PHYSICAL EDUCATION 104

Skills

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VOLLEYBALL SKILLS

Serve

a. Underhand

  • Step forward with opposite foot
  • Swing arm straight back
  • Contact at heel of hand
  • Follow through

b. Overhand

  • Step forward with opposite foot
  • Swing arm back and make a "L"
  • Contact with open hand at palm
  • Follow through

Bump

  • Ready position with hands on table
  • Contact with a flat platform
  • Shoulders pointed at target
  • Follow through (don't swing arms above shoulders)

Set

  • Hands above head
  • Index and thumb form a triangle
  • Extend arms and legs
  • Line right shoulder parallel to net

Spike

  • Approach for Right handed- Left, Right, Left, Feet together
  • Approach for Left handed- Right, Left, Right, Feet together,
  • Arm Motion Swing both arms up and take spike arm back (think bow and arrow)
  • Contact with open hand and snap wrist
  • Follow through