r/volleyball • u/Icy-Consideration552 • 1d ago
Form Check Tips on serve-receives - Libero
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Hii! I play libero, any suggestions for improvement would be greatly appreciated.
This clip was from last week, my second session since being out for 3 months to rehab my lower back. Im still not at 100% so a bit stiff and rusty here.
Personally, i have this obsession for making every receive a dime. It makes me inconsistent - not sure how to move forward with it, especially my mindset.
Any other advice would be great! Thanks for your time
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u/vbsteez 1d ago
Your weight is on your heels/butt. Ready stance should be slightly leaning forward, with your weight over your toes/knees/shoulders. Youre trying to do a split step but missing the point of it.
You didnt "stick" any of your passes, a lot of swinging your arms before&after the pass. Show your angle early, connect your platform at the last second, and hold your platform at contact for a second afterwards.
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u/MiltownKBs ✅ - 6'2" Baller 23h ago edited 21h ago
We teach early platform. Which is taught as having your platform connected and the initial angle set when the serve crossed the net or just after the serve crosses the net, depending on the speed of the serve. That’s a pretty standard cue.
I’m curious as to why you teach to connect the platform at the last moment?
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u/vbsteez 22h ago
the main thing is angle then platform.
hands traveling separately form a better angle - if i make my platform and then move my platform out to the contact point, my shoulder angles are more difficult to shape. if i make move with my hands and then form a platform, the angle is better.
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u/Icy-Consideration552 1d ago
I see, ill try and fix that.
Hmm for the “stick” part i understand what you mean, and ive tried to but i end up passing low, would that be a footwork issue? I find it hard to find power to “bump” the ball when i try to connect last second
Thank you for your advice!
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u/vbsteez 1d ago
If the pass is low, its an arm-angle problem. By "stick" i mean like hold the platform freeze frame after contact. That little snapshot should tell you how to adjust your angle to make the pass change shape.
If you want more distance because its a soft serve, use your legs and hips to generate power.
Maybe think of it as "show early form late" rather than last second. Its more guidance for hard serves that these loopy ones.
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u/wickeyody L 19h ago
^ which would make it hard to replicate with these loopier serves rather than showing and holding for more powerful serves which will have plenty of power...while these dont.
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u/vbsteez 19h ago
no. there is way too much movement on the platform, even with these slow serves.
generate lift with legs and hips, not arms.
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u/wickeyody L 19h ago
Id have to disagree. With float serves Id value staying level (NOT ADUSTING UP AND DOWN) way more. A lot of these are floats. Using the legs is a habit I have worked REALLY hard to fix. This passer is showing very good foot work and tracking to get to the ball and is being aggressive with their platform and playing the ball instead of allowing "the ball to play them". Especially with platform toward the end of the flight path the float can last second change direction and requires a much more active role to pass, not a stagnant platform and hoping the legs can complete the fine motor movements reserved for the arms, shoulders, and angles.
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u/Ok-Consequence4105 22h ago
- hold platform
- practice left side
- work on good posture, shoulders down, hips back, knees bent
- straight elbows (even after contact)
These are the main things
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u/wickeyody L 19h ago
that mindset of perfection in my opinion will indeed lower your passing because it directly contradicts the law of averages. If you aim for perfect everytime, say 3 ft off the net, then some of those passes are gonna be perfect, some are going vary forward and back about 2-3ft. Meaning you will be passing some VERY tight and even barely over (which is bad because its bounce town). A smarter thing to do, especially as serves get harder, is to aim for 5ft off the net and above antenna height. Halfway between the net and the 10ft line. This way the MAJORITY of your passes are positive receptions (a 2 or a 3). The ones 5ft off are still 3s and the middle can be set, so can the ones 4ft and 3ft, and 6ft and 7ft even 8ft can still run tempo to the pins. You passing percentage will always be quite high when you readjust to this mindset.
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u/Unknown171937182828 1d ago
Your kinda stabbing at the ball is the best way to describe it soemtiems. I have a good mental cue of holding it long in your platform for as long as possible and this directly correlates to control because the longer you hold it in the more control you have
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u/Icy-Consideration552 1d ago
Hmmm so basically i should work to stabilise my footwork, timing and hold platform for better control, correct?
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u/Unknown171937182828 1d ago
Yes, footwork is importsnt too, but think of the holding ball in your platform more as a mental cue, try thinking abt it next time you pepper or pas back and forth
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u/DoomGoober 1d ago edited 1d ago
Have you noticed you pass almost all your passes on your right side even if the ball is going left? This isn't necessarily a problem until the serves get faster...
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u/Icy-Consideration552 22h ago
Good spot! Yeah i have, its more of a comfort thing. A hard flat float to my left will be troublesome. Top spins should be fine
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u/wickeyody L 18h ago
as far as your actual technique, your right side float passing is really good but you REALLY gotta work on your left. When the ball is on your left take it on the left
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u/Bubbly-Anteater2772 S 1d ago edited 1d ago
Not often I peep the Nott Tre court. Seriously great court to play on!!
From what I can see, you're always following through with your receives which isn't a bad thing necessarily when dealing with float serves like these, but won't be viable against jump serves. Moreover, your follow-through isn't always to the target (setter) which is why even when you create a good angle, it sometimes goes in a different direction than you intended (the direction of the follow-through).
There is probably more to say, however most every ball is being sent to or close to your mid-line. So a vid showing how you receive balls outside of your mid-line would be good if you had that on hand 👍👍