Hello, I'm 15, female, and am looking for a volleyball workout that I can use at the gym. I've been going to the gym a few months now, but want something that's specifically effective for volleyball. (Hitting, jumping, and just strength, endurance and explosiveness in general) I can go 2-3 times a week to the gym since I have volleyball practice 4 times a week, with me practicing by myself the other 3 days

Hey I'm just here to rant nothing else.

I started playing volleyball ever since high school, but never really knew the full depth of it. But I was intrigued to pursue once my PE teacher said I have potential to be a setter. There were chances to join the varsity team but I had declined because of family. I just joined varsity when I was in Senior High and fully learned the depth of being a setter and it was fun, I wanted to be more even though I'm 5'6" and fat like a 98kg guy I wanted to be more. The plays may not be great but I can tell I'm slowly improving even though I'm not confident. Even though I have a fat body physique I can jump a bit high, I can do soft blocks/touch block and sometimes spike cleanly, set accurately but still in low set height.

It was fun back then but now in college, I feel like it's slowly disappearing. For context, I stopped training after Senior High due to my schedule during first year college. When I joined the intramurals on my first year of college I played decently but not much I was so rusty that time, then the pandemic came but I still practice my receives and hand - set placement ( our house is small hence why I can't practice low to high sets). Then when the time came where we can go outside during pandemic my brother had connections on who we can play with, and after that play I can tell I wasn't improving at all.it felt like life is telling me to stop and focus on school and other important stuff related to like. Fast forward when we can go back to school intramurals have come and I joined, and still I can tell i wasn't having fun at all even if it was practice or when I learned the proper sets to the middles and combination play even though I wasn't confident it was great but not fun. I made lots of mistakes on my sets, I can tell my coach and my teammates don't want me anymore no matter how hard I tried to be better. I never got to play in the intramurals, just benched throughout the games.

Fast forward to my recent intramurals, it really sucks I wasn't the setter again. Life really got to me, whenever I get to practice with my teammates their faces I can tell are annoyed. I tried so hard but never really made it. Got benched again throughout the games.

(I'm really sorry for the long story, I just wanted to rant on whether I should still continue volleyball even if I have never improved due to life)

Hi guys I wanna watch the women from faroe islands that's playing right now, because I know a few on the team, but can't find a stream for them, do anyone know a site I can watch smaller volley matches on?

Hey guys, anyone here wants to share a VBTV Account? Just hmu! Thanks!

I play in a co-ed rec/intermediate league. Yesterday the opposing team spiked a ball so hard and fast at me that i didn’t have time to react and the ball crushed my pinky finger. I was clearly injured and sat out the next set icing my hand. I think it may be broken, or at least badly injured enough that i’m going to miss weeks of games.

At no point did anyone from their team apologize or even check in on me and I’m feeling really annoyed by it- my team always apologizes and checks in on injuries.

I know accidental injuries are expected and i’m not mad about getting injured, but Im really annoyed by the complete lack of acknowledgement I got during and after the game - feels unsportsmanlike imo.

I want your honest opinions: Poor sportsmanship on their part, or am I just being salty?

If unsportsmanlike, how would you address this with the team the next time you saw them?

Edit: Thanks for your opinions it’s keeping me level

I started playing volleyball over 10 years ago as an outside hitter, I didn’t play too many sports then and was out of shape and not very athletic, but fell in love with volleyball regardless. I was able to play in high school and even some club in college due to becoming a good passer and smart hitter, but I was never crushing the ball on the ten foot line like most of my peers that played hitter. Now, 5 years post college I had the best hit of my life this week. I have never made such a solid contact with the ball, that high above the net and with that much power. It was 2 days ago and I’m still giddy over it. I have been trying to hit the ball that well since I started over a decade ago and I’ve finally done it. I cannot wait to keeping blasting balls and hope to have a moment in the future where I realize I hit of this caliber has become routine for me. Thank for anyone who took the time to read, I’m just really happy about the sport I love and wanted to share.

So idk how to write it. I just want to rant a bit.

I started Volleyball about two years ago. When I first started it felt like I discovered a whole new world. Training every day with friends and just enjoying it as much as I could. Fast forward. I'm playing volleyball in my school and at a Hobby club. But I don't nearly have the same joy as when I started. My services are inconsistent, my receives are inconsistent etc. I just feel like I'm the worst person at Volleyball to ever exist. Even though I know that's wrong. I'm having immense complexes about my height and I hate most of my teammates. They aren't that good also but they're yelling at me how bad at every single mistake I make no matter how small it is. The thing is that they make enough mistakes them self in the game. Anyways I just can't anymore, the sport that I loved once is destroying me mentally. But I also don't want to quit it, I don't know what to do anymore.

P. S. : I don't want advice really, I just ahd to get that off my chest

Hey y'all! I'm an ex collegiate club setter with plenty of experience playing the game in my youth. I'm now 35 and have been out of the formal game for a few years now. As much as I love to play, it's probably better for me to hang up my Asics and stand on the sidelines.

I was recently offered the opportunity to assistant coach a local Boys and girls Club in my area. It's a great opportunity for me to give back to the game. However I'm realizing I haven't coached before. It's been a very long time since I've broken down how to approach, pass, set fundamentally and so on.

So I'm currently taking any and all advice. Open to readings/videos and best resources if you have suggestions. Words of encouragement are also accepted.

Thanks y'all!

I'm a volleyball noob. I've been watching all sorts of stuff - amateur leagues, college, pro, international, men/women. Sometimes, especially at higher levels, I see teams run different offensive sets point to point, or even within a point. For example, the middle might hit from the middle one point, but another point they might hit from behind the setter toward the right. How do teams coordinate this live? Do they decide before the point "first quick is from the right, after that from the middle"? Does the middle just call it live in the middle of the point, and the setter reacts? Is the coordination so good that they don't even need to say anything, the setter just knows?

