How to Dolphin Dive with Delaney Moon. Step by Step Tutorial.

[@delaneymoon]

The dive is primarily used to extend your range when attempting to get to a ball. Meaning when you do not have enough time to run under/through the ball. The dive allows you to contact the ball just before it hits the ground. I will also use the dive as a safe way out of a situation. For example, if I am stumbling or falling forward, I will often dive. I have found that it actually puts less stress on my body, especially my knees.

[@AveryPerkins-tk2nw]

What sleeves do you have??

[@delaneymoon]

@@AveryPerkins-tk2nw I have mine linked at delaneymoon.com

[@Madison-n9o]

This video helped a lot thanks! But do you have suggestions on how to slide better on basketball courts?

[@volleyball_girly-z4e]

​@@Madison-n9oyeah

[@DinoTaken]

Doesn't it hurt?

[@southernrays8823]

So my girl, does so many dives, her hips use to be so bruised. And of course they wouldn’t heal before having the next tourney and get bruised again. I got her a hip guard. Which has worked wonders. But of course as soon as I got her the guard (which helps) she began perfecting her dolphin dive. And in practice right before this last big tournament in Gatlinburg, she did a PERFECT one. And it was so funny, because she always compares to you, for like everything. And I said “wow! You did an almost perfect Delaney Dolphin!” I wish I had recorded it because then she coulda seen it. But it was so good!

[@southernrays8823]

Also she will love having this video from you to go by. Which she knows how to do it, it’s just getting better at it when you go down. And diving this way vs the old way she use to.

[@delaneymoon]

I feel her pain, I used to leave tournaments with literal oozing sores on my hips. Tell her congrats and let her know now that she has the basics down, her dives will only get better from here.

[@HeleneSiegert]

I‘m a setter, so I never really trained diving so much, but this really helped! (Always found it kinda embarrassing, my teammates were so much better at diving than me)

[@jessicahoffman9914]

Me too girly I'm a setter

[@JuliaSainiemi]

This is really helpful and I understood this finally! In the past I have injured myself really bad like I have bruises all over my body, but I can start doing this. And my coaches have not taught this for some reason. Love your content!❤

[@Silenthuman1360]

I’m a Libero and I need to learn how to dolphin dive😅

[@Maddslovesvolleyball]

Girlie same

[@ngaming8411]

Same me

[@cookie.events]

to be libero thats the first thing you have to know -a libero

[@Silenthuman1360]

@@cookie.events I was taught to dive with the knee slide dive. I was never really taught how to dolphin dive so yeah

[@cookie.events]

@@Silenthuman1360 oh!

[@Esi-j4q]

for someone who “doesn’t know how to explain this ” you explained this so clearly TY!

[@summerbreez-22]

delaney!!! thank u!!! i’ve been playing for 7 years now and i’m libero…. so thank u for teaching me!! i know how to pancake and penguin dive and the only thing i didn’t know how to dolphin dive 😂. so thank u!!❤❤❤

[@Trapshooter15]

I am a libero now....this video helped me get the position thank you ❤

[@delaneymoon]

❤❤❤

[@Madss-dr8wr]

thank you!! i’m kind of new to volleyball, it’s kind of complicated. but i really needed this broken down like this! thank you delaney!!!

[@Dounya-g3l]

Thank you so much I have been needing a tutorial

[@Haidanurbestie]

Thanks you so much!!! This will help me improve in volleyball better and help me know the correct form. And by the way you explained it great all the other videos about tutorials about dolphin dives are way much harder to understand but you explained it great👌👌 your are a great player I love how you put your mind to it❤ Have a great day god bless you❤❤

[@delaneymoon]

❤❤❤

[@kajeflygare1098]

Thank you so much! I havent been able to figure this out because my coaches havent taught us how to properly dive!! ❤❤

[@BEANZZ269]

I’m a 17 ones national team libero and this is a great tutorial for beginners. ❤❤ Edit:also watching this back do you work out your quads are kinda jacked. Like you can do what see the muscle. I work out a ton so I’m pretty developed but props to you if you work out consistently. ❤

[@delaneymoon]

Thank You, I do work out, here is my leg routine kzbin.infoyJ9C2Pla-O4

[@wingsofatlantis]

sometimes I just randomly dolphin dive when I’m bored. No idea why. 😂

[@FrNataly]

Well that’s funny and random!! Just got knee pads so I do the same😭

[@MadilynHuber-l5p]

Love that lol

[@kevinmundis1281]

My son just started playing this year and coach mentioned teaching him to dolphin dive so I appreciate this video and explanation.

