Basic Volleyball Skills

Volleyball Skills - What Volleyball Players Should Learn First?

Before getting into learning technical volleyball skills, there are some important essentials that need to be addressed and learned first.

1. Volleyball Basic Position. Volleyball Stance.

A basic position, a stance in volleyball is a comfortable, good balanced position.

A player has a well-balanced volleyball stance when her feet are slightly wider than your shoulders, knees are bent (hips are lowered closer to ground) and body weight is shifted a little bit more on the ball of you feet vs. heels.

Volleyball players use the basic stance as they prepare for the serve receive or defense - when they are getting ready to move to the ball.

2. Volleyball Shuffling

Shuffling is the basic footwork used in volleyball. Shuffling is the correct way to move under the ball when receiving the serve or defending the offense.

When shuffling a player moves either forward, backward, left or right.

The most important thing in shuffling is: feet should not cross-over.

Shuffling is crucial when moving to the ball, especially when a player has to do little adjustments in the last moment when the ball approaches.