Check out these amazing plays from beach volleyball rising star Sarah Sponcil.

Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes are currently the third-ranked U.S. pairs in Women’s Olympic volleyball qualifying.

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Work on your defender skill set in Double Juke with this beach volleyball training video featuring AVP pro Mark Burik.

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DRILL NAME: Double Juke

SKILL FOCUS: Defensive Tactics

MINIMUM PLAYERS REQUIRED: 3

BEGINNER FRIENDLY: Yes

INTENSITY: Medium 

STYLE: Repetition Based

DRILL EXPLANATION: Player 1 is on the North side of the net acting as the hitter/feeder.  Player 2 and 3 will be on the opposite side of the net. Player 2 will be at the net acting as a blocker, and Player 3 will be in the court working on digging.  The point of this drill is to make a fake move to the line/cross during the attackers vision sequence of his approach. This normally takes place just before the attacker puts their last two steps of their approach.  Make sure after you make your fake move you get reset in the cross before making your move. You want the attacker to think that you...

Beach Volleyball Drills for Ball Control: 6 Guns 

6 Guns – 3 Versions

One of our favorite beach volleyball drills to warm up with is called 6 Guns. This drill is basically a test of who can react faster and do so cleanly and accurately. Let's take you through it.

V1: Speed Pepper

We can initiate 6 Guns with a version of Pepper where we pass, hit, set and spike low and fast and we're trying to test the edge of our partners speed and control limits

If we end up controlling this without accelerating, then we're going to get a little too comfortable. We want you to move in an uncomfortable speed where you're really testing your ability to react cleanly under pressure.

V2: Handcuff

The next version of 6 Guns that we have is called the Handcuff 6 Guns. It means you're only able to use a two handed forearm pass or a tomahawk. Make sure your hands never come apart and basically you're trying to tap your partner in the face, the nose, or the legs, or get it by them to...

AVP beach volleyball pro Mark Burik sits down with a junior athlete to discuss the importance of setting your feet on defense.

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When you go to practice, it's going to be up to you. Just say, I have to do my [inaudible] stomp before this person hit. This looks like Hermosa all right, so where are you?

Right?

This one here blocker

you?

Yeah. Okay. So you're the net protector right now. Okay. I see this.

Oh, I have to, I always move my feet right when they're hitting.

How do you think you can, you can stop that.

I have to like think about it in my head. I don't know.

Yeah, no, I agree...

Get the secrets to the standing float serve! Join AVP pros Mark Burik and Brandon Joyner as they reveal all in this beach volleyball training video. 

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Brandon Joyner:

With this video, what we're gonna do is we're going to talk about some tips that can hopefully lead to some points on some good float serve. Mark, did you know that you can score a point on your serve? Yes. You did know that? Yeah,

Mark Burik:

Man, I was second in the nation in ACEs per game 2008. 2008?!? Yeah, that's a while ago, but.. well you know.

Brandon Joyner:

Well, even though his answer was yes, it's probably because he's a stud on the volleyball court, but I think a lot of people, especially if you're a beginner or an...

Beach volleyball pro Mark Burik sits down with Joe L to discuss how to spike with good arm swing mechanics, defensive positioning, and attack timing in this helpful training video. This is a deep dive and will probably only be interesting and useful to you if you are ready to play in tournaments. If you're looking for some quick hit tips check out our Attacking / Spiking Category Tags which have posts that are a little more bite-sized.

If you're ready for deep dive, then let's get started.

Aside from actually practicing, there is NOTHING as crucial to your development in beach volleyball as studying your own game and practice film. Professional teams from all sports spend 100’s of hours analyzing themselves on video from workouts, practices, and competition. It’s time to get with the program. Try a One on One Video Analysis session and get a 30-minute detailed breakdown and review of your footage. 

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Hey guys, the video that you're about to watch is an example of one of our beach volleyball lessons from our attacking course: Approach footwork, which will be coming out soon. We have a lot of different lessons, tips, drills and tutorials that are built into this attacking course beach volleyball. We guarantee that this will also be an asset to all those indoor players out there. We will teach you all different types of skills that you need in order to become the best attacker possible. Make sure you click subscribe to our Beach Volleyball YouTube channel. Click that little bell for the notifications so that you can be reminded when we are coming out with a video next. Lastly, don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list! Just for becoming a part of our tribe, you'll immediately get a free beach volleyball drill book, "36 Essential Drills for Beach Volleyball".

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Follow along as we go through this 60-minute pre-season full-body beach volleyball workout with professional beach volleyball players Mark Burik and Brandon Joyner. There's a wealth of beach volleyball training information, covering strength, conditioning, aerobics and exercises to improve your volleyball skills. 

This workout is part of our 60 Day Strength and Conditioning Program available now at BetteratBeach.com.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL MOBILITY WORKOUTS

D) Dynamic Range of Motion - 1 Set of 10 Reps Each Side.

• Lying Straight Leg Kicks
• Lying Straight Leg Cross-Over Swings
• Lying Scorpions
• Cat/Cow Series
• Push-Up - Downward Dog / Upward Dog
• Alternating Calf Stretch
• Knee Hugs
• Quad Stretch
• Lateral Lunge
• Elbow to Instep/Lunge Twist
• Warrior One / Triangle Stretch
• Alternating Pigeon Stretches
• Deep Squat Twist
• Open/Hug
• Straight Arm Swings
• Clasp Hands Behind Back / Hamstring Stretch and Reach

BEACH VOLLEYBALL SHOULDER HEALTH

Static Endurance - 1 Set of 1 Minute Holds...

Full Body Dynamic Range of Motion Series for Beach Volleyball

Today we will show you a series of Full Body Dynamic Range of Motion exercises which you can do on your own. Watch this video and see if you can incorporate these exercises into your beach volleyball practice warm-ups. 

• Lying Straight Leg Kicks
• Lying Straight Leg Cross Over Swings
• Lying Scorpions
• Cat / Cow Series
• Push Up - Downward Dog / Upward Dog Series
• Alternating Calf Stretch
• Knee Hugs
• Quad Stretch
• Lateral Lunges
• Elbow to Instep / Lunge Twist
• Warrior One / Triangle Stretch
• Alternating Pigeon Stretches
• Deep Squat Twist
• Open / Hug
• Straight Arm Swings
• Clasp Hands Behind Back / Hamstring Stretch and Reach

Now you're ready for our 60 Day Strength and Conditioning Program for Beach Volleyball. We'll help you achieve greater mobility, strength and speed! 

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Check out this hard-fought beach volleyball match from the AVP San Francisco. Marty Lorenz and Mark Burik came up against Billy Allen and Stafford Slick. Allen/Slick won the set and match.

This is part of our beach volleyball training series where you can study Armswing Mechanics, Defensive Positioning and Attack Timing by observing AVP pros in action.

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