on the opposite
  outside hitter position on the other side of the
  net.
• Coach slaps ball as OH pulls off the net then the
  coach attacks a ball at the OH and the hitter
  digs and gets outside the court ready to hit.
  Note If two hitters are used outside the drill
  it is still very productive).
• -Note the digger should be outside and stopped
  by the time the setter touches the ball.
• Setter sets a 4 set the OH hits the ball around
  a two person block to a designated target area.
• OH needs 7 kills to leave the drill. (The number
  of kills should be relative to the level of team,
  for example beginning teams can get 4-5 kills).
  
• To make this drill more advanced
• 1. If the hitter hits a ball that skims the net,
  after they hit that ball they leave the court and
  do 1 up/down (1 block into a push up), if the
  hitter hits a ball into the net or out of bounds,
  after they hit that ball, they leave the court
  and perform 3 up/downs.
• 2. Another way to make this drill more difficult
  is to make the hitter aim at a designated area.
  (For example Make the blockers stand on a box
  and give 2 feet of line and then the attacked
  ball only counts if it is hit by the block, line,
  and lands in the court).
• To make this drill more focused on the hitters
  approach
• Coach should take out the dig and just have the
  hitters waiting outside for a 4 set. Coach will
  toss/bounce the ball to the setter and then the
  setter would set an outside set to the hitter who
  would take an explosive approach to hit the set
  to the designated area.

Outside Hitters
Setter
Box
Coach
2 Blockers stand on a box
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How to Work the Middle Attack With
the Server Aiming Middle Back or Middle Short

• Setter starts right back (RB) and Middle Blocker
  is stacked left front on the net.
• The ball is served over the net to middle back
  passer (area 6) or middle short. The passer
  passes the ball to the setter who sets the middle
  attack. If the middle front passes the ball they
  can still attack a middle quick set (slide, 3,
  perhaps 1 and back1 depending on physicality).
• Note (Coach states if they want the middle to
  pass)
• Middle blocker gets off the net to the 10 foot
  line (the middle blockers goal is to be on the
  10 foot line by the time the passer touches the
  ball) and then the middle blocker approaches to
  hit a 1 set as the ball is coming from the
  diggers arms. (NOTE the middle hitter can also
  once this drill is mastered work on hitting 3s,
  slides, back 1s and 2s).
• One or two player stands on the other side of the
  net in blocking starting position, ready to block
  the attacked ball.
• Middle hitter needs 7 kills to get out of the
  drill. (The number of kills needed can vary
  depending on the level of team you have).
• To make this drill more difficult make the hitter
  only get a kill if the ball is hard driven, by a
  two person block or only if the ball is hit to a
  designated area (ex. Deep corners).
• Note this drill can be done with any of the
  zones Area 1 (deep right back) and Area 2
  (short right front), Area 5 (deep LB) and Area 4
  (short LF)

Passer
Setter
Middle Front
Blockers
Servers