[@delaneymoon]

I hope this helps him understand how to do it.

[@rosastephens9113]

This is so helpful I never understood how to dolphin dive and this was a BIG help no other videos helped but this one did TYSM !!! ❤🏐

[@delaneymoon]

❤

[@VolleyVibes-e9n]

i’m so glad i found your channel and i was practicing my dolphin dive and now i’m not so scared to dive thanks to you. ❤ Now i’m ready for club tryouts to hopefully get on a good team.

[@delaneymoon]

great, in case you did not see it, I have a tryout tips video as well under my Libero Tips playlist

[@ilikefoodmorethenpeople]

thank youuu! ive been needing a tutorial so this really helped! 💕💕

[@anonymouspineappled1000]

Question before paragraph😂: in some of your videos I have seen you do 2 moves I don’t understand: -the pancake -the like Angled *bagher* so like when you have your platform and move your hands backwards. It’s hard to explain 😅 This messege is going to be pretty long 😅m First, I really wanted to thank you Delaney for making this video since I have commented a message about, asking her to dolphin, dive, or dive in general, and become a better Lobero. I have already subscribed to for more than a couple months and seen your videos really helped me feel braver while literally throwing myself and sometimes I look at her throat myself and in this video I really found it helpful. I’ve tried it out and I’ve actually been able to do it and my coach was pretty happy with my dolphin tie and I just wanted to say thank you because you’re one of the KZbinrs that has actually not only seen my comment but actually posted a video about how to do it( now i’m sure there are other people who commented aswell) I just wanted to thank you for showing us this video! ❤❤❤❤

[@marissalopez6139]

Thank you so much for this tutorial Delaney!!

[@WSK2025]

Thanks! this was super helpful! my friend who's a lib, told me the way I was diving looked too painful (it is) so she recomended your channel.

[@delaneymoon]

You're so welcome!

[@Smile-3511]

Thank you so much I really helped me best KZbinr ever❤❤❤❤❤

[@Abegaylea]

Thank u so much you’re literally a life saver!!!💗

[@javiercordova2108]

Make sure when you’re dolphin diving to have arm sleeves. Do not use other stuff like long sleeve quarter zips or workout long sleeves as they can burn from your friction against the floor

[@japan3168]

People, memorize this moment, because one day you will remember that you had a dolphin lesson, with one of the best liberos in the world

[@screaming-_-dn6su]

ok im a middle and dont usually dive but i wanted to learn just in case. this video helped me so much!! thank u❤

[@talkaboutxiu]

I’m new to volleyball, and imma try my hardest to learn a dolphin dive! This was a great video!! 💗💗

[@user90746]

I loved your tutorial it helps me, but even if I’m doing the exact same thing I still got tons of bruises all over my elbows and forearm… any tricks?? But again tysm for your videos you’re really gooooood!

[@simsplayer248]

i haven’t played in a while and right after i watched this i got it it’s really about putting all the weight on your leg

[@ToxicPota]

Thank you so much!! I’m a new libero this helps a lot ❤❤

[@isabella_0424]

thank you so much!! i’ve needed this

[@Alaura-kt3yl]

I’m a middle, and my dives looked like bellyflops.. thank you so much, it helped me a lot! 💕💗

[@aterry901]

This helped me a lot!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!❤

[@LilyDenvit]

I’m a DS/Libero/MB and I need to learn to dolphin dive so thanks!

[@volleyball_girly-z4e]

Thank you so much this was to helpful your the best❤

[@BaileyLarrison-l6x]

Thank you for making this video, it's helped a lot 🙂👍

[@smpt2013]

Great explanation . This will be good for coaches to share with the kids. Turn the camera to get better video production quality.

