Muni Volleyball Overhand Serving

3 Methods to Serve a Volleyball
OVERHAND
Basic Overhand Serve
Top-Spin Jump Serve
Jump Float Serve
An Overhand volleyball serve provides more

momentum and control than an underhand serve.
Method 1:
Basic
Overhand
Serve
Method 1: Basic Overhand Serve
Step 1: Line up both your feet about shoulder length apart. Place your
non- dominant foot ahead of your dominant foot. Your shoulders and hips
should be aligned with the net.
Step 2: Place your non-dominant hand directly in front of you, almost

completely straight (but with a flexible elbow) and palm up with the
ball in it.
Step 3: Swing your serving arm back next to your head. Make sure that
your elbow is pointing upwards and your hand is at or slightly above
your ear.
Step 4: Toss the ball up with your palm of your left hand (not fingers) about
12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 cm) in the air. Remember that you want your
dominant hand to make contact with the ball just after it changes direction
and begins to drop back down. Swing your dominant arm back at the same
time, keeping your wrist rigid.
Step 5:
(a) Hit the ball with the heel of your dominant hand. Bring your dominant hand forward and
smack the ball with the heel of your hand, or the bottom of your palm. Try not to hit it with your
fingers or the flat of your palm, as this will cause the serve to have less power. (If you're worried
about your fingers getting in the way, try to curl them down toward your palm.)
(b) Add momentum to your hit by stepping forward with your dominant foot as you serve. Drag
your right foot forward, and hit the bottom of the ball with the palm of your right hand.
As you are hitting the ball, send all your weight from your arm to the ball; this should add a lot of
speed and force
(c) Make sure that your serving hand is slanted slightly upward. This will help loft the ball over
the net. If you aim down with your hand, the ball will hit the ground before it goes over the net.
Step 6: After striking the ball, use your momentum and run to your
defensive position.
Method 2:
Top-Spin
Jump Serve
Method 2: Top-Spin Jump Serve
Step 1: forward with your dominant foot.

Step 2: As you step forward, throw the ball high into the air and
slightly forward with your dominant hand. Again, start with your arm
directly in front of you, palm up, with the ball in your palm.
Step 3: Take three or four quick steps forward. You'll need to be fast
to get to where the ball is going to fall. How many steps you choose
to do is up to you - practice a few times to see what feels most
comfortable.
Step 4: On your last step forward, launch yourself into a jump. Use
the momentum from the steps above to get higher in the air.
Step 5: As you jump, wind back your dominant arm. As with the basic
overhand, your elbow should be pointing upward, with your wrist rigid
and at or slightly above your ear.
Step 6: Hit the ball. At the highest point of your jump, strike the ball
with the heel of your hand, or the bottom of your palm, for maximum
force.
Method 3:
Jump Float
Serve
Method 2: Jump Float Serve
Step 1: Start with the ball in both hands, straight in front of you. Hold the
ball between both palms. Keep your elbows straight, but somewhat loose.
Step forward with your dominant foot.

Step 3: Take a three-step approach. After the first step, you'll take three
quick steps in your approach. Start with your non-dominant foot.
Step 4: On the last step of your approach, throw the ball upward and
slightly forward. For a float, you only want to throw it 12 to 18
inches (30 to 45 cm).
Step 5: Push off and jump. Directly after you loft the ball, jump upward
with your next step and the momentum from your approach.
Step 6: Hit the ball with the heel of your dominant hand. As with the
basic overhand serve, your elbow should be pointing upward, and
your wrist should be rigid and at or slightly above your ear.
Step7: Master the float. A float serve should clear the net with only three or
four inches to spare. It also shouldn't travel quite as quickly as a basic
overhand or high-spin overhand.
Tips To Pass Onto Players
* Make sure you follow through, sometimes if you don't the ball may travel a different
direction.
* If you have ever played tennis before, the serves are fairly similar and have the same set
up process.
* It's okay if you don't get it right the first time. Even famous volleyball players struggled
through this! Just keep practicing - you just need to get the hang of it!
* For stronger serving work on your chest shoulders and triceps, strength in these muscles
can be gained by doing push-ups.
* Practice makes precision (not perfection!), so practice a lot.
* Don't get discouraged if it doesn't go over. It can take a very long time to master an
upperhand serve especially if you are small.
* This is strange, but it works! If you put a little spin on the ball when you toss it, somehow it
just makes it fly. Give it a try!
* If you're having trouble with your serve, try practicing just the toss. If you throw it up and
just let it drop, it should land directly in front of your right foot, which should still be in the
position in front of your right foot, before the step. Practice this fifty times a day and your
serve should seriously improve.
* Sometimes if you cup your hand in a serve, it has more power. Also, if you rotate your
shoulder, you have more power and you get a good swing on the ball.
* Dropping a serve depends on the rules you are using and the age. If you are playing club,
the rule is different about letting the ball drop. For 14 and under competitions, you can toss
the ball and let it drop once for every time you complete a serve. For 15 and up
competitions, you must hit every toss. You cannot let the toss hit the floor or it will be a
sideout. The rule for the NCAA is the same. If you toss it, you will hit it.
More Tips To Pass Onto Players
* Perfect your underhand serve first, so that if you have a bad overhand serving
day, you are always confident with that.
* Try to remember to hit it with your palm. If it his the sides or your fingers, the ball
is going to travel crooked.
* You should be able to hear a solid thud when you hit the ball if it is a good serve.
* Taking a big step will really increase the power of your serve.
* Using your momentum can help a lot especially if you have a small body. Really
just wail on the ball. You need a lot of strength to get your serve over the net.
* Keep a firm hand. If you have floppy fingers the ball won't go as far.
* If you are having trouble, ask a coach or an older, more skilled volleyball player
to help you and critique your serve.
* A common mistake that girls (and guys) make is to hit the ball with their fist.
Although this does give the ball a little more power, it is not reliable at all and you
have absolutely no control. You always want to hit it with your open hand, either in
the palm or your wrist. Make sure that you hand or wrist is extremely firm.
* Once you toss the ball up in the air, don't reach for the ball. Wait for it to fall at
the right moment so you can hit it.
*If you make a bad toss, catch it, don't try to hit a bad toss or you'll just lose
control of the ball and it will be a complete bust

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3 Methods to Serve a Volleyball

Basic Overhand Serve

Top-Spin Jump Serve

Jump Float Serve

An Overhand volleyball serve provides more

Step 2: Place your non-dominant hand directly in front of you, almost

Step 1: forward with your dominant foot.

Step forward with your dominant foot.

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