Playing Volleyball - PASSING/FOREARM PASS/BUMP

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DEFINITION

THE FOREARM PASS/DIG

• The basic skill is called the "pass" when receiving the serve, and the "dig" when handling an opponent's attack.

EXECUTION

SURE THINGS

• Start in the "Ready Position"

• Straight arms away from the body

• Extend legs and move arms from shoulders

• Contact the ball on the FOREARMS

• Finish with hands pointing to target

HICCUPS

• "Stuck in the mud" - no movement
• Bent elbows
• Too much arm swing
• Contacting the ball with hands apart
• Contacting the ball on the hands not the forearms

TEACHING KEYWORDS

ARMS STRAIGHT AT 90 DEGREES
• Be "ready" with arms at 90 degrees from your body.
• Bend at the waist - shoulders forward - hips back.
• Maintain 90 degree angle between arms and upper body.
• Legs should also be bent.

  SWEET SPOT

• Ball should come off the same spot on lower forearms (just above the wrists) each time.
• The ball should be contacted at hip level as often as possible.

  HIPS AND ONE

• Keep hips BACK during pass.
• If you need to swing your arms, the arms should swing in only one direction (toward target) while passing.

  REDIRECT

• Make sure your forearms face in the direction you want the ball to go.
• Start out facing the server, and always face the ball when you pass.

  SHUFFLE STEPS

• Move to the ball without crossing your feet.
• Try to get to the spot before the ball does.

  CONSISTANT CONTACT POINT

DRILLS

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