Drill

Drills

Volleyball

Jump Float Serve Mechanics

Generate a knuckling float serve with a short approach and firm wrist

15 min
5 x 10 jump float serves
Advanced
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Take a short, controlled 2-3 step approach with a low, flat toss in front of the hitting shoulder.
  2. 2Jump from behind the line and contact the ball with a stiff wrist and flat hand.
  3. 3Stop the hand quickly at contact rather than following through, to keep the ball from spinning.
  4. 4Land inbounds and reset to serve-receive-ready position immediately.

What to focus on

Flat hand, abrupt stop at contact to eliminate spin.

Common mistake

Snapping the wrist through contact, putting topspin on the ball instead of a float.