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Four Athletes
United States
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Four Athletes is rooted in 30 years of playing at EVERY level and 25 years coaching professionals, college players and youth athletes. Our systematic approach allows for athletes and coaches to hear common themes, words, concepts while seeing the moves in detail to allow for more understanding. Other channels and coaches touch on random ideas while we've spent time building a system that links the skills, concepts and mental process into one COMPLETE training guide. We're excited to keep helping all volleyball enthusiasts on their unique journey!
Volleyball Emergency Moves (IN-DEPTH BREAKDOWN)
Hitting the ground is essential at all levels of the game. It is one of the hardest skills to START and one of the hardest to MASTER. Here we breakdown the moves, the understanding behind it, and a drill to break through.
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VB Trends: Is the FLOAT or JUMP gonna rule SUPREME?
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There are some many positives and negatives around Float Serving and Jump Serving but which one is better? With new rules changes, venue specifics and the types of the ball, which serve will become more prominent? We have some takes on the debate that's rising!
VolleyIQ: Are we REALLY 'Seeing the Block'?
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By the time you're actually seeing the hands in front of you, you have a split second to alter the shot. So we like think about attacking as a process that leads up to the contact of the ball. The decision to hit the ball in a specific spot with a specific speed comes from this breakdown: 70% of the decision happens on the ground when you're seeing the pass, the setter and the set. Diagnosing t...
MIDDLES! Don't do THIS when hitting a '1'
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Timing, footwork and spacing for hitting a one. Plus, we provide the best drills for training timing and spacing, as well as common mistakes and the small cues that can help you avoid them.
Volley IQ: Seeing the Future in Defense and Blocking with The VLA
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Thanks to @VLAVolleyball for providing us video for our Volley IQ segment. The VLA is an amazing grassroots volleyball organization that provides semi-pro and pro opportunities to men and women all over the country. They are great friends and supporters of Four Athletes and we love what they're doing for the sport. Thanks to our TH-cam COMMUNITY for the suggestions, comments AND giving us feedb...
How to Jump Set in Volleyball
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Jump setting helps us shorten the distance of the set to the middle blocker, which helps us set an even faster tempo ball, it can help us create a flatter trajectory to the pin, and when the setter is front row jump setting makes blockers consider the setter as a threat. These are some of the many reasons why jump setting is a must at the collegiate level and beyond. This video breaks down prop...
JUMP FLOAT SERVE tips you're NOT prioritizing
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A jump float serve is one of the toughest serves to pass because it moves quickly and drops. We break down the footwork and toss for a jump float serve, teaching you when to toss and how to develop a cadence.
Simple FOOTWORK DRILL even PROS do!
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Wall work isn't just about improving your arm swing, it's also about getting your last two steps consistent and developing a rhythm. This is a great drill for improving your contact and getting your body to the ball.
Keys to the SHORT SERVE (psst.... be unpredictable)
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Short serving is similar to deep serving, with small changes in the toss and contact point. We contact the ball earlier and toss the ball slightly more toward our body. These differences should be small enough that the passers can't tell the difference until the ball leaves your hand.
The ADVICE volleyball players WON'T hear in today's game
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A lot of times solving problems means having to have uncomfortable or hard conversations. Don't shy away from hard conversations or make them someone else's responsibility because learning to solve problems is a crucial skillset in athletics and beyond.
How to FINISH the pass with our favorite DRILL
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We see the most variability in passing finish. In this video we break down the correct technique for arms, body, legs and shoulders. We cover common incorrect moves and the reason behind the body mechanics for the correct moves. One of our favorite drills will help you get the feeling and concept we're looking for!
Textbook STANDING FLOAT SERVE coming your way!
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The main objectives of the standing float serve are to put speed on the ball and get it to move sporadically through the air. Similar to a knuckleball in baseball, the art of the serve is in the server’s ability to mix the floating aspect with speed and location so the serve-receivers are unsure of its final location and who should be taking it.
How to 'absorb' the power of the ball with FEEL
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A lot of you were probably taught to "absorb" hard driven balls by bringing your arms back intentionally to your body. In this video, we explore ways to lessen the power we put on the volleyball.
Hitting Routes, Speeds, Tempo and more in this COMPLETE GUIDE!
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As an Outside Hitter you must do it all! Here's a complete look at the placement and tempo of each set as well as outside hitter timing, footwork and body position.
Pivot Step: For Setters Getting Outside of the their Range
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Pivot Step: For Setters Getting Outside of the their Range
One of my best kept SECRETS to passing
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One of my best kept SECRETS to passing
Setting Technique with an Easy DRILL to Immediately Improve
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Setting Technique with an Easy DRILL to Immediately Improve
All Players MUST Listen, Observe, Ask
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All Players MUST Listen, Observe, Ask
How the BIC (Backrow-Quick) helps the offense
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How the BIC (Backrow-Quick) helps the offense
Hitting Power Shots Regardless of Situation
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Hitting Power Shots Regardless of Situation
STOP Getting Low to Pass... Here's a Better WAY!
