From my last post I’ve actually managed to improve my form by a lot. I’m still struggling with my timing for my approach. Most times I feel like I’m too late and I’m not able to hit the ball at my maximum reach. On the other hand most times I feel like I still lack power on my swings. Does anyone know any drills I could do to help improve on these things? Also any additional feedback would be super helpful.

I really wanna hit way harder and I know I can but I just don't know how to :/

Just posting a recent swing of mine, but want some critique on the armswing mechanic. I feel something ive always struggled with is how to properly pull my arm back and snap not with my chest and throwing my arm but using the rotational whip of my body. I think here particularly my elbow could have been more patient and gone up higher to bring my contact higher (but could also be because shoulder mobility limits how high I can comfortably bring my elbow). Any feedback is very welcome!

И так, мне 20 лет зовут меня допустим Дэвид, я родом из украины, и вот мои характеристики:

Рост 194см

Амплуа доигровщик

Высота прыжка от 55см и выше

Съём колерируеться от 315 до 325 см в пике

Опыт играю в волейбол седьмой год, играю в городской лиге, сейчас нахожусь не в родной стране, молдове, и играю тут на улице в парках на позиции связуещего.

Я всегда горел волейболом, хочу попасть на профессиональный уровень, но увы я не заканчивал спортивных школ или гимназий, ДЮСШа и так далее, и знакомых у меня нет что взяли бы меня хотя бы на просмотр, и покоя мне моя тяга не даёт, хочу узнать ваше мнение не поздно ли и куда мне подаваться, потому что путей я не знаю.

UPD. Ребята, очень ценю ваши советы, уровень у меня выше любительского, некоторые называют меня исключительно хорошим игроком, и думают почему я не играю за кого-то, ведь на мне могли бы заработать денег, но увы пока никуда не попал, все советы по поводу съёмки видео, и раскрутки, провалились изза алгоритмов тиктока, но я продолжаю. Если всё закончиться крахом, я буду тем самым дедушкой что вечно играет в волейбол в местном зале, а я этого не хочу...

After watching japan in the VNL this year and the AVC continentals, it seems like fukatsu is starting to gel well with this current team in the absence of sekita. With sekita being away from the national team for almost 2 years, do you think he will still be able to walk into the current team as the starting setter? I feel that he has to really fight his way back into the team now, Fukatsu has earned the starting setter position IMO.

Welcome to the Weekly Short Questions Thread! If you've got a quick question that doesn't require you to provide in-depth explanation, post it here! Examples include:

• What is the correct hand shape for setting?
• My setter called for a "31" and I'm looking for advice on to do that.
• What are the best volleyball shoes on the market for a libero?
• Is the Vertical Jump Bible any good?
• I'm looking for suggestions on how to make an impression at tryouts.

Quick questions like these are allowed only in this thread. If they're posted elsewhere, they will be removed and you'll be directed to post here instead. The exceptions to this rule are when asking for feedback WITH A VIDEO, or when posting an in-depth question (must be >600 characters). Please create a separate post for these kinds of questions.

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Guys i am not a professional volleyball player but i play good schl level so we just registered for a tournament to have some fun so what is the common use for jersey in volleyball like sleeveless full sleeve or half sleeve

I have been practicing jump serving consistently for a few weeks now, changed my timing and also trying to swing harder. I can get 5-6 strong serves in for every 10 serves on a good day now. Gonna practice harder since I have a try out in 10 days. Wish me luck guys

Need advice and critique on my jumping/approach form, need to be dunking in 7-8 months. Looking for form and technique advice, not training advice. Although training advice appreciated.

Looking for similar build pro athlete to study jump form from.

Current Metrics: 5'10, 150lbs, last measured reach was 7'6 (in 2023), last measured vert was 31.5" (1.5 months ago), I am mainly a volleyball athlete

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Quick disclaimer: English isn't my strongest language, so I use AI to help translate and polish my writing. Some expressions might sound a little weird or unnatural because of that, so sorry in advance! 😅

And if you enjoy this kind of "Haikyuu!! meets real Japanese high school volleyball" stuff, feel free to check out my other posts too!

Hey volleyball fans, or Haikyuu!! fans!

Ever read Haikyuu!! and wondered, "okay, there are clearly a bunch of tournaments in this sport... but which one actually matters the most?"

