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Volleyball: Core And Arms Power

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Players press up with both hands on the ball and off the ball keeping hips straight.

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Coach should consider this drill to be difficult so is allowed to add it into advanced adolescents and professional players regime. To prevent injuries, a few weeks of abdominal training should be conducted firstly.

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Player uses left and right hand to throw the ball at the net. Hand motion should be similar to serve (backswing and swing forward), opposite foot in front.

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Toss the Ball:

Player stands with right leg in front (if right-handed) and tosses the ball with extended arm that they serve with. The ball should rotate more and more times every consecutive toss.

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Hit the Ball, Grab the Ball:

Player stands with the ball in non-dominant hand. They drop it down and hit with dominant hand vertically.

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