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STOP Getting Low to Pass... Here's a Better WAY!
I like the penguin dive at the end 🐧 "let me hug the ball!" 😂
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Perfect video! Quick, informative and there were training exercise examples. Just astonishing, please keep it up!
Just found this channel. I love how you guys show all the advanced details.
Welcome! Thanks for the feedback!
What's the rationale behind disallowing hand-passing? Is there a gap in the forearm passing skill at the next level?
Hand passing is better than forearm at the next level of men’s. So the idea is that if they can’t hand pass.. the passes won’t be as good.. so attacking won’t be as good.. so the rallies will be longer and more exciting.. interesting idea! We’ll see if it takes. In the women’s game hand passing is only 10% of the receptions so it probably won’t affect that game much.
@fourathletes4 It kind of feels like they're taking the game backward instead of forward, considering back in the day when they didn't allow hand passing, they decided to implement it because it would improve reception and make the game more offensive and spectator friendly.
Yea. It’s a tough one. I do like the no double rules change so we’ll see where it goes!
Thank you for making it make sense. Can you do video on shoot sets please?
Great idea. We have some setting videos already that talk about the shoot. Check em out!
tbf the L spacing will only work if the setter is pretty close to the net. When the setter gets 1.5m or farther away the middle set will become more of a shot and the attacker needs to space himself a bit farther away from both setter and ball
The 1 set with the L can be run up to 2m in most college and pro levels. Once they get beyond 2m the hitter will change to a 3. Setting anything beyond 2m that changes the L would not be wise because the set would be slower and probably not as effective as a back row attack.
🔥🔥💯💯 always answering the questions im thinking🙏
I just wanted to say thank you so much for creating this channel. I started volleyball in November in 2024 and have improved by so much until now primarily thanks to this. Dont stop ever!
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Thanks!!! 🙏
@fourathletes4 Insights are super valuable and hard to get. Thank you for all your vball videos, including this banger.
Really appreciate volleyball iq information and hopefully more videos like this is coming in the future, thanks
Thanks for the feedback! More to come!
Definitely not enough content out there about this super important topic. Really appreciate ya’ll making a video on this! If knowing the situation is mostly 70/30 when making hitting decisions, I’m assuming most high level players know the situations they’ll be in before they hit. If that’s the case, what differentiates really great outside hitters from struggling ones at a high level?
Great question! I think about it as 'a grade for each skill'. The better the grades for all of the skills they better you are. For example: Serve: A+ Passing: C- OoS Hitting: A In-System Hitting: B .... I think if you take the averages of all the skills, the best players have the highest averages. Even if they are not great at passing, they'll make up for it elsewhere. I think it would be easy to say they have 'elite mindset' that makes them different but I think that is just another 'grade' of A, B or C. Michael Jordan was great at Defense + Scoring + Mindset where some players might just be good at scoring and have a great mindset. Once they have the grades, they get confidence to execute in stressful situations OR shake off bad errors because they know other parts of their game will help them out. When a player messes up and gets subbed out, it's because the coach doesn't think that that skill is high enough for the team to win OR the skills around that skill aren't able to provide value to the team.
Great video about a really rarely talked topic. Nice knowing that "seeing the block" is kinda a myth (I'm struggling with finding blocker's right hand to score blockout and was thinking it was me problem with 'not looking the right way', but it seems that ultimately boils down to experience). I do have a question. You mentioned that looking on the other side of the net isn't good. Why is that? If I'm passing and more or less figure out the trajectory of the pass and where my setter will be, isn't it beneficial to briefly check the positions of other team's blockers and defence?
When you’re starting off it’s really important to see the information on your side of the net AND know what typically happens. Once you feel comfortable it’s not bad to look at the blockers to see what they’re doing. Just know that information is likely already decided: the situation on your side of the net, are you amazing and they want to block you, their scouting report, their typical defense strategy, etc.
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Can you do a video specifically for a left handed MIDDLE? Does the “L” for spacing look different? Does the partner stand on the left side of the lefty or still on the right? Thanks
Great suggestion. That will be hard as we're not Lefthanded. Maybe we can find someone to help us out!
@ that would be great if you could because I have a left handed middle and even tho we do a looped set to her (to get it to her left hand) I would like to see the spacing on it as well as how rotated is her back to the setter.
The parallel ball path for timing and L spacing is a great explanation. Can’t wait to try this out with my setters with this new mindset.
Let us know how it goes! Good luck!
Hey! Can you do an opposite hitter approach/hitting tutorial?
Great idea! We'll get to work!
Such a great video! I will definitely practice this.
Thanks! We love this one. Takes some patience!
I can't fully agree (depending on the other team's block). The best way to open up your offense, especially with the whole trendy 'pinched in' blocking, where the OUTSIDE blockers are so far in, they could hold hands with the middle blocker, are fast outside sets. Running BiCs (hate that name) or a Pipe quick just allows those two outside blockers who are camping in the middle, to not have to move much. You want to take the middle out of the play? Start setting more Shoots (a fast outside set for anyone born after 2000), and 2 height backsets (we call those 92). Pinched in blockers won't have time to get out far enough to block a (elite hitter's) line shot. Then, once those outside blockers wise up and move out to where they belong, then you can start running Pipes (not calling it a Bic).
