 Short players. This video is for you. If you are a shorter player and you want to learn how to hit the ball It's okay. It happens, but you know heights not something that we can control Nevertheless, don't let height stop you from doing something that you really want to do especially like hitting the ball Let's get right into it I've come across a lot of players who were on the shorter side who were excellent swingers It is a skill that absolutely everybody should know even if you don't hit for a row Why because there's back row attacks now we haven't talked about back row attacks in great length But I do want to talk about some tips But if you are a shorter player, you haven't hit your growth spurt yet You'd have hit your growth spurt, but you still want to know something about how to approach the ball on the net Let's get right into it So there are some key things that you should know about the volleyball approach that does apply to you when you are a little bit Shorter if you haven't learned the volleyball approach I'm going to leave that link in the comments below so that way you can have a little bit better understanding of what a three-step and a Four-step approach is With the volleyball approach it is imperative that you know how to do that before you try anything that is in this video So shorter players you have to have a good communication with your center That means that when you're talking to your center You need to talk to them about the set of that the height of the set how high it is How far off the net that it comes so that way it can be adjust to you players like myself Five nine five ten six foot we have a little bit of leeway But we need to get set much differently having a good relationship with your center is essential to making sure that you get the ball But it's the most optimal for you Shorter players they do much better. You may be much better with a offset ball What does it mean to have an offset ball? So right now I'm taking the perspective of a starter an offset ball is making sure that the ball is five feet off of the net Think about it this way. Let's think about math this way if the 10 foot line is 10 feet Five feet is in the middle of that so that gives the player an approach But it also gives them time to see the court in a different perspective If you are a shorter player and you're attempting to hit a tight ball unless you have a crazy vertical It is much more likely that the ball is going to go into the net We have to remember that when we're contacting the ball with our hand We want to follow through so the ball can then store over the net and go in and down So a five foot off ball will give you the opportunity to hit up and over so that way the ball will go down and go in So we have there's something where you have to hit up and over That is why we want you to have an off ball. So the off ball remember in the middle About five feet off of the net it is not so tight to the net in which you when you're approaching it You come in and you hit right into it And if this is something that happens to you as a shorter player, you might need an off ball So think about that an off ball might be the change that you need in order to get your ball over Now if you're a shorter player, do not forget to jump I've seen so many shorter players who do approach the net. They do their approach They get to the last step and they jump like a barely a baby cop. I want you to put your all into it I know that you have to hit up and over but that extra jump will give you that extra oomph to make sure you have the height That you need because if you have to stand in hand and you are on the shorter side It's gonna go right into the net and I'm sure that happens to a lot of you guys So you want to make sure that if you're getting an off ball You have the chance for the ball to land a little bit further away from the net Up and over Okay, so that is how you receive the off ball Since the ball is not high It's not here. So you don't have to run and jump and somehow make it that high The ball is gonna be about here. So you give you the chance that when it does come down up And over and over So make sure you communicate with your center about getting that off ball and do not absolutely do not forget to jump when necessary Then you need to work on your transition and your approach if you're approaching from the outside We know that the outside has a little bit of extra court to be able to come into the ball You need to practice your transition with that new off ball communicating with the center I suggest that you get a friend you find a stand court in your house You are outside Working on it with your friends somehow you get with somebody and they can toss you a ball They can set you a ball. We need to get you a off ball so you can practice your transition with that new setting Okay, we want to make sure that when you are getting to that ball It's not something where you're hitting it with your forearm. You're not hitting it with the tips of your fingers So I suggest you catch it first. So when the off ball comes to you Make sure that your body is in line To make sure that you're in line with the set I hope that these setting tips and hitting tips really have helped you as a shorter player really understand some of the changes That you can make to your approach the set and the way you hit with everything I hope that you like this video. Please like comment subscribe and I will see you next time