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Float serves are only possible with minimal to no spin of the volleyball while it is moving in the air. [1] Unlike a topspin serve, which uses the spin of the ball to create a constant difference in pressure that drives the ball downward at a high speed, the float serve can be affected in any direction by the random forces of the air and pressure (drag, lift, drag crisis, turbulence) because ...
Most often used in court volleyball by the setter, it is often called a "setter dump" or a "turn and burn", but on the beach it is colloquially referred to as an "on-two" One-Two-Two Coverage: Attack coverage system where one player covers directly under the block, two players cover 1–3 meters away, and two players cover 4–5 meters away
The significant amount of volleyball landings subject the lower limb joints of players to high forces, which may cause acute or overuse injuries. [6] A review found 54 acute injuries , 30% of which were to the knee, 17% to the ankle, and 17% to the fingers in 178 professional beach volleyball players during a 7.5 week period. [ 6 ]
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This serve was invented and employed almost exclusively by the Brazilian team in the early 1980s and is now considered outdated. During the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, however, the sky ball serve was extensively played by Italian beach volleyball player Adrian Carambula. In Brazil, this serve is called Jornada nas Estrelas . [39]
Agonist muscles are also called prime movers since they produce most of the force, and control of an action. [6] Agonists cause a movement to occur through their own activation. [ 7 ] For example, the triceps brachii contracts, producing a shortening (concentric) contraction , during the up phase of a push-up ( elbow extension ).
Volleyball offense is how a team can attempt to score a point by causing the ball to land on the opposing teams side of the court. Generally, this is done by first receiving the ball from the other side in the form of either an attack or serve, having the ball set to an attacker, and then having a player jump and attack the ball. Once the ball ...
The quads are one of the major muscles used in jumping jacks. "When performing jumping jacks, the quad is engaged when you extend your knee to jump and land. It provides the stability and power ...