How to Improve your Beach Volleyball Passing

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Volleyball is a great outdoor activity for the spring through fall months. Even in the winter you can enjoy playing volleyball, you just have to play indoors instead. Whether you play on the beach, grass, or indoors passing a volleyball is an important skill. This guide will give you a couple drills to improve your volleyball passing using sets and bumps.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Volleyball
Brick Wall
3 Boxes
Chalk

Practice Volleyball Passing Using a Box

Step 1

Passing the ball to the right position in volleyball using bumps and sets is very important. To do this drill set up three boxes, one where each person would stand if you had three people at the volleyball net in a volleyball game.
Step 2

Determine the three positions you might be receiving a volleyball serve in the back row when playing volleyball, these are typically the back left corner, back middle area and back right corner of the volleyball court. Mark these areas.
Step 3

Start in the back left corner, toss the volleyball lightly to yourself. Practice bump setting the ball into each of the three boxes in front of you. Score one point for each box you get the volleyball into. If you can manage to bump set the volleyball into the left, middle and right boxes on consecutive turns give yourself two bonus points.
Step 4

After practicing your bump set, repeat the drill using an overhead set with your hands, score your points for setting the same way you scored with the bump setting drill.
Step 5

If you have a friend to play this drill with, let them toss the ball to you. Rotate turns and keep score to determine who wins the game.

Practice Volleyball Passing Using a Brick Wall

Step 1

Find a brick wall that you can write on with a piece of chalk. Create a grid of nine boxes about twice the size of a volleyball in length and width.
Step 2

Stand five feet away from the wall and toss a volleyball lightly in the air. Practice passing the ball to each box. You can alternate between bump setting and overhead setting.
Step 3

Determine an order that you will be trying to bump set or overhead set the volleyball into. Give yourself one point for each time you get the ball into the box. Also give yourself bonus points for setting the volleyball into the correct boxes in sequence.
Step 4

If you hit two boxes in a row correctly, give yourself one bonus point, if you hit three boxes in a row give yourself two bonus points, up to eight bonus points if you hit all nine boxes in a row without missing. These bonus points are in addition to the one point for setting the ball into the chalk outlined box.
Step 5

Keep score and try to beat your previous high score. If you are competing with a friend keep score to see who wins.

Volleyball Passing Tips on the Beach

Step 1

Position your feet first, do not rush. The direction your toes point is a good indication of what direction your pass should go.
Step 2

Be careful with the wind. If it is a very windy day a bump set can be a lot more accurate than an overhead hand set.
Step 3

When setting on the beach with an overhead set make sure your set comes off cleanly from your hands, if it has a rotation it is considered an illegal set.