[@delaneymoon]

Thank you. I started to record landscape but in reality, a very high percentage of people are watching this in vertical on their phones.

[@uhohspaghettios4116]

how do you not get hurt when diving like when your body contacts the ground after hitting the ball? My right knee hurts so bad bc when I dive my knee hits the ground when I fall back but how do you prevent this from happening? This and the hip too 🥴 Like when I throw both legs in the air they hit the ground nonetheless and it HURTSSSS

[@Rhiannnn_]

I am Rhian thank you when I watch ur video to how to dolpin dive I learn it now thank you so much❤☺️

[@Molly_780]

starting rec volleyball in one week, hoping i can jam as much volleyball info into my head in the next week😬 i hope dolphin diving comes in handy!

[@natalyavuk]

this video was so helpful thank you!

[@delaneymoon]

I'm so glad!

[@Valerie2.05]

Hey can you make a tutorial on how to be a libero like training, etc..

[@mollygraceee]

Thank you!!! I haven’t been able to find such an in depth tutorial so I was so excited when you announced this!! I feel like I have all libero aspects down except for diving and I’ve been trying to self teach during this off season and now I can learn correctly!! I think I’m partially scared to hurt myself, like landing in my stomach because I’ve winded myself a couple times.. how do I avoid that?

[@miss.taylor.swiftie13]

omg this was so helpful! thank you!

[@delaneymoon]

I'm so glad!

[@Taylorsumers]

Thank you this really helps

[@Keigs_volleyball5]

This helps so much!! Thank you!❤ Edit: omg tysm for hearting my comment Delaney!! Your my inspiration and my biggest libero idol🫶🏻♥️

[@welpidrcabtypu]

Good job thank u so much !

[@sophiechung9649]

I NEED this tutorial!!! Just wonder where can I get the equipment you are wearing on your arms🙏🙏

[@delaneymoon]

I have most of my gear linked at delaneymoon.com

[@babystarcandy_jk]

how do you not hurt your chest?? or your rib cage??😭

[@i.love.sunsets.4]

thank you so much for this!! i’m a setter but my teammates who are in front row never understand that a short free ball isn’t mine so i always have to dive and i always end up landing on my right side of my hip😭(the saddest thing is that they never get the saves i make💀)

[@AuroraLuchini-cc8lf]

Can you do a dolphin dive and finish by pushing you hands to slide more on the ground or should you land on your forearms? I’m primarily asking this since if I attempted a dolphin dive, I’d get serious rugburns on my forearms since I don’t have elbow sleeve pads.

[@Tocaluv439]

Hi Delaney! When I try and dolphin dive I can’t push my leg up so my knees don’t hit the ground, all that ends up happening is me hurting my knee.. do you have any advice?

[@AlexMartinez-ip3zl]

Repetition, like you are doing a push up sort of.

[@AlexMartinez-ip3zl]

Kinda more like diving into the pool

[@ada_latham]

Thanks this helped me so much

[@AuroraLuchini-cc8lf]

When attempting a dolphin dive, should you have you hands be flat on top of each other together or one hand as a rock with the other placed on top as paper??

[@MoonPerson258]

So, I get floor burned sooo much when diving. I’m a bit late, but what do you recommend?

[@JudeAzzam-ci9jg]

sleeves!! there’s ones that you can buy seperate that are pull ons, or just compression long sleeve shirts. elbow pads can also help with this!

[@MoonPerson258]

@@JudeAzzam-ci9jg ohhh tysm!!!

[@sunflower_vol.7]

Hi! I this was super helpful, I was wondering if you could show it with the ball? :)

[@Arshika064]

Sister I saw your service in your short video big fan sis❤

[@rxbelrubiez]

Trying to practice this dive on my living room floor and I keep scraping all my skin off when I slide 😭 Might be time to invest in some elbow pads, haha

[@ashtin.hicks1]

Have you made a dolphin diving to the side video?

[@LowkeyEvelyn-zj9jo]

OMG this was so helpful, i play as a setter in 12U and ive been working on my jump float, do you have any tips?

