Ready to Go Pro?
Former U.S. National Team libero and current pro player Dustin Watten shares his thoughts on making it overseas.
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Boys volleyball is the fastest growing high school sport in the country, and hundreds of clubs across the country provide opportunities to improve and have fun.
Club tryouts are generally held in the fall, and the club season kicks off in earnest January of every year.
The junior club season culminates in June each year when 6,000 boys from 12-18 compete at the USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships. With so many courts active at once, it’s a memorable and exciting experience.
Thoughts on Service
The serve is the only play completely in the control of one player, you. You are not responding to anything but the referee’s whistle; you can impose your will on your opponents.
How Can I Spike Harder?
First off, you should understand that to hit the ball harder, you just need to swing your arm faster. Stop working so hard on hitting the ball harder.
You Will Be a Better Player if You Coach
How our USA coaches might better implement this fact is the focus of this article, for it can also make a huge impact on the development of talent in both the youth levels, and disabled programming of our nation.
Training Without a Net or Friends
Volleyball is a game to play with friends, same gender or coed. It does not matter if those you train with are only 7 years old or your grandmother. As long as they can provide you with the unique angles of the game, you'll be learning fine.