Thanks for your insight!

Hey guys… I’m coaching a 7-8th grade rec team and we have a championship game tonight.

Any advice on pros/cons for these defensive formations would be appreciated.

This season we have typically kept straight lines for front and back row for both serve receive and play thereafter.

Because this is rec volleyball, all girls rotate through continuously. I can only sub to back row and everyone plays. These factors have prevented us from really being able to assign specific positions. All girls are expected to be able to play in any of the positions.

I have seen the other team scouting and know from watching their other games, they are looking to push the deep back line to try to force errors.

If we run into an issue with this, would any of these alternate formations allow us to be in a better position for deep shots without creating holes elsewhere.

TIA!!!

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Update - We won! Thanks for the pointers everyone.

This is somewhat of a rant, but I’m also looking for any help I can get. It’s a bit of a long post to really explain the situation.

So, I have volunteered to coach a 5th/6th grade park and rec team comprised of girls from a couple of different schools. This is the first year our county has had a volleyball league. I do not have children nor am I affiliated with any of the kids. I simply love volleyball, and they were short some coaches. I have experience working with middle school athletes, and that was extremely rewarding.

Since this is the first year, I expected things to be a bit chaotic. What I didn’t expect was for it to be a bit of a disaster. Everyone is sharing one gym with two courts for the entire season, so we’re practicing two days a week for one hour each day. We only have three weeks of practice before games start, and we won’t be able to practice in between games. So in total, I am getting six hours with my team to teach them as much as I can. Only one of the girls has played volleyball before, so they’re all beginners. When we showed up to the first practice, we weren’t given any volleyballs that I was told would be provided. We were also supposed to have an entire court for our first practice per the schedule, and the other two teams were to share a court. This obviously didn’t happen. It was so loud in the gym, I couldn’t hear the girls, and they could barely hear me. We had two balls that a couple of the girls brought, thankfully. Ultimately, the first practice was a mess.

With that all being said, I don’t know how I need to approach my remaining practices. I want them to succeed and really learn the basics, but I also have to spend time, in my remaining five hours, teaching them how a game will function and the rules. I’m feeling lost and overwhelmed. I want to be a good coach to the girls and have them feeling like they really took something away from the season. I just don’t know how to optimize our time. Do I focus on simply passing and serving? Work on getting them to use three touches? Do I bother with overhead passing/setting? I would really appreciate any advice.

Hi all,
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I'll probably make it for men's teams only but if it fills up fast enough I can make it for both.

Today, I got a high grade ankle sprain, and it was horrible. My ankle inflated to be a bit bigger than a baseball. I am just finishing school season today, so I don’t have to worry about missing any of that. I need to go to nationals for club though, but I’m not even sure if I’ll be fully recovered. I’m the best middle on the team, and we always suffer when I can’t play. I’m for sure not going to be able to play a few tournaments in June, but I will hopefully be back for nationals. What do I do so I don’t get completely rusty? I’m still probably gonna be better than the other middles once I come back, but I want to actually be playing good too. Also, how should I try to prevent me losing inches to my vertical? I touched around 10’5 before the injury (I’m a freshman so I know that seems small but it’s not really), but i’m scared i’ll also lose inches to my vertical. They said I’m probably gonna be out for 6 weeks minimum, and 7-9 weeks most likely, but i’ve always been known to heal absurdly fast. If i’m not recovered before 7 weeks, i won’t be able to play. Are there any ways to speed up my recovery?

To shorten this up, how do I not get rusty while not being able to play for 6 weeks? How do i not entirely lose my vertical while not being able to train for 6 weeks? How do I ensure I recover before nationals?

I’m 5’10” and a senior in highschool. If I had to guess I’d say I probably have a 10’2” approach reach (I can confidently grab basketball rims). I think I still have just a hair of growing left in me, as my brother was the same height at 18 and is now 6’. I dont have any club experience, but I’ve been going to rec centers multiple times a week for about 7 months. I’ve gone from barely being able to hit the ball to confidently being a solid hitter at the rec centers I go to. I’ve been told I play like I’ve had 1-2 years of club experience without ever being coached. With solid coaching I think I can get significantly better. Additionally, I’ve gone to the gym since I started highschool but trained for hypertrophy, I would definitely consider changing up my training regiment to be for athleticism. I just want some advice on wether I should really pursue playing this sport in college or just play as a hobby. I want to make it D2 at some point in the next 2 years as an outside hitter but I would be happy as a setter. I’d consider playing opposite, but Lib/DS are out of the question. Should I devote my time, effort, and money into this sport?

I'm a 5'4 dude who's been casually playing volleyball for over a year now in comically oversized house t-shirts and shorts. Recently I've decided its finally time to start wearing stuff that actually fits and doesn't give me friction burns when I try to dive lol.

Being a smaller guy most Men's clothes don't fit me even in their smallest size and I'm not in a position where I can experiment in-person with alternatives. Basically looking for any place I can buy online which would comfortably fit my frame

My daughter normally plays DS/L, but a few girls quit early in the season and she was asked to play OH for most of the season. She actually loved it, and has a positive hitting percentage despite her size. Her season ends in June, so there isn't a lot of time to refocus her training back to DS/L before tryouts in July.

As much as she would love to play OH again, she knows there isn't a coach out there that will play all 5 feet of her (with shoes on) as OH unless desperate. She knows she is back to trying out as DS/L, but now feels a little bit rusty in that position. Is stepping up to play an off position to help the team something she should mention to coaches during tryouts?