While there are other types of serves, like the underhand and jump serve, the overhand serve is often the go-to for competitive play due to its versatility and effectiveness. But volleyball moves ...

Background The most used serve technique in men's top volleyball is jump serve (JS). The efficiency of JS is related to the ball velocity (BV) of the serve. BVs have increased lately and thus a ...

To practice, toss some balls up in the air and leap up to hit them. It’s as if you’re hitting a jump serve in volleyball. Get off the ground too early or late and the rhythm on your stroke ...

can’t serve or spike (jump at the net and smash the ball down into the ground to score a point). Liberos were only introduced to international volleyball in 1998. Teams don’t have to use a ...