Taking the first steps in the sport of volleyball can be hard. The reality is, volleyball beginners have to overcome various challenges on their way to success. A beginner has to learn many important things to become a better volleyball player.

It’s worth noting that a volleyball player has to work on many important aspects to improve the game. An athlete has to constantly work hard and develop as a volleyball player.

Volleyball beginners have to attend practices and train hard regularly. It’s incredibly important for athletes to get the right type of training and improve in different areas of the game.

It’s also important to note that learning the game of volleyball is a journey that never ends. There is always room for improvement. And of course, every volleyball player has to do his/her best to take the game to the next level. All of this will help an athlete contribute to the success of his/her team.

In this blog, we would like to provide the tips that volleyball players need to follow to perform better on the court and achieve more successful results. Beginners should aim to follow these tips to get the most of volleyball training.

So, let’s get started.

Develop Volleyball Skills

It’s crucial for a beginner to develop different types of volleyball skills. You need to master such volleyball skills as serving, passing, setting, hitting as well as blocking.

It would be better for volleyball players to try different positions. This will allow you to diversify your skills and become a versatile volleyball player. After you try different positions, you’ll be able to select the best place to play on the court.

When serving, passing and hitting the ball, a volleyball player has to take into account two important aspects such as accuracy and contact with a ball.

Every volleyball team has a server. A server has to master different type of serves. If you want to be a successful server, then you have to learn jump serve or overhand serve. After that, you’ll be able to serve the ball in the way that’s more to your liking.

And of course, an attacker has to develop hitting skills. A hitter has to be unpredictable for the opposing team. It’s incredibly important for volleyball players to hit the ball accurately and forcefully.

It’s crucial for a passer to learn how to watch the game carefully. If you know where your teammate is located on the court, you’ll find it easy to pass the ball effectively.

If you carry out an attack hit, then you should aim to land the ball on the opposite side of the court successfully. Also, a volleyball player has to learn how to hit the ball powerfully.

It’s important to know that a hitter and a setter work closely together on the court during the game of volleyball. That’s why a setter has to learn how to cooperate with a hitter. A setter has to understand a hitter. A volleyball player has to be able to set the ball with hitter’s preferences in mind.

Would you like to become a blocker? If so, you have to learn how to take the correct position on the court. Also, you should learn how to block the opposing team’s attack in the best possible way.               

Improve Speed and Agility

It’s fair to say that the success of a volleyball player depends a lot on his/her speed. Volleyball players have to train their feet to be quick. Improving speed and agility needs to be the number one priority for a volleyball team. It’s recommended for athletes to learn how to make lateral movements. A volleyball player has to be able to move in any direction on the court quickly.

Improve a Vertical Jump

A game of volleyball involves a lot of jumping. That’s why beginners and experienced volleyball players have to work on a vertical jump regularly. Doing such exercises as jumping ropes, squats and different types of jumps will help you improve jumping muscles and increase a vertical jump dramatically. A volleyball player has to be able to jump as high as it’s possible. You have to be a good jumper particularly if you play at blocker’s and hitter’s positions.

Improve Teamwork

Volleyball is a team game. So, athletes have to improve their teamwork to be better volleyball players. There are many ways to improve teamwork for the sport of volleyball.

There is a direct link between teamwork and communication. Good communication is a key to a successful volleyball team. A volleyball player has to communicate with other members of his/her volleyball team effectively.

Listen to a coach carefully. Every coach aims to create comfortable atmosphere for all members of his/her volleyball team. A coach also gives volleyball players tips and recommendations on how to improve their game.

A volleyball player always has to listen to a coach carefully and follow his/her advice. If you are a coachable volleyball player, then you’ll find it easy to get the most out of training and improve your game.

Support your teammates. A coach should teach volleyball players to support each other when such a need arises. It’s important to know that the success of a volleyball team depends on each of the team’s players. That means that every volleyball player can make a contribution to the success of his/her team. Every player of a volleyball team has to make friends with his/her teammates.

Volleyball players should respect each other. This will make a volleyball team stronger. A team spirit is crucial for the success of a volleyball team. A good team spirit will help volleyball players improve their skills and win games as well as competitions.

Strength and Conditioning for Volleyball

Volleyball players have to be physically strong to be able to do a great job on the court. That’s why the exercises for strength and conditioning have to be a part of a volleyball training program.

It’s a great idea for volleyball players to do plyometrics exercises. Plyometrics has to be a key part of beginner’s volleyball training program.

What is great about plyometrics is that volleyball exercises of this type are easy to do. Athletes don’t need to go to the gym to do plyometrics. Even volleyball beginners can do plyometrics themselves at home.

Volleyball players have to react to the ball quickly during the game. When a moment comes, a volleyball player has to approach to the ball as quickly as possible. So, athletes have to do the exercises that allow them to strengthen their lower body as well as core muscles significantly.

It’s important to know that volleyball beginners find it difficult to perform well on the court for a long period of time. It makes a lot of sense for volleyball beginners to do the exercises that strengthening lower body and exercises that have a positive impact on core strength. If you improve core strength, you’ll manage to improve your endurance and perform well on the court.

Volleyball players should do aerobic exercises as well. Doing this type of exercises positively affects volleyball player’s endurance. As a result, they will be able to improve as a player and do a great job on the court.

Injury Prevention

Both experienced volleyball players and beginners have to pay close attention to the injury prevention. When an injury happens, it takes a volleyball player some time to recover from an injury.

If a volleyball player gets an injury, he/she can’t train normally and participate in the competitions. There is no doubt that all of this will negatively affect volleyball player’s performance on the court. Long pauses in training will have a negative impact on volleyball player’s success and sport career.

Volleyball players should do every single thing possible to avoid injuries during the games and practices. It’s crucial for volleyball beginners to learn how to warm up before games.

 

Thank you so much for reading this article. As you can see, there are many things that a beginner can do to improve as a volleyball player. However, you must be prepared that it takes athletes some times to see improvements. Work hard and get the right type of training to get better at volleyball and do a lot for your team. If you train regularly, sooner or later you’ll become a better volleyball player.

Best of luck!