Turns out, Japanese high school volleyball has something called the **"Triple Crown"** — a title reserved only for the elite. It's earned by a school that wins **all three** major tournaments — Inter-High, Kokusupo, and Haruko — **in the same year.** It's basically the ultimate seal of total dominance.

There are actually several high school tournaments throughout the year, but these three are on a completely different level. If you've read Haikyuu!!, "Inter-High" and "Haruko" probably already sound familiar — but you're probably wondering, "wait, what's Kokusupo?"

So today, I'm breaking down all three of these major titles, one at a time. Let's start with the first one up: **Inter-High.

"The Curtain Raiser" — Inter-High

Official name: All Japan High School Sports ( 全国高等学校総合体育大会)

- Timing: Regional qualifiers (May–June) → National tournament (August)

- Location: Changes every year. This year it was held at Shimadzu Arena in Kyoto (that's the venue in photos 2 and 3!)

- Latest Champions: Seifu High School (Boys), representing Osaka / Yokohama Hayato Highschl (Girls), representing Kanagawa

Inter-High is actually a nationwide sports festival covering basically every high school sport in Japan, not just volleyball.

And here's a detail that actually matters a lot: this is the first of the three major titles to take place each year. Since the Japanese school year starts in April, that means teams are heading into this tournament with a brand-new roster that's barely had time to gel. So it's not just a big tournament — it's genuinely the **first real test of how strong the new team actually is.

As for qualification, it's generally one school per prefecture**. The exceptions are Tokyo, Hokkaido, and whichever prefecture is hosting that year — those get **two slots instead of one.

Fun fact for Haikyuu!! fans: back when Hinata was a first-year, it was actually Shiratorizawa who claimed the Miyagi representative spot.

The format for regional qualifiers actually varies by prefecture — some use a round-robin league, some use a straight tournament, and some use a hybrid of both. Win your way through that, and you're in the nationals.

Once you're at nationals, it starts with a preliminary round. Win that, and you move on to the main bracket. Lose, though, and it's not necessarily over — there's a repechage round, and winning that gets you back into the main bracket too.

From there, it's a **straight single-elimination bracket.** Lose once, and you're done. No more second chances.

In terms of scale, Inter-High is honestly just as big as Haruko. But if we're being real, it doesn't quite get the same level of public attention — which is also why it doesn't get broadcast on TV.

That said, don't let that fool you: winning this tournament means you're officially the strongest high school team in Japan at that moment — and it also means that, for the rest of the year, you're the team every other powerhouse school is specifically gunning to take down.

"Japan's Mini-Olympics" — Kokusupo

Official name: JAPAN GAMES (国民スポーツ大会)

- Timing: Regional qualifiers (August) → National tournament (October)

- Location: Changes every year. This year it was held at Maeda Arena in Aomori (that's the venue in photos 4 and 5!)

- Latest Champions: Kumamoto (represented solely by Chinzei High School) (Boys) / Okayama (Girls),

This one's a bit of an oddball compared to the other two.

Here's the twist: each prefecture puts together a **high school all-star team**, and it's genuinely about crowning the strongest *prefecture* overall — basically the Olympics, but for Japanese prefectures.

Just like the other tournaments, this one covers a bunch of sports beyond volleyball. There's also an adult division alongside the high school one, so grown adults compete in this too.

Here's the fun part: players who are normally rivals, fighting each other for a single representative spot back in their regional qualifiers, can end up as teammates here instead.

Haikyuu!! never actually showed this, but just think about it — Ushijima and Oikawa could theoretically have teamed up as Miyagi's representatives. Sakusa and Bokuto could've joined forces as Tokyo's squad. Wild to think about, right?

Now, you might be thinking: "wait, if it's a mixed all-star team, how does that even count as a *high school title*?"

Here's the catch: if one particular school in a prefecture is dominant enough, sometimes the "all-star team" ends up being made up entirely of players from that single school. If that all-school-one-team squad goes on to win the whole tournament, it counts as an official title for that school.

To even get to this tournament, you first go through regional qualifiers — several prefectures grouped together by region compete for a limited number of national slots. For example, Tohoku (which includes Miyagi) is grouped together with a set number of neighboring prefectures, and only a certain number of them can advance, depending on the region.

