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Volleyball Serving
By: A. Aguilar
Before we start, we must note that the serve is a ground attack. The perfection of a certain style allows the team to advance through the snaps points. That is why you have to specialize in a service according to your physical, technical and mood capabilities.
- -Serving under the hand: In front of the net.
- The player is placed in the service zone in front of the net, with the ball in his hands to his waist. He can drop and hit, or can throw up and hit. The hit can be done with steady walking, walking or jumping, with the condition of not stepping on the baseline or out of the service zone. The serve is made after the referee's whistle, and the player has a maximum time of eight seconds to hit the ball.
- -Serving under the hand: Sideways to the net.
- The player is placed in the service zone sideways to the net (with right or left shoulder toward the net), with the ball in his hands to his waist. He can drop and hit, or throw the ball up and hit. On hitting, he should turn the waist, facing the net, so that the ball is directed to the opposite field over the net. The ball should be hit with one hand or any part of the arm. The underhand serve is used by novice players, or to place the ball to a certain position on the opposing team when required. The foot position should be as follows: a front leg with flexion-extension at the time of hitting the ball, with the hand or fist creating a spoon gesture without bending the elbow.
- -Serving over the hand: Tennis, Hook, Japanese, Floating Power
- This serve is made on the hand, and requires a special technique. We will only talk about the most taught and used of these techniques, the tennis serve.
- Tennis Serving:
- This is performed against the net. The ball is thrown upward and struck at a maximum height of the arm, with your arm fully extended, making contact with the ball only with the palm of your hand, creating a slight drop from the wrist to prevent the ball from falling off the field by the force that is usually applied to this kind of hit. This serve should only be done by players with great strength and the know-how of attacking over the net. The player is placed in the service zone, two or three meters (six and a half to 10 feet) from the baseline; players tend to walk or move to strike the ball and this distance should prevent them from stepping on the baseline. The hit should be made by taking the support foot to the floor, with one leg in front and one behind while hitting the ball with the arm opposite to the front foot to avoid losing strength and direction.
