Learn to Jump Higher to Be a Big Block at the Volleyball Net
Defense is such a big part of all sports it’s no surprise that beach volleyball is any different. Many games are won by have a good blocker on the volleyball net. Learning how to block in volleyball can improve your game like you wouldn’t believe. Most teams have one person that blocks for the whole game and the other person digs balls. Some teams will have 2 tall players and they will switch off blocking. The key to being a better blocker is being tall. You really can’t help it if you are short or tall but you can improve you vertical jump for volleyball. Increasing vertical leap is a science that involves doing plyometric exercises along with strength training to teach you muscles how to jump higher.
Blocking a volleyball involves jumping straight up at the volleyball net and putting your arms over the net as far as possible. It’s not how high your hands can get above the net for the most part it’s how far over the net you can get your hands. The best blockers in the AVP are Phil Dalhausser, Sean Scott, Brad Keenan, Jake Gibb, Matt Fuerbringer, Mike Morrison, Hans Stolfus, Matt Prosser and Joaquin Acosta on the mens side. The best female blockers in the AVP are Kerri Walsh, Lisa Rutledge, Jennifer Fopma, Jenny Krop, Saralyn Smith, Annett Davis, Lauren Fendrick, Jennifer Snyder, Angela Knopf and Tyra Turner. The best blocker in the AVP is Phil Dalhausser hands down and his height helps him with that accomplishment, how tall is Phil Dalhausser? He is 6’9″ tall and the 2nd tallest player on the AVP tour.
A great beach volleyball drill that you can do to learn to jump higher is jumping from a seated position. Take a chair into the sand and place it by the volleyball net. From a seated position jump as high as you can and try to reach over the volleyball net as far as you can. Do this in sets of 8 reps. Beach volleyball training can produce great results if you do it correctly. Becoming a big block will result in having many players in the AVP want to team up with you to compete on the beach for a title and cash as a winner of one of the AVP beach volleyball tournaments.
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