[@Gonzos01]

Beautiful

[@ALT_sui]

Fr am going to try out for volleyball and I can't decide what I want more setting or Libero 😅🤔

[@addisyn_sparks]

Thanks so much would you mind posting a video to show it better with maybe dolphin diving with short and deep balls? Just a suggestion maybe…?!

[@ejnwy]

tysm!!!

[@Maui.Volleyball]

TYSM I wanted to learn the dolphin dive for long time but es scared

[@LowkeyEvelyn-zj9jo]

1:27 how else are you supposed to unnecessarily dive infront of your coach while staring at them

[@johannguarin4312]

I love the way you play, i also play in colombia, can you recommend me something to improve?❤❤

[@delaneymoon]

I have a playlist on my channel of Libero Tips. I plan to keep adding to it.

[@johannguarin4312]

@@delaneymoon thank you♥️♥️

[@Silenthuman1360]

Tysm❤

[@jijihan579]

I get floor burns even with elbow pads...what am I doing wrong?

[@PiggyBooty-b3m]

Is it ok if I don’t have elbow pads?

[@delaneymoon]

yes, i just prefer them

[@PiggyBooty-b3m]

@@delaneymoonokay ty!!

[@AveryPerkins-tk2nw]

What arm sleeves do you have. I have the Nike ones and I don’t think they are thick enough. Every time I try to dive I always get burns because they are so thin. I want to buy good new ones but don’t know what kind to get. And do u prefer arm sleeves or arm pads

[@AveryPerkins-tk2nw]

@@47cecidrhsp are those arm sleeves or arm pads?

[@AveryPerkins-tk2nw]

@@47cecidrhsp thank you!! What sleeves do you have I don’t know what ones to get because I buy the Nike and it always rips..

[@AveryPerkins-tk2nw]

@@47cecidrhsp thank you so much!

[@idk.rosaposa]

i’m new to volleyball, but i’ve seen people dive like that without elbow sleeves. so now i’m kinda confused, is there different types of dives?

[@delaneymoon]

it is a personal preference. I just prefer to wear them

[@blazenkajukic3103]

Can you also show us how to make pancake?

[@Toast.1600]

What are those arm sleeves

[@delaneymoon]

They are linked at delaneymoon.com on my gear page

[@lowkeyzoey1447]

OMG I go to some Aerte practices!!

[@definitelynotRani]

Does this not hurt the chest area when you land and guild?

[@delaneymoon]

it does not. I am keeping more of the impact/pressure on my forearms then stomach. By keeping my head up, that keeps my chest from impacting the floor. Yes, there is some contact but not really any impact there.

[@definitelynotRani]

@@delaneymoonok thank you

[@callmeky09]

I’ve been trying and practicing, and at first I was just diving and not really throwing my legs up just to get the feel for it, but once I tried doing a whole thing I kinda just landed on my stomach and almost every time I hit my hips on the ground. Any tips? (I’m pretty new to vb I only started playing last year and I’m trying out in about a week for jv)

[@AlexMartinez-ip3zl]

Kind of like leg lifts, but....... Lay flat on the ground on your stomach, then lift your legs and arms......kinda like SUPERMAN on your stomach. Always think to go backwards on what your end result should seem to be, then go step by step basically.

[@VolleyballQueenie]

Could you teach us how to side dive?

[@delaneymoon]

i plan on doing several different videos this summer

[@VolleyballQueenie]

Ok sound good! Thank you

[@Smile-3511]

Sorry if I am commenting late but do you need like a shirt to do a dive so your skin doesn’t get stuck on the floor

[@Smile-3511]

Sorry a long sleeve shirt

[@delaneymoon]

i use padded arm sleeves. it helps with the slide and protects our elbows. They are linked at delaneymoon.com

[@Smile-3511]

Thank you so much ❤🏐❤

[@Camille-y8u]

Does this kind of dive work on concrete floor? Thats what we use for our weekly tournament.

[@delaneymoon]

I guess , as long as you can slide on them but much better on a surface that has some give

[@camille1868]

i’m a libero and i can dive and get the ball good but i always forget to do the dolphin dive and it hurts and i just don’t understand what im doing wrong

[@delaneymoon]

You have to practice ... a lot! It needs to become second nature.

