General Skills

Articles In This Section:

· The Spike

· History of Spiking

· Requisites of the Good Spiker

· How to Contact the Ball

· Where to Contact the Ball

· Position of Ball at Contact

· Position of Ball in Relation to Shoulder

· Position of Ball in Relation to Net

· How to Take Off, Hit, and Land - Part 1

· How to Take Off, Hit, and Land - Part 2

· Strategy in Spiking

· Recovery and Defense

· General Skills

· Team Play and Morale

It is equally true that the spiker, to be of top value to his team, must also be as good as any other team member at serving, passing, and defensive play. Unfortunately, too many spikers spend most of their time in practicing pounding the ball, and very little attention is given to serving, ball handling, passing, and recovery shots. There is no place on today's basketball team for a "basket hanger" waiting for four other men to pass him the ball so he can shoot. There is no place on a volleyball team for the slugger-spiker who waits for five men to set the ball so he can smack it, sometimes in and sometimes out.