How to DIG Hard Driven Spikes - Volleyball Defense Tutorial

[@hannahmaydc]

its like 3 am in the morning and i’m so tempted to go out and practice the whole day

[@cierrawilson5185]

cutessteted SAME

[@Emily-kq4es]

cutessteted me too if only I can practice in my gym but first thing, it’s the holiday break and second the only time I can be in my gym Is if it’s my gym class

[@xiaofuni]

Literally watching this at 1 am on a school day cause theres competition tmr and I dun wanna get wrecked so-

[@burger6301]

Go

[@andzhurt4827]

@@xiaofuni how was the tournament ?

[@johnpena9057]

youd ont understand how hard i have it im a libero for a highschool team and i dig a few hits but its impossible to get all when the ball isnt blocked and coming 1000 mph. I hate how volley ball teams dont give the defensive the credit they deserve diging a spike is the hardest thing in volley ball

[@coolfiretire12]

Yeah... Blockers make the job a little bit easier hey?

[@amagasamack2724]

Can you tell me how to absorb energy when receiving? Because when I do that it makes the ball go forward.

[@no2deh3rman]

What if the ball is spiked directly at your face ?

[@throwawayhaejun1213]

yeah? Definitely, if they do it properly and aren’t in the way of the receive

[@borjareynmarie9415]

No2d3 look the other way so it will only hit the side of ur face and not ur nose

[@johnjay4291]

I am currently watching this in the gym mid game against high schoolers actually crushing us. Thanks for the tips

[@polarizer5546]

Did you win

[@kara-zul2951]

That was very heplful. I've just entered college and the spikes are WAY faster and stronger than in the high school, so I'm having a big trouble at putting my receives on my side of the court. Thanks coach! Also, do you have any tip to improve my reaction speed, or it's something that will grow alone with playtime and experience?

[@douglas6813]

Reacting is something that takes some time to be good at, the best tip you can receive is to never take your eyes out of the ball and as soon as it's hit you gotta move yourself to receive it

[@heedor8315]

play videogames

[@Panda-ii5tr]

@@heedor8315 lmaoo that doesn’t work

[@johnnydo7600]

Rather than reacting, learn to predict!

[@akainu6010]

@@Panda-ii5trdo 100 pushups 100 situps everyday

[@Asher312]

How about a video on increasing and keeping your joints strong and healthy. Especially the knees, I have experienced some discomfort when I played recently and It would be nice for the vball community to know how to stay healthy and strong.

[@Asher312]

Oh shit, didn't see this in your videos. Thanks man !!

[@volleyballvideos6426]

Maybe you've already touched on this somewhere, but it would be great to learn about how to dig hard driven hits with open hands when they are coming at your chest or face, or what to do when they are coming to that zone between your stomach and chest. Thanks!

[@miyahbailey1307]

When they come to your face or chest use the butterfly technique put your thumbs together and push upwards and when the come to your stomach just bump😄

[@MrJustDaemon]

Hi Sir, can you please make a Libero tutorial please. Thanks!

[@MrJustDaemon]

Elevate Yourself will definitely wait for it. Thanks!

[@juliamccaskill4041]

Elevate Yourself have you done the libero video yet?

[@AbdulHannan-co1fe]

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[@dark-bunny2279]

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[@Hopoy1]

Oof

[@kidfullstop]

daichi-san

[@HelloHuman-fz5ww]

Omll he is literally daichi 😂😂😂

[@lxixer1618]

So true

[@lxixer1618]

Nishinoya

[@skatto488]

Tsukishima-kun

[@skatto488]

And one of the reasons I play volleyball is because of haikyuu xD

[@avi.chan23]

thank you so much for this video. Now I understand much better, how to dig hard shots. until now, nobody could explain it so easy. this will help me a lot to improve my reciving abilities.

[@treharris3761]

What if you're conflicted between what position you should be playing?

[@blingblingisjonghyun9097]

Tre Harris which one do you like more

[@joshtran932]

Your coach should give you a position

[@flochosen]

I'd bottom for this coach 😂🤭🤫

[@keenechua9958]

Depends if your tall middle if your short libero if your good at setting well setter and if you have a high vertical sub set or open I guess

[@lilithesili641]

@Xitlali Duarte bruh we are opposites, I’m short and I wanna be a hitter but I’m always the libero or defensive player 🥲

[@dexterryu]

Great Video. I'm a relatively new player to volleyball and am picking the game up quickly with the help of your videos. Would you be able to do a video serve returns for the "tweener" types? I.E. balls that are coming at you fast enough that you can't necessarily re-position and that are in the area between bump passing and "set" passing? That is one part of my game that I am particularly struggling with.