I think this is all based on your team and the opposing team. If you have a balanced offense, the block will be at a disadvantage and it will create what ever situations you want. If the Bic is run well it's almost like a middle attack so those tight blockers will even have a tough time collapsing. I think you're only going to get help from the wing blockers on the bic if you only have 1 stud player (the Bic hitter). It would be silly to camp in the middle if you have a great middle running around OR just one other pin attacker.
What should the setter do if he or she is setting the 1 ball but they’re a few feet off the net? Do we push the ball on a slight angle towards the net or just set the one from wherever we are?
The higher levels will run a true 1 with the L up to 7 feet. The attackers will have heavier arms to still beat the block and defense. Any pass more off the net will likely turn into the middle 'audibling' to the 3, back 1 or slide. Lower levels may try to get the setter to help the hitter by pushing the ball at the slight angle. DEFINITELY want to stay away from getting too close to the net and setter OR so inconsistent that the setter doesn't really know where the middle is and kind of guesses with each set.
Best greetings and many thanks from Europe for your excellent Video👍
Thank you! Cheers!
This is such a great video. As a middle I learned quite a lot!
Thanks! Good luck 💪
Waiting for the pass to be even with your body to start your approach is great insight. Thanks again, your videos are always so informative and easy to follow.
Thanks! Appreciate it 💪
Wow! Great video for middles, I have seen far too few of these (seems like outside gets all the love), thank you!!
Gotta show love to those middles haha
Favourite volleyball YT channel by far. Great examples, clear videos (love the extra editing 2:53) and godlike tips (maintaining the "L").
Thanks! Appreciate the support 🙌
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Your channel deserves so much more attention.😌 The videos are so well put together and are easy to understand.😊
Thanks so much! We think so too 😎
Great video. Love the "L" spacing visual. That one's going right into my coaching toolbox.
One of our favorites too!
This videos are too good! This channels going to be huge this year!
Let’s do it! Big time 😎
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Thanks for your channel! Love it love it! The old school (i'm from Russia, so the old Russian school is all about PASS WITH YOUR LEGS, not your hands. 60/40 distribution is good explanation, thank you
Thanks for sharing! Appreciate the feedback 👍
@ thank you! Would be great if you could make more detailed videos on spike approach 4 steps and movements🙏🤗
We have some already. I tried tagging you in two. They go over a lot of tips for the approach 👍
@@fourathletes4 thanks so much for tagging, unfortunately i don't see the tag for unkown reason. I found one video: Hitting with PERFECT timing: The Blue Paint Step Could you tell what's the name of the second one? I'll search it
Thank you very much for the great video. Great explanation and tips to implement in training... Greetings from overseas
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching
Great videooo!!
Thank you!!!
Love this video. Really clearly showing what you can be looking for and how to react! Excellent visual examples to explain!!
I appreciate that feedback! More to come 🙌
Really good explanation, but holy crap, that field feels cramped (and dangerous) with that column there!
Hahaha brings more excitement to the matches. You should see the trap doors and the slime that comes down from the ceiling! 🤪
Love this video. Question. I coach 14U girls team. Where is the setter? Usually have a setter in the front row, but my setters are not tall enough to block. Do I set up in the back? Asking how I would get three taller for blocks and avoid my setter defending hit with the first hit.
There’s a lot of good videos that explain a 6-2. That should solve your problems 👍
Can yall make a proper guide on opposite as well?
Great idea!
As for the tip at 1:49. I was told by a friend that outside hitter should not cover tips on the right side because its dangerous as I could collide with back defender but it feels natural to me and have successfully covered many times. I never cover past the ten foot line, only super short balls. What are your thoughts?
I think you should only take a ball farther into zone 2 if you KNOW the other 3 players can't get it. In defense, all of us should feel whether we think we've beaten our teammates to ball or they have a better play on it. Sometimes Outsides have taken a ball on the sideline because they just read the play really well or the z1 defender messed up. If you're an outside that has more of a role in the offense, I would hope the libero and setter would take more balls in z2 so the outside could transition for an out of system swing. I would worry about the system and communicate what the expectations are during practice so in a game the athletes can make quicker decisions.
Amazing explanations and just incredibly useful.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome setting tips 🫶
Thanks! Appreciate the feedback ❤️
So when you pass seems right and your leftside is in front row, you want her to pass that seem and then still get out to hit?
There’s no perfect solution, especially when you take into account the serve and your personnel. We do have to prioritize the pass quality over a couple feet of approach though. If you have a libero next to the OH you can have the lib take more. Or if the OH isn’t a very good passer, you can hide them closer to the line and make them pass on their body and to the sideline while the passer to their right takes more.
idk why but this was incredibly satisfying
@@ballwbj hahaha we are biased but feel the same way 🤣
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