you want to be as buff as possible, purely for the aesthetics

you need the proper shoulder strength and mobility to be able to perform an arm swing that is powerful and healthy

just to prevent injury, nothing else

Level with the height of your shoulder.

Below the height of your shoulder.

Sticking out in front of you like you're giving a Covid Era elbow-handshake.

keeping our knees bent.

1) the drawback; 2) rhomboid activation; 3) throwing the right hip forward.

throwing/hitting the ball as hard as you possibly can.

squeezing your butt cheeks together; you are about to jump

rounding out your back or hunching over; you are about to pass a ball

squeezing your shoulder blades together like you are holding a quarter between them; you drawback to begin your arm swing

flexible to open up, but our core is still flexed/tight

very muscular; gotta look good to play good

completely rigid

to throw your arm forward as fast as possible like you're trying to rip your shoulder out of it's socket

to swing your arm around in a circle like a windmill

to throw your right hip (left hip if your left-handed) forward and then let your arm swing follow

is aggressive and spikes almost every ball as hard as they can; is very particular about WHERE they put the ball

is very particular about WHERE they put the ball; is aggressive and spikes almost every ball as hard as they can

lifts a lot of weight; is super fast but not strong

Never - the other team will be expecting it.

Only once in a while - it is important to keep the other team on their toes.

Frequently. Do what you know works for you often

Quick

Hard

Both

left, right, left, right

right, left, right, left

just right, left

fast to faster and small to big

slow to fast and small to big

fast to slow and big to small

RIGHT after you finish your pass.

whenever feels right.

once the setter touches the ball.

Find the attack corridor: put yourself into a position that is going to allow you to make the most attacks possible.

Wait where you are, let the set happen and then chase it.

Find the attack corridor: rush up to the net and wait for the set there.

face your body towards the line to try to trick the defender.

face your body towards the angle because you're not trying to trick them, and focus on hitting quick.

face your body towards the angle because you're not trying to trick them; and try to hit straight down on the 5-foot line.

facing the line so that it is easy to just shoot the ball straight in front of you.

trusting the angle of your hand; face into the cross (if on the left side) or the middle (if on the right side) to make the defender think you are hitting hard cross then use your hand to get the ball back to the line.

having your partner give you an "angle" call to trick the other team.

your approach: you should come in much slower for a cut shot so that you don't put too much power behind the ball.

where you are facing: face the line when hitting a cut shot to trick the defender.

how you finish the swing: quickly snap your wrist to the cut shot and leave your hand high vs. swinging straight in front of you and following all the way through for the hard cross.

BEFORE contacting the ball.

AFTER contacting the ball.

Right as you contact the ball.

A short poke over the blocker's hands.

A high, loopy shot to the deep angle over the blocker's hands (if blocking angle) or over the defender's head (if blocking line).

When you hit the ball straight into the net.