Vertical training for sand volleyball is a little bit different than how you would train to jump higher on a hard surface. When jumping out of sand you have to have even more leg strength and that requires better jump training.
The form you use for jumping is very important because you are in a substance that moves when you try to jump.
The best thing to do is to plant your feet really hard before jumping out of the sand. This is a part of beach volleyball training that most people don't practice or even realize they should be focusing on.
It's almost like a small jump before you jump to spike or block. This way the sand will pack beneath your feet and you will be able to jump higher without sinking as much in the sand.
Of course this is all assuming that you are doing proper vertical training exercises off the court.
You need to hit the gym with squats, cleans and hamstring curls. These 3 exercises are the 3 best weight training exercises to increase vertical leap.
Make sure that you understand I said "best weight training exercises" and not best exercises or only exercises you need to do in order to jump higher. They will train your muscle strength but you will also need to spend equal time training you speed.
Plyometric workouts are required for speed training and if you combine the strength training with the speed training, you will be adding inches to your vertical in the first week!
Click here to see a great vertical jump training program.
How to Play Sand Volleyball
Sand volleyball is all about you and one other person. There are not 6 people on the court that each specialize in one thing and 1 thing only. You have to be able to do it all. Well almost all of it, the one thing you might not have to do is block, but everything else is required of you.
There are many differences from indoor volleyball to beach volleyball. Beach volleyball rules are completely different.
The outdoor volleyball is larger, lighter and less inflated.
There are no rotations.
The set cannot spin and so you are allowed to hold on to it slightly longer.
Games go to 21.
Teams switch sides every 7 points.
If it goes to a third game, it goes to 15 and you switch sides on multiples of 5.
You can double a hard driven ball.
No open hand tipping the ball.
No side setting over the net.
There are many differences from indoor volleyball to beach volleyball. Beach volleyball rules are completely different.
The outdoor volleyball is larger, lighter and less inflated.
There are no rotations.
The set cannot spin and so you are allowed to hold on to it slightly longer.
Games go to 21.
Teams switch sides every 7 points.
If it goes to a third game, it goes to 15 and you switch sides on multiples of 5.
You can double a hard driven ball.
No open hand tipping the ball.
No side setting over the net.
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