Middles can only be effective if your team passes well. Key points: 1. The faster the arm swing, the harder the hit. 2. Hitters must play EVERY set in hitting lines and in games. There is no such thing as a bad set. 3. Tooling, or using the block, is an effective way to score points at the outside hitter position, whether you hit off the blocker's hands toward the antenna, or high into the hands of blockers and out of bounds. BLOCKING: The art of keeping the ball from coming to your side of the court. The first line of defense. Good blocks force opponents to err, they deflect balls to defensive teammates, they make hitters hit into your defensive set-up, and sometimes they block balls! Bad blocks can be 'used' by the opponent, cause your team to have defensive nightmares, and they rarely block any balls effectively.
¥ Good blockers get into position, stop their movement, WATCH THE HITTERS, time their jump with the hitter, use their legs for power; penetrate the plane of the net with big, wide, strong hands that are well formed to stop the ball; and keep their eyes