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The mechanism of spiking is unique to volleyball, but its counterparts in other sports include slam dunking in basketball, smashing in tennis, or shooting in association football. Volleyball spiking became very popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the massive proliferation of beach volleyball as a popular sport.
In volleyball, pepper, usually used as a verb, is a very popular warm-up drill, generally involving two players. Pepper is the most common drill performed by played during the ten minute allotted warmup time before a match. This drill is used to practice and perfect ball control.
A number of consistent techniques have evolved in volleyball, including spiking and blocking (because those plays are made above the top of the net, the vertical jump is an athletic skill emphasized in the sport) as well as passing, setting, and specialized player positions. Offensive and defensive structures are also key plays.
Spiking in volleyball places the shoulder under stress and can result in injury to the shoulder. There is currently a high number of shoulder injuries in volleyball, and it is still unknown how this number can be managed. [5] Shoulder injuries are great in number because the shoulder is constantly placed under stress during the spiking movements.
Slusser claimed the player’s spikes in practice were traveling “faster than she had ever seen a woman hit a volleyball.” Those comments from Slusser tossed a lighted match on a pile of kindling.
A spike is a form of volleyball "attack" done by the player by jumping, raising one arm above the head and hitting the ball so it will move quickly down to the ground on the opponent's court. The set, on the other hand, is an over-hand pass done by the setter (another player) using the wrists to push finger-tips at the ball.
Tomahawk: A defensive shot in beach volleyball made by putting the hands together and making contact with the volleyball overhead [5] Thunder: A spike or attack that requires a lot of force from the arm, and a very high jump. The ball is hit steeply downwards from the point of contact, and is very difficult to receive
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 ...