[@arianasomcheen8007]

I always love to watch your videos Coach Donny! They are always so helpful for me. Thank you so much for taking your time to teach us different skills and your time is greatly appreciated! ♥️

[@ralphromero6290]

can you please make a video how to improve your reflexes in volleyball? thank you!

[@YanoshDanosh]

You are my go to channel as I’m getting back into volleyball! Thanks a lot for all the great content!😊

[@estebanvenegas89]

I haven't seen the content since 2019 and this Is still the best channel by far for volleyball learning. Thanks coach Donny!

[@diagann]

Best Volleyball Tutorial Video so far 👍🏼👍🏼

[@David-dg3zp]

Thanks coach DONNY for your tutorials, it's very Helpful.

[@GavinSturdy]

Thank you coach D!!! You have no clue how much you have helped me over the years on defense I’m not very good still but getting better definitely

[@andyreidsmustache9247]

This is really good stuff. I'm saving this to watch it after I play again.

[@skes09408]

Your videos are very useful for people who love volleyball and want to learn more skills about it.

[@OnchiBon]

Oh, you don't say ^^

[@DanielRojas-uw9on]

My favorite channel of volleyball

[@kamillamn]

Your tips are great. Thanks! Greetings from Brazil/Germany

[@rainy_bean8220]

I start my first year of volleyball this week cant wait to use your tips

[@kaylaglaze6277]

Thank you for this video I watched this and started working on my passes and now I’m my teams libero!

[@danielhoward2611]

I love how straight and direct this is

It's very helpful. I'm in Vietnam and I practiced well

[@minalaine9692]

Thank goodness someone makes this kind of tutorials I'm having a hard think at trying to dig where I want xD

[@SantinoM-ik5fi]

amazing set, and they way you swung your arms on ur second step was amazing making ur vert even higher. I sometimes do that but i lwk end up netting since i throw my hands up a bit too much 😭

[@kendalseay1154]

this was really useful

[@xandermackie8085]

i can dig up my gym teacher’s spikes as well as a high school senior now because of your advice. thank you coach donny.

[@kittycatgirl1139]

**face attacker & drop shoulder to attacker Absorb energy (GO MORE UNDER THE BALLdon’t really pop up but move arms towards it slightly) Feet close 2 spike Outside platform range- STEP & shoot- take a step and bump

[@datgreekgal]

Congratulations for your channel❕ I was looking for sth like this since a while. It's really useful I love it! Greetings from a Greek volleyball player🌍👒

[@kevincanales2376]

seria fantastico que todos tus video pudiesen tener subtitulos al español, resulta un poco dificil seguir el hilo, y seguramente muchas personas no vean los videos al estar en ingles, pero es sin lugar a dudas el mejor canal de voleybol de youtube.

[@JoshTubepro]

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[@raffybuit1642]

Tnx for another great tutorial coach... i dont know if i miss something of your videos but I'd like to suggest to make a turorial on how far from the net shall a great spiker jump before hitting a volleyball.. beacause i believe jumping before hitting a volleyball is one of the key of successful spiker...

[@theycallmejojooo]

Thank you so so much for all of these specific volleyball tutorial videos. They are extremely helpful to me, going into my second year and I really wanna make Varsity and these tips and tricks are great!!!

[@jvsthenics]

Are u a varsity rn??

[@bennyboy323]

Do you have any suggestions on how to dig and roll, or dive for a ball without hurting yourself?

[@greekcommando454]

Benjamin Arce buy knee protectors

[@camaross2323]

Hi, I wanted to say thank you for your channel. It is great information and I am learning alot from it. I have two daughters ages 14 and 12 and they both play DS positions and your channel is a great source of information. We watch your vids before I practice with them. It would be awesome to see a video on Libero foot work. thank you again and keep up the great work

[@sebastianrebolledo2067]

Love the wilson ball

[@PC-of2xq]

Great video, wish I learned this when I was playing ball in school.

[@enlighten_me1912]

I love volleyball. The game is so addicting. 🏐

[@kermitsuicide4714]

This was really helpful, i needed to control my receive better because most of the upperclassmen in my school has a really powerful spike.

