Blocking is a good skill to learn because you could save your teammates arms.  By blocking the ball, you take most of the speed off of it.  Also, if you are good enough, you could block the ball completely and put it right back on the other team's court.

In blocking, you put your arms straight up and try to create a wall.  This was the ball won't go through.  At times, this skill is done with two of the front line players.  To do it right, they must be touching and jump at the same time.  Also they have to watch the spiker to know when to jump.   

Blocking is very good for your teammembers and your team.

Diving is a very interesting and should be a last resort.  During volleyball, you are supposed to stay on your feet but you can't every time.  There are many different kinds of dives.  Some are the roll, pancake, and collapse.

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