Hitting/ Spiking

Hitting is very important to volleyball. Hitting is the one of the main ways to score points when playing. There are two types of hitting. One is called a downball, which is when you do not take an approach. With the other one, hitting, you do take an approach. An approach is basically jumping up to hit the ball. To do an approach, you take a series of steps and then jumping up to meet the ball. An approach is important because you get more height so you can hit the ball harder. Here is a video explaining how to do an approach:


                                                   A spike with an approach is much more efficient than hitting downballs, because an approach allows you to get  more height and power when hitting the ball.