Volleyball : How to Dive for a Volleyball on Defense

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Uploaded by on Oct 8, 2010

When diving for a ball on defense in volleyball, it's important to be low and in the ready position. Make a diving play in volleyball with advice from a volleyball coach in this free video on volleyball plays.

Expert: Jonny Neeley
Bio: Jonny Neeley is a volleyball coach in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Series Description: Volleyball is a great team sport and you can quickly get started once you know the basics. Enjoy learning the fundamentals of volleyball from a volleyball coach in this free video series on volleyball basics.

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  • nice pancake..=)

  • All I can say is I'm glad I never learnt to play volleyball in Salt Lake City; my knees and hips would be totally shot by now. To see how to really dive for a volleyball watch the videos with IDs NId7ANsLWvk or jesfLVrlVvw. One of the most important things about diving is to make sure you don't land on your hips or knees. You shouldn't need pads as your knees are not going to HIT the floor if you do it properly!

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  • @jgmccabe What an awful dive he was showing lol.

  • Is this a joke? 

  • Look at my video! Im doing it in match

  • thats not a left foot 1:36. haha

  • You will not really ever hav to dive like that, either keep your arms out or move faster to get to the ball

  • That is totally wrong! You

  • There was a chubby kid on my school's volleyball team in middle school, and he would ALWAYS dive in his... uh... own way. He would try to kick it or get it with his foot, but he would fall on his ass every time. It was embarrassing but hilarious at the same time.

  • there's no use at all using pancake in that form... Pancake is the only solution when you're totally fucked. Instead of simply laying yourself down on the ground you are supposed to be sliding with maximum acceleration in order to reach the ball.

    I'd say screw this form, run through the ball instead of laying down and waste time. It makes it much easier for the setter aswell

  • Oh Jonny, your arms should follow through to the ground in a dive in a very fluid manner so that you're finishing your move, and not stopping suddenly.. You will risk losing control of the ball. Try putting socks on your hands to learn how to properly dive..the socks will help your arms slide on the ground, still hurts, but efficient practice.. Better than this.

  • Why are you not taking the ball with bagger, you just take pancake when it is no other way to take it with bagger.

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