Hitting: Strengthening Your Opp. Arm

Question: Hi, my name is Kelly and I have been looking all over the internet for an answer to my question. Nothing seems to be helping. My question is If I am a right-handed outside hitter, what could I do to strengthen my left hand so I could hit with both. I think it would give me a better chance to be a starter, and coaches like a player who can trick the other team, and it will definatly help my team score points. I hope you can answer and will respond. I greatly appreciate it! Thanks for taking your time to read this.

Thank you for your question Kelly.

I appreciate you asking this question because when I was in high school I wanted to know the same thing. I had to figure things out on my own due to my circumstances (if you don’t know my story yet please feel free to read the About VBHL page!) so I had to come up with any excersize or physical movements to help my body get used to using my non-dominant arm.

Hitting: Spotting and Rotation

Question: Hey Brooke. I’ve been having some trouble with hitting lately, my coach says I have a 30″ vertical and a good top spin arm swing but I’m not “putting the ball away” When hitting is it true that all the power comes from getting your left arm up if your right handed and getting your right arm up if your left handed? My coach was telling me that and I’m trying to grasp it but I cant. So do you have any things that I can do to become a better hitter?

This question was asked by Aisha. Thank you for the question. This one poses a difficult answer. I have been trying to make sure I am clear on what your coach is talking about. I think your coach is attempting to refer to something that volleyball players can do to achieve more power on a hit.

Hitting: Timing

Question: heyy brooke! thanks for the link to your site! I actually have a question…How do I work on my hitting? I have a great jump and i can reach the net. But I really think its just my timing. But sometimes when I actually have great timing, its off and I don’t know how to angle myself to get it to where I want it like you can… so you think you can help?? =]

This question was asked by Tiffany.

Thank you for the question Tiffany! Throughout my few years coaching and playing I have come across this problem with many players as well as myself! The issue of timing can be a headache, and although it seems that it would be a difficult thing to fix, it’s actually not! The technique I try to teach my girls consists of trusting your brain. Yes, I said it, your brain!