Sand Volleyball Workouts

So you want to play beach volleyball in the AVP but you can't get your armpits over the net?
Well, lets look at some workouts you can do so you can learn how to jump higher. Jumping factors in both leg strength and speed which equals power. If you don't have strong legs then you will benefit from strengthening your legs in the gym with weights. You will want to keep reps fairly low because we don't care much about endurance for jumping. Some of the main exercises you will want to do include squats, calf raises and cleans. Now the best way to go about your workout is to do 3 sets where you lower the weight slowly and then go as fast as you can when pushing the weight up.
Now if you already have really strong legs, you aren't going to benefit much more from lifting weights in the gym so you will need to focus more on training those strong leg muscles to be faster. This is done through plyometrics, which are jumping exercises. You will want to do your jumping exercise in sand for 2 reasons. One, you will be playing in the sand so it will transfer over to beach volleyball better. And, 2 because it is much easier on your knees when landing. You want to keep these reps low as well and jump as high as you can on each jump. Some exercises you want to do are jumping at the net 6 times fast (as soon as your feet hit the sand jump again) do 4 sets of six. Then do 4 sets of 6 where you actually let yourself land and adjust before jumping again. Take a chair or something about knee high and sit on it then explode jumping up as high as possible. Do 4 sets of six of this. This will help you squat lower before exploding up to block.

Blocking Over The Net

In beach volleyball the blocker cannot contact the ball on the opposing teams side until the attacker has touched the ball. The blocker may reach over the net but must wait until the attacker contacts the ball. If the blocker touches the ball at the exact same time as the attacker while the ball is on the side of the attacker then the point goes to the attacker.

Beach Volleyball Tips

Beach volleyball is becoming very popular in America. It will take the name of sand volleyball when it becomes a collegiate sport. Sand volleyball is played with 2 people per team.

When watching beach volleyball you might wonder why the teams switch sides mid game. The games are played to 21 and the switches occur every seven points so that the sun isn't in one teams eyes more than the others.

You might be able to jump high and hit ball straight down playing indoor volleyball, but can you do it in the sand? Probably not, this is because the approach you take in beach volleyball is much different than that of indoor. In sand volleyball you can't use you forward momentum as much.

Beach volleyballs are different than indoor volleyballs. And all beach volleyballs are not created equally. A beach volleyball is going to be a bit lighter and slightly less pumped up than an indoor volleyball.

Setting in beach volleyball is very different than indoor. You are allowed to have the ball in your hands a little bit longer. This is because the ball must leave your hands with no spin on it.

Don't even think about tipping the ball over the net with an open hand when playing beach volleyball. This is not allowed in beach volleyball and who wants to do it anyways?

Setting over the net is never recommended if you want to win games in beach volleyball. But not only is it not recommended it is illegal if you aren't facing the way you set. You must be parallel to where you set the ball.

A block counts as a hit in beach volleyball. This might take some getting used to, but why would the block not count as one of your 3 hits?

Hopefully these few tips on beach volleyball will help you improve your beach volleyball game.