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Girls, have you ever played in a volleyball game where the pace seemed so fast that everything just seemed to be BEYOND your control? Many times you play in a volleyball game that seems to control you when in reality there are several things that you can do to change or control the game so that YOU can speed up or slow down the pace or the rhythm of the match.

Here are a few suggestions:

Play the Ball Low

Good girls volleyball coaches and women volleyball champions know to get the most out of the block its important to “stay squared” to the volleyball net. This means to keep your shoulders, your underarms as you jump, boobies, abs and hips parallel to the net keeping as little space as possible between you and the volleyball net while you block jump.

No matter how tall you are the following five steps will help you improve your volleyball blocking skill!

1. Watch your hitter with your shoulders parallel to the volleyball net.

The serve receive is the key to running your team’s offense. Here are 5 “little” girls volleyball tips that will make a BIG difference in your volleyball passing performance.

1) Keep a straight platform, by keeping elbows straight.

One of the biggest mistakes players make when passing is bending their elbows to pass the ball. If you review the photos of elite players (check out Danielle Scott passing on my myspace/volleyball voices site) both indoor volleyball and sand volleyball players when they serve receive you will notice that their “platforms” aka the inside of their forearms that they present… are so straight as a board you could use their arms as a flat table to eat on.

Watching volleyball videos can seem like the most boring aspect of pre game preparation but like most things you just have to know how to MAKE it work for you.

Usually there are two basic reasons why a coach has you watch volleyball videos…in preparation of an upcoming game or to get better at performing a particular volleyball fundamental. It’s easy to get lulled into or lost in the moment of the game on the small screen but instead of watching every play just for the sake of saying “hey I finished watching the video” pick a particular volleyball fundamental that you need to improve and watch the best one or two players perform that fundamental over and over again.

Smart volleyball coaches know that serving is the volleyball game’s “equalizer” because from start to finish you and only you control every aspect and especially the outcome of the serve. It doesn’t matter how tall, how wide or how short you are, if you develop a tough serve that makes points consistently, I guarantee you will regularly see court time.

1. Mentally decide to attack with your serve.

I am frequently asked by female players what are some of the best ways to improve their volleyball skills. I decided to write this article to discuss five of the more popular things I suggest most frequently. Remember these may not work for everybody but it may give you some ideas as to what will work for you.