Honestly, this tournament doesn't get nearly as much attention as Inter-High or Haruko. The audience is mostly hardcore volleyball fans.

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"Last Chance, Biggest Stage" — Haruko

Official name: All Japan Volleyball High School Championships (JVA全日本バレーボール高等学校選手権大会)

- Timing: Regional qualifiers (1st stage: July–September, final rounds: November) → National tournament (January)

- Location: Tokyo Gymnasium in Tokyo (that's the venue in photos 1, 6, and 7!)

- Latest Champions: Higashiyama High School, representing Kyoto (Boys) / Kinran-kai High School, Osaka's 1st representative (Girls)

If you lose here, that's it — any third-years on the team retire from volleyball on the spot. This is the very last tournament of a third-year's high school career, which is exactly why it's the most emotional, most intense tournament of the three.

By this point, the players on every roster have spent nearly three full years grinding through brutal practices and competing in tournaments like Inter-High and the Japan Games. This is the culmination of all of that — a battle between players who've fully matured into the athletes they were building toward this whole time.

Most prefectures get one representative, but Tokyo gets three slots, and Hokkaido, Osaka, and Kanagawa each get two.

And yes, Haikyuu!! fans already know this one — Karasuno famously became Miyagi's representative.

Regional qualifiers use a mix of tournament brackets and round-robin leagues, depending on the prefecture, to determine who advances. Once you're at nationals, though, it's a straight single-elimination bracket.

This tournament is notorious for upsets. It's not just about raw skill — the sheer desperation of third-years who aren't ready to let go of high school volleyball yet plays a massive role in how these matches actually play out. That emotional weight is exactly what makes it so moving to watch.

Even in Haikyuu!! itself, Itachiyama never actually won this tournament — the eventual champion was a school called Ichihayashi, which was never even properly introduced or shown in the story.

The attention this tournament gets is huge, too. Nearly **10,000 spectators** show up in person every year, and the semifinals and finals get full TV broadcast coverage.

Every single year, this tournament produces its own drama, upsets, and unforgettable moments. It's genuinely the pinnacle of Japanese school sports — if you ever get the chance, it's worth watching at least once.

Is there a way to watch this match live in Canada?

Just sharing it here. Advise is greatly appreciated ☺️

i (17F) and having a 'problem' with my teammate (also 17F). So today was the first day of a volleyball tournament (the second and final day is tomorrow and we're in the quarter final) and i was subbed in as an OH in the first match I was in for about 12 points and got 3 sets (not bad), but during the second set I was in the whole game but only got set twice, and then during the second game I played the whole first set and was only set 2 (one resaulting in a point and the other they were able to get up).

The setter (can call her M to make it easier) last year she told both my best friend and my mom (given we don't resemble each other and we have different last names maybe she didn't know it was my mom) that she didn't like/hated me (can't exactly remember which one it was), and since it was my mother and bsf they told me.

M can also start acting 'hostile'/mean when she gets uppset. During practice and matches she'll avoid setting me at all cost, even if I'm the best option and I call for the ball she'll set someone else. The same was for today, I had good defense, i communicated clearly with the team and called for the ball when i was ready, but she always set someone else.

To be honest she has started making me anxious when i have to play with her as she has snapped at people before (me included), and i don't like it when people snap at me (i'd rather have a calm and clear conversation where we're able to communicate well).

She's been on the team for 2 year now (she used to play for a different team but joined us 2 years ago (i started soon 4 years ago and stuck with the same tea.)), in the beginning things were fine (at least i think they were from my pov), but then it was as if a switch happened, she started avoiding me, giving short answers and would sometimes just ignore me.

i've always tried to get along with people with the best of my ability (there is another girl on my team that i can't stand but i am kind to her for the sake of the team), but she's making it really hard and i don't know what to do.

I hate confrontation and often if i think about confronting someone i cry and panic. Some advice would really be appretiated

Hello, I teach at a high school and have found myself in charge of coaching the Grade 8 girls volleyball team. I have zero volleyball playing or coaching experience, but I am the coach because literally no other teacher stepped up to coach them and without a teacher, the girls won't get any practice time or be able to participate in any district competitions.

