April Chapple

Volleyball Blocking: Use These Terms To Improve Your Game, Part 5

Part five of the volleyball terms study guide for blocking is where I define what it means to seal the net, stuff block, swing block and read blocking. - seal the net - "Seal the net" means that as you block jump you keep your shoulders, chest, your underarms, boobies, abs and hips parallel to the net keeping as little space as possible between you and the volleyball net. Many hitters... (posted by April 1 year 346 days ago.)

Volleyball Blocking: Use These Terms To Improve Your Game, Part 4

In part four of the volleyball blocking study guide I talk about the terms the double block and using the block. Double block - A double block is formed when two players manage to travel along the net to get in front of and form a block against a hitter in a rally. With two players blocking against a hitter, the hitter has less options for open spaces on the court to hit to and is... (posted by April 1 year 346 days ago.)

Volleyball Blocking: Use These Terms To Improve Your Game, Part 3

Part three of six of the study guide for volleyball blocking explains what the joust, kong block, block assist, over, and under mean. Joust - A joust occurs when two players contact the ball over the net at the same time. This usually occurs between two opposing team's blockers, or one blocker and one hitter who was trying to tip the ball over the blocker and instead the ball was set... (posted by April 1 year 346 days ago.)

Volleyball Camps: Ways To Improve Your Setting

As a junior volleyball player one of the best ways to become a better all-around volleyball player is to improve your volleyball setting. Even if you're undecided about what position you want to play in high school or club attending a volleyball camp should give you an idea as to what the setter's responsibilities are, what its like to play in that position and whether you'll be interested in being a... (posted by April 1 year 347 days ago.)

How To Improve Your Volleyball Setting At Camp

As a junior volleyball player one of the best ways to become a better all-around volleyball player is to improve your volleyball setting. Even if you're undecided about what position you want to play in high school or club attending a volleyball camp should give you an idea as to what the setter's responsibilities are, what its like to play in that position and whether you'll be interested in being a... (posted by April 1 year 347 days ago.)

How To Become A Better Volleyball Defensive Player

While hitting and blocking represent the power elements of the volleyball game, serve receive and defense are technical skills, which take finesse, coordination a good eye, timing and patience to learn. Volleyball camps have evolved to the point that they have become position specific or skill specific, so in the last few years we've had the creation of the volleyball libero camp. To become a... (posted by April 1 year 347 days ago.)