[@chaoskiddo5996]

Okay so basically when the spiker goes "Baam" you gotta go "puh" If your positioning is off you can go "woosh" then "puh" but never ever go "bam".

[@olivia-hp3sr]

Tell me you know nothing about volleyball without telling me you know nothing about volleyball 💀

[@chaoskiddo5996]

@@olivia-hp3sr Tell me you didn't get the reference without telling me you didn't get the reference 😂

[@charlottekai4134]

the replies lol

[@meow1598]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! My coach likes to do drills where he downballs it to me and my team very hard. I’ve never been good at receiving spikes or servers that are very aggressive so thank youuu

[@saanny._.]

Thank you very much for this video and its thoroughness

[@Rudd_editz]

I'm the libero of the team and this was my first receiving teacher

[@DetkaStalyum]

Still looking for the video in which you explain how to defend against a hard spike directly to your face. Good videos btw Coach! Greetings from Ecuador.

[@69Disciple]

Take it like champ

[@gisselleramirez6414]

Great video! Helps a lot! Quick question, can Liberos hit a back row attack?

[@bolesawkantak5948]

No, they cannot. They can't attack anything higher than net. Theoretically he could attack upwards while standing, but that would be weird if spiker/opposite can attack full on from back row. Of course that's official international rule. Maybe in some federations it's possible for libero to attack (as it was said that liberos can serve in some games we watch on this channel)

[@smithricks1641]

A libero can attack it just can’t be in front of the 10 foot line.

[@samanthaetchie9212]

Thanks for this video!! I really needed more help on my passing and serving!

[@jacobgoergen8757]

Coach donny. you are awesome at this man. its hard for me a low level rec player to help instruct my other new teammates. i have sent them some videos to help us out. keep it up man

[@noobs4lyfe]

Great videos man

[@imhere626]

My friend is amazing at getting really hard spikes up in the air. She makes them go straight up and high enough for our team to notice and figure out the next moves

[@jhonxd5426]

coach what if the ball is about to hit my face? but I dont have time to step back? what should I do?

[@noside1769]

Elevate Yourself stiff?

[@terrencet.8906]

edi. 乡 stiff as in straightening them.

[@artsydl2242]

Turn so you don’t break your nose like Hinata Shoyo 😂😂

[@MrMrdelicious]

Can you make a video about rehabing patellar tendonitis or other knee injuries?

[@ainanph2064]

Ty bro i noticed ive been doing those instinctively and now u can tryout vball

[@Lovepinc]

Can you make a video with tips for hitting tight sets? I have difficulty hitting tight sets with power while avoiding hitting the net on my follow through. Some people suggested swiping my arms sideways to avoid the net. Would you recommend this?

[@nathanplaugher5237]

I love that at 04:30 he's holding Wilson! I thought Wilson drowned after Tom Hanks lost him but Wilson is still alive and bouncing lol

[@jaylenmills230]

Have you made a video on rotation, like the whole pushing up and falling back stuff??

[@ThePacmanamcap]

Thank you so much for all your videos! I find them really inspiring and helpful. I try to learn from every single one of them but the problem is that I'm too afraid when it comes to passing a float serve or a hard spike. I think the ball is gonna hit me in the face and I don't know where to stand to avoid it and I end up hidding from the ball. Could you please make a video explaining where we should stand? Thank you so much!

[@ADRIANOPAULO47]

hi COACH, I'd like to know when we can look to the court when attacking? like the moment you are going to attack, what is the right time to look at the court and see where is the best place to send the ball, do you understand what I mean? I hope so haha thanks! Love your videos

[@georgeparzival3817]

The moment I saw Wilson i knew this would be a good video, 😀

[@trinitygamingpart2565]

Good one !

[@johncener397]

Coach Donny, irrelevant question to the video but how short can a male volleyball player be when considering the middle back position?

[@litlikelika]

He said middle back not middle front dd

[@marycv3138]

Bows AreLife With the rotation, middles play both in the front and back during a game.

[@benstewpanada]

wilson!!!!

[@ovanyow3223]

Very good videos coach.. I am really into vollyball so much but still do mistake in passing😣

[@aceventurapetdetective1736]

I am a libero who has problems with overhand passing. It usually causes me to overthink and panic when the ball comes higher. And it makes me the weaklink of the team when the opponents figure that out.

