Difficulty

There are so many people that say, "volleyball is easy. You don't have to have any skill playing volleyball. I could do it in my sleep. Basketball and football take actual skill." Little do they know that volleyball takes a lot of skill. When it becomes at a high level, like from 8th grade and up, the time and effort the person puts into volleyball will reflect on how good they are.

There are a lot more aspects that go into volleyball other than, just jumping and swinging or thrusting your arms out at the ball. The way people hold their hands have a HUGE impact on how the ball will be passed. If one hand is in a fist and the other hand is wrapped around the fist then their passes will most likely be accurate. If the hands are wrapped together with the thumbs laying next to each other, the passes will most likely not be as accurate as the other hand wrap. Also, for defense the back row players must know how to read the other teams hitters. They must know how to see the way their body is facing or the way their approach angle is facing. Serve receive for back row players is all about seeing the ball and then beating it to the spot. It has harder than it looks. There are two types of serves, a float serve and a top spin serve. Top spin serves are way harder to pass than float serves. Float serves move different directions before it comes at you, so it is hard to beat the ball to the spot.

 Setting is all about thinking and being smart on who to set. The hitters depend on the setter to give them a set, so they can put it down. To be a great setter is having the ability to see which pin the opponents middle is cheating to and then set the opposite pin. Another key is to always jump set as much as they can. More they jump set more the other teams block is going to go up with the setter and then leaves the hitter open.

Every hitter has to be able to see the block and then find a way to hit around it. If there is a hole in the block they need to hit there. If the block is closed but they give up line they need to hit there. If the block is closed but they give up cross then they need to make a shot that will give them a kill. The final option is if the block is closed and they have nothing other than to do than they should tool the blocker. Tooling means they push the ball off the blockers hand so it goes out of bounds.