How I play volleyball.

This is the way I've been playing, over the years with experience since 1999 (if I remember correctly) and playing with/against school friends, Chinese schools teams, and players from various countries. I was lucky to have the opportunity to play alongside awesome players of University College Dublin volleyball team (especially my ex-teammates in Division 1 team) but that kind of story is for another post (I guess :P). (I'm in no way implying that I'm good or awesome, I'm just like everyone else with still so much to learn)

1. Getting in the 'ready' position. This is crucial because this is the best position for impulsive move to get easy, moderate and even hard/tricky passes/attacks.2. Passing the ball. As mentioned below, the process of passing comes from the combination of slight movement of the upper limbs (not a full swing past your chest!) and the spring motion from your lower limbs ( as you were in the 'ready' position, your knees are already bent so the spring comes from extending your legs). This will almost always results in a well controlled ball unless you have super strong arms and slight swing will send the ball to outer space ;)

3. Next comes the setting. I was either having trouble at drawing this or just got lazier :P. Setting is really a bit difficult at the beginning but once you get the feeling of the motion, you'll be setting like a pro. First of all, position both hands above your face (always set the ball above your face, not too far infront, too low etc.), spread all fingers wide and hands are like 8 inches apart. You DO NOT set using your palm, instead the ball must be touching ONLY the finger tips (mostly the thumb, point, and middle finger of both hands). Again as describe below, try to create a flow of slight absorption of the ball by bending in on your elbows and then quickly extend your arms and releasing the ball upwards.


(to be continued because I can't be arsed to continue at the moment, plus it's getting late now :P)