[@ray-rayfarao5675]

Can you make a video on how to prepare for a match

[@32Earthgirl]

Can you do a video on drills to improve movement on defense? My team needs this desperately

[@SumitSingh-qw2tt]

How many days i learn volleyball very well?

[@TheoBurle]

Very helpful video. Thanks!

[@patrickafan]

great info!

[@BethanyRdontmindme]

any time a fast down ball comes at me and u keep my platform still, it sometimes goes the opposite way I want it to go. How do I fix that?

[@williambrander6337]

Hi, I was wondering if there was a way to get the spin off the ball, so that the ball doesn't have spin after the dig?

[@kznk8209]

No there’s really no way to do that and your setter should be already used to setting with spin

[@kznk8209]

And if there’s perfectly no spin (a float) it’ll be actually harder for your setter to estimate where the ball is

[@mangoman]

Could you make a video on how to stay consistent?

[@lalchandgurjar1711]

Sir how to improve jump please tell home exercises to improve jump

[@keenechua9958]

Lalchand Gurjar squat jumps I’m short so I have to do this

[@jj-pm7wm]

Practice your technique

[@Jansengeorgia]

But what if you deliberately place yourself in the spiker's line of sight, but the spiker chooses to spike a slight angle or something? How do you react fast enough to move your hands or your legs to the ball when the ball is moving at such a high speed?

[@usopphaoshokuhaki1545]

Is there any video of yours , that can help out with teams as a whole? Any strategy or tips would be really appreciated , since we will be going on a tournament in January and we are kinda good individually but we are pretty average as a team.( high school team).

[@燕山-l4s]

Do i need to bend my legs while receiving the ball and straight up my legs when i hit the ball? How to adjust myself in situation like this?

[@francisconogueira5820]

Can you make a video of how to correct a wrong step aproach to attack? I will be a coach of an u17 female team, and 3 girls on the team have a wrong aproach but have really good potential and also jump high and hit well. But it seems that they are losing a bit on the feet. I was already able to correct it off game, but in game situation they are so concentrated on the game that forget to do the footwork well. Thanks for the videos and keep the awsome work. Cheers from Portugal

[@saxorace5521]

I think he made a video like that. I think... Spiking fundamentals?

[@ThePrologic222]

I'd always want to know how liberos recieve hard spikes with no arm movement (absorb energy), thanks donny, now I can practise ;)

[@janetmoreno6605]

this helped so much thanks!!

[@arnurassan3887]

Reminds me of daichi

[@wansinyusinyu6929]

Really useful!! Thanks~

[@bellodelgado4319]

hi coach donny love your video ive been watching them leaning more about volleyball thing that i know now how to improve more from. im a great athletic like physically i can pick up any sport by just watching videos but it hard sometime for me cuz i know i can be a great athlete if i had a coach that can teach properly cuz im a best leaner first hand. all i want saw is thank you for these video and another question are you a athletic trainer?

[@Narenbp]

Wow that's Wilson... Miss u Wilson... Die hard cast away fan... ,😥😥😥

[@stevegama8505]

Can you make a video talking about confidence? I recently joined a team but I am scared to hit hard because I don’t want to miss and let my team down.

[@pentasteal3203]

Thank you man that video helped me a lot :)

[@wilmervalle3110]

Great tips

[@gonz8686]

Hello! I would like to see wich volleyball shoe do you recommend in 2016. your video are the best!

[@alexist4419]

This helped sm thanks

[@asianbumz]

thanks Coach Donny!

[@saivivek3037]

can u please make a video on how to hit shot pass and wide pass

[@hunterspot1549]

can you make a video about hitting with your non-dominant hand

[@honeybadger9882]

Thanks Coach!

[@alexberkovskii5265]

thank you so much man!

[@oscarmarquez4623]

since i don't have any volleyball courts near me i just use a wall and spike as hard as i can and receive the ball good enough for me to spike again is that good practice for liberos

[@johnvincentcarillogomez3159]

Hello sir. may i ask during digging, should our feet be planted flat on the ground or both feet be leaning forward (tiptoed) or only one foot tiptoed and the other, flat? thanks

[@TheXpdf]

finally new vid!

[@alexbacor1732]

very useful thanks

[@tagosadilim]

Yup. Use your face to absorb energy.