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• To step
• Method 1 of 5: Store overhead
• Method 3 of 5: Catch the volleyball
• Tips

Volleyball is a great game for the beach or in the hall. There are many ways to get the ball over the net. Serving and returning a serve or volley requires specific moves and techniques. Whether it's the first, second, or third shot before hitting the ball over the net, the right technique will make you the best team player.

To step

Method 1 of 5: Store overhead

1. Get into the correct position. To hit overhand, you need to stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart, with the foot facing your hitting hand slightly forward. Your hips are perpendicular to the net.
   • Most of your weight should rest on your back foot.
2. Stand with your feet spread. Correct serving posture is an important first step. When serving underhand, feet should be spread forward with the opposite foot from the striking arm. This will give you a good, solid foundation when you save.
   • Most of your body weight should be on your back foot.
   • Your hips should be perpendicular to the net.
3. Position the ball in front of your hitting arm. Your hitting arm is the arm that actually forces the ball across the net, and it is usually your dominant arm. With your other arm, hold the ball in front of your body, directly in front of your hitting arm.
4. Make contact with the ball. To hit the ball, you can make a fist with your hand and try to make contact with the flat part of your fist where your thumb and index finger meet. Swing your arm like a pendulum, first back and then forward to hit the ball. You need to make contact with the ball slightly below the center to make it move across the net.
   • Keep your eye on the ball where you want to make contact.
   • Shift your weight from your back foot to your front foot as you hit the ball.
   • Try to drop the hand that is holding the ball just before you hit the ball.
   • Have your batting hand point the ball after hitting the ball, making sure you follow the ball straight forward.
   • You can also hit the ball with the bottom of your palm.

Method 3 of 5: Catch the volleyball

1. Position your body for an underhand pass. Make a fist with your non-dominant hand and wrap your dominant hand around it. You should end up with both thumbs next to each other. Extend your arms out and away from your body creating a kind of platform with your forearms. You stand with your legs apart and your knees bent.
2. Stand with your body facing the ball with your hands slightly above your forehead waiting for the ball. A "set" is usually the second hit made after the ball is on your side of the field. This is a cross so that a teammate can hit the ball to the opponent's side.
   • Your fingers should be spread and make a triangular shape with your index fingers and thumbs very close together, without touching.
3. Hit the ball over the net. Swing your arms back as you approach the ball to make contact with the ball at the peak of your jump with your arms outstretched. Swing your arms back as you take the big step with your right foot, then stretch them out as you jump.
   • With both arms outstretched, move your batting hand backward by bending your arm at the elbow. Your hand should be open and relaxed. This should create an arc shape with your arms.
   • Your batting arm swings over the top of the ball and makes contact high on the ball.
   • When you make contact with the ball, fold your wrist down to allow the ball to move across the net in a downward motion.

Tips

• Practice daily to improve your volleyball skills.
• Create an effect ball by hitting it on one side to make it more difficult for your opponents to return the ball.
• Practice, practice, practice. Like any sport that requires effort to learn (e.g. tennis), it takes a lot of practice, but it's fun. If there is sometimes no one to practice with, you can practice catching and hitting a high wall and just toss the ball for the serve. Your fingers let the ball shoot up.
• Start with an underhand serve if you're a beginner, then move on to an overhand serve once you've mastered the skill.