Increase Your Serving Power

Drills for improving volleyball serves should include working on power, spot aiming, and consistency. Serves in volleyball are often the difference in the game. Volleyball players should learn more than one serve so they can keep their opponents on their toes. The Myosource Resistance Bands are a great tool for building power and muscle mass while training to improve your serve. The Myosource lower body Kinetic bands will help increase power, strength and momentum. Practice serving with the Myosource Kinetic Bands on and then without the bands to feel the difference. The muscles will feel light and the volleyball server will move with more power and explosiveness. The Myosource upper body bands are also a great tool for gaining an advantage over the competition. Our upper body resistance bands are great for working the shoulders, back, glutes, butt, chest, and arms.

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A volleyball server must begin with a great toss. Time and time again volleyball players serve the ball out of bounds, into the net or too deep because their toss is not consistent. Volleyball servers have to deal with crowd noise, nerves, and any other distractions around them. Remaining confident, cool, calm, and collect is essential for serving. With rally scoring, volleyball serving is often do or die for a server. This causes volleyball players to stress and lose their focus. This is also when the physical ability of a volleyball server must take over and rely on muscle memory to execute a great serve. The Myosource Kinetic Bands are a tool for volleyball servers to build muscle memory and quick flex muscles that are able to contract quickly. The Myosource Kinetic Bands are a great tool for volleyball servers to develop balance and stability that is great for serving.

Volleyball Float Serve:  

• The volleyball server begins behind serving line, weight placed on back foot, and hips and shoulders lined with the net. Drag the back foot while serving. 
• The volleyball servers non-hitting hand holds volleyball out front of hitting hand side. Keep the arms straight and out in front.
• The volleyball servers keep eyes on the ball and the wrist firm for power.
• The volleyball server has volleyball sitting on palm of the non-hitting hand, while the hitting hand palm is on top of ball.
• The volleyball server tosses the ball in the air out front of hitting side and hits with palm over head. Shift weight from the back foot to the front foot when hitting the ball.
• The volleyball servers serving arm swings back next to the head. Hit the ball solidly at the back center of ball, which will put slim to no spin on the ball. 
• After hitting the ball, the volleyball server continues with forward momentum to get in to the defensive position.
• The volleyball server must stay behind the serving line to prevent a foot fault.

Volleyball Jump Serve:  

• The volleyball server begins behind serving line, far enough back to take three steps.
• The volleyball server tosses ball in the air.
• The volleyball server uses the three step approach.
• The volleyball server jumps in to the air to hit the ball at highest point of the jump.
• The volleyball server hits with the palm, contacting the middle of the volleyball. Use the entire body's momentum to hit the ball.