There are many different skills involved with volleyball.  First, the block.  The block is a Defensive play.  You can have one or more players do the block.  There are a few more things you must do to have a successful block.  You must have good timing.
You must move into position when the spiker gets ready to jump.  You have to let her jump first and then you.  You must get right in front of the person spiking and keep your eyes on the ball.  Use both hands and spread your fingers apart.  Keep your fingers a few inches apart, and keep your arms straight reach over the net with your fingers when you get to the peak of the jump.  Get close to the net but don’t touch it.  A good way to prevent touching it is to make sure every time you jump straight up and not forward.  Also make sure you jump up from a crouched position.  Push up vertically with both feet.  Leap into the air with stretched arms to stop or at least deflect the spiked ball.  Any one or all of the front line players can block a spiked ball.            
Blocking a ball is not an easy job.  An average spike can travel anywhere from 60-70 miles pre hour.  A player who makes a block may touch the ball a second successful time without being penalized. That counts as the teams first touch.
Another good thing to know is to know the person spikings ability to jump and to spike.  To make an effective block the blocker must position herself into a way that when they make position herself into a was when they block it it will hit the ground so you will get a point.  Next is the serve.  The definition of serve is the act of putting the ball into play at the beginning of a set or after a dead ball.     
Serving is not only a means of putting the ball into play, but hitting it hard causing it to spin to the to the left or right.  The ball is hard to return if it is placed right.  if the ball is not returned after the serve it is called an ace.   
If you are a beginner don't worry about getting an ace every time, concentrate on getting the ball over the net. if you fail to do so your team looses the ball and the opposite team gets a point.  Make sure your serve is accurate before you work on tricky serves.  you should practice your serves with a partner.
    You go on one side of the net while she goes on the other.  You serve it and she receives then switch roles and keep doing that.  To help with accuracy get a towel put it on one side of the net and try to hit it from the other side. 
When serving make sure you stay behind the black line. (the 9ft 10inches serving area) if you don't you will get charged with a foot fault and the ball will change positions. There are two types of serves. The under hand serve is one of them. It id the easiest to learn and to do. You flip the ball from the left hand and hit it with the fist or the heel of the right hand. If you choose the fist keep the thumb to the outside of the index finger when you close your hand.
Make sure you always face the net. Put the right foot slightly in front of your left foot. Bend both knees slightly. While holding the ball with the left hand take a long back swing with the right arm. Shift your weight and follow make sure you keep your eyes on the ball at all times. The next type of serve there is, is called the over hand serve. If it is done right when it comes to the other side of the court it is unpredictable.
This also depends on the skill of the server. This serve is most effective. It is easier if you do it with your hand open. You would then hit it with the heel of your hand.
                                                               
Get set put the ball in front of you. Toss the ball straight up. Cock your right arm, drive the right arm into the ball and shift your weight follow through and keep your eyes on the ball. Make sure you make contact just below the balls surface or the hit will be ineffective.
Next is the pass it is very easy to do. The definition of a pass is when the ball is delivered from one player to another without touching the floor or any obstruction. To make a pass you have to create a flat rebounding surface with your fore arms.
For your hands you have to wrap your fingers of one hand around the fist of the other hand. Your thumbs should be parallel. Get low to the ground to receive the ball. Rise up when you bump it away. Shrug your shoulders and don’t swing your arms. If you do swing your arms the ball will go in that direction.
For a backwards pass lunge forward and get under the ball send it back over your head. The next skill is the set. The definition of a set is a high pass by one player to a teammate to enable her to play a spike or smash to set all you do is spot the ball through a “window” or “triangle” formed by your hands.
   As soon as the ball arrives at your hands snap it away. When you want to set to the left dip your left shoulder.
When you want to set to the right dip your shoulder to the right. For a back set bend your head backwards and make sure you arch your back.
The next skill is a spike. The definition of a spike is a powerfully hit shot with the open hand directed into the opponents half of the court. Front-court players can spike from anywhere on the court. Back-court players must be behind the attack-line when taking off to make a spike (also called a smash) while doping a spike you must always watch the ball the spiker watches the ball while the ball is set.
Then she will drive up to the net, leap high with both feet, and slam the ball home. When spiking It is important to try to hit the ball down.
Your fingers should flip forward to at or near the top of the ball. There is a good drill to help your spiking. You bounce the ball in front of you so it bounces up to your chest, leap into the air and smash the ball down.
Another skill is called the dive, or the dig. The definition of dig is the act of playing the ball below waist high with one or two hands.
When you dive “save” yourself by springing on your feet. In executing a dig roll your self over on your shoulder, never roll backwards, and you will end up on your feet.
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