Art of Coaching Passing Tips

Passing

Terry Liskevych   (USA Women’s Team Coach)

Platform

 • Thumbs together

• Arms away from the body

• Arms tilted to target

Track

• Follow the ball from server's toss to contact with your arms

Diane Flick-Williams ( Western Washington University)

• Platform angle is where the ball is going fit

• Create the angle, then put your hands together and hold

• Staggered feet give you the most flexibility in movement

Chris Catanach (University of Tampa)

• Medium body level, feet shoulder-width apart

• Platform extended at 45, arms locked

• Shuffle to pass point, maintain a lead foot

• Face where the ball is coming from

• Quiet (very little movement) platform BEFORE, DURING arid AFTER the pass

• Weight transfer from back foot to lead foot

Courtney Draper (St. Pete Volleyball Club)

 • Strong and straight arms and creating a good angle to the target, with the athlete's arms away from their body.

• Turn and face where the ball is coming from. Then, once th@ ball has contacted our arms, we ask them to hold for one to two seconds.

• Use the "less is more" theory here, as too much movement of arms OR feet creates a less control.

 • Call the ball "MINE" two times (an initial call and then g confirm), if they do not say mine, the pass is worth no point§ (no matter how perfect the pass was)!

Russ Rose (Penn State University)

Forearm pass

 • See and face the server - assess the spin, trajectory and WOO location at contact ire

 • Thumbs parallel with arms together and elbows straight liPse

• Angle the platform to your target while staying level

Mike Lingenfelter  (Munciana Volleyball Club)

• "Beat the ball, don't meet the ball" and "Trust your tilt"