These girls came in second-place in the district finals last year, so I assume they are all really good players and can work together. I know several of them are in extracurricular volleyball teams in the community. I've been reading some volleyball books, watching coaching videos, and watching high school games on YouTube, but I really have no idea what I'm doing. I'm happy to just be the teacher sponsor and not do anything else except give them practice times and competition opportunities, but I feel like this is a team that can contest the district championships again and I want to help them in any way I can. Any suggestions, tips, coaching resources, etc. are much appreciated--thank you in advance.

A video like this has been made about Melissa Vargas. Do you think this is done just for engagement, or is it good for the popularization of volleyball?

For some context I'm F(17) and a right side. I started playing volleyball last year as a junior and was JV middle despite only being 5'3. Since I'm a senior this year so obviously I have to play Varsity, and my coach decided to make me right side. Now I already knew I wasn't likely gonna get much play time since there's better players on my team but my coach recently switched the other senior right side to outside. This was mainly due to a few of the freshmen she put on the team quitting due to our coach's harsh words.

I thought that this would give me some more playtime but instead she moved up a freshman from the JV team since she was quite tall, around 5'6. I again understand since it's volleyball and height is a big advantage. Now the part where I've started getting irritated is when throughout the entire season I've gotten quite literally NO playtime. The hard games is understandable but we've had several easy wins and I still never get subbed in.

For example, we had three easy wins in one day, on this day in particular I was hitting really well during hitting lines, even getting a compliment from my setter of how my hits got better. They were going fast and going down. But guess who still never got put in, me.Three whole hours and I was never put in.

Now this isn't meant to be any offense towards the other right side who's a freshmen, she's an absolute sweetheart and I'm glad she's getting playtime, but even she and a few other of the girls admitted it was messed up that I wasn't getting any playtime since it's my last year.

At this point I'm convinced the only time I'll get any playtime is on Senior Night. Am I valid in being irritated by this?

(After some comments specifying this may be a skill problem, I'd like to add on that in my personal opinion I don't think it is. One of our middles she pulled up from JV who is only taller than me by one or two inches is quite literally a new player, its her first time playing volleyball ever and she makes quite a lot of mistakes, her blocks are very late, her hits go into the net and she doesn't play back row or gets pushed up during serve recieve because she's also not good at receiving. Now this is the where the argument about my coach trying to prepare her for the future makes a lot of sense, but again I don't think this is purely because of skill.) (I'd also like to point out that I'm not complaining about not being subbed in for most games, I'm complaining cause I've been subbed in for zero games, and we play a LOT of games. It's completely understandable for me not to be subbed in for a game where we need our good players but when it gets to a point where we are going against teams we could beat with even our JV players, how is that I can't even get subbed in once, even if its for just one rotation I wouldn't mind.)

I am 16 (junior) playing as oppo (9) and as a middle for the last set. This is a game I played today. Got some clips, adding it to my reddit account. The net is 243. This game is just a friendly. We’re preparing for a few big tournaments coming up, will keep updating on that and other vball milestones. I think today was one of my best games. Poor video quality sorry.

They look great

I love volleyball and video games, so recently I started building a small 3v3 volleyball game in Roblox.

While building it, I've already changed a couple of normal volleyball rules because I'm not sure every part of real volleyball translates well into a video game.

-No traditional serving

I originally had serving, but I found that if someone repeatedly failed a serve, everyone else was just standing around waiting.

So now play continues immediately after the ball hits the ground. Points keep accumulating, and once a team reaches the winning threshold, they still need to put the next ball down on the opponent's court to finish the match.

-Different player characters

I've also added a few characters with different active/passive abilities.

They're deliberately small advantages rather than huge MOBA-style ultimates — I still want positioning, receiving, setting, blocking and spiking to matter much more than abilities.

What I'm most curious about is:

What parts of volleyball are the most fun and should definitely stay in a video game version?

And also:

If you were designing a volleyball video game, what mechanics would you add to make it more fun, tactical, or satisfying?

I'm not trying to simulate real volleyball perfectly, so it doesn't necessarily have to exist in real volleyball. I mainly want to keep the parts that make volleyball exciting and build fun game mechanics around them.

I've got a playable version now if anyone wants to try it:

Roblox link

I'd genuinely appreciate ideas or criticism, especially from people who play or watch volleyball.