[@annamulv]

did u already give the link for the elbow pads/sleeves

[@delaneymoon]

they are on delaneymoon.com , gear page

[@lunanabanana_67]

So i practiced this a lot today but everytime i like jump then my forearms hurt idk if u just get used to this or if theres a way to fix this. Can somebody please help ? And i also dont want to get the padded arm thingy 😕 So if someone has tips that would be appreciated 🥰

[@delaneymoon]

You do get used to it to an extent, but you are probably landing with more downward force than you should. You want to have as much forward momentum as possible so that the impact is less. I know girls that don't use padded sleeves, but I really recommend them.

[@lunanabanana_67]

@@delaneymoon thank you so much!!

[@PiggyBooty-b3m]

I keep hitting my other knee any tips?

[@juanmadeus]

EPIC TUTORIAL 🫶🏻 I'm so tall, but your explanation was amazing. I will try it 🏐

[@coconutvibes1170]

ok wait i feel dumb right now but how do u not hit ur 🍒?? like ppl tell me “js land on ur chest its not that hard” but what’s the technique?? i have no problem hitting the ground but the reason i don’t have the commitment to dive is bc i’m scared i’m gonna land on the wrong place and it’s gonna hurt…

[@lunanabanana_67]

I think when diving u dont really land on your chest because your arms are sliding in front of you so it helps keep your chest lifted above the ground

[@itsstarbubble9134]

Do you get any floorburns cause im scared of getting thoese 😬

[@delaneymoon]

they sometimes come with the position but once you learn to do it properly, they get less frequent

[@animalliberation8370]

Can any similar moves be done when playing over concrete?

[@delaneymoon]

Yes, I have had to do it as a follow-through going off the sport-court tiles at a qualifier. However, I do not recommend doing it until you have gotten really good at the dive.

[@Kanovskiy]

At what age group do you think players absolutely need to learn this skill? Is 7th grade to soon or not? Thanks for the video!

[@delaneymoon]

I know a lot of players do not typically learn this until much later but I feel the sooner the better so they can continue to develop the skill as they advance. I actually was teaching this to one of our 11s teams last week.

[@TheOakwoodGrove]

Depends on the coach and the level of the team! It would be a good skill to know though.

[@rents__due]

@delaneymoon thank you for this, don’t need it for volleyball just to throw myself into bed lol. I’m kidding have a lovely day and keep up the great work 👏🏻

[@Aubrie-m7u]

I can’t get the leg kicking up for the life of me, any more tips for it?

[@delaneymoon]

Practice the motion like 1:13 in the video. I understand the challenge here because this is part of the action where your mind says "throwing your feet into the air over a hard floor is not smart" But this is one of the critical parts of successfully diving.

[@HeleneSiegert]

Another thing is that I do not know how to dive without hurting my boobs

[@destinymaghami-xu7po]

can you please demonstrate it with the ball

[@ellelarrabee]

Every time i dive i bruise my hip sooo bad and im not high up im low to the ground and idk why im bruising it, its always my left hip does anyone have tips??

[@ellelarrabee]

i don’t throw my legs up because i don’t have momentum a lot of the time so that might be why but i feel like if i do throw my legs up it’ll make my hip bone go down harder

[@delaneymoon]

You have to focus on getting the forward momentum. Sounds like you are allowing your body to twist if you are getting hip bruises.

[@Hithere12233]

Can u send a link to ur arm sleeves please

[@delaneymoon]

delaneymoon.com/my-gear

[@CrispyLauch]

sliding in the dms

[@tomateebompracaralho8231]

I wanted to be more like you, you’re so good and light, I look like an elephant playing

[@Kate..lyn08]

WHAT SHOES ARE SHE WEARING??? I NEED THEM

[@delaneymoon]

I have them linked at delaneymoon.com

[@AlexMartinez-ip3zl]

Do ever do a barrel roll???

[@delaneymoon]

absolutely

[@Kaidenisarat]

How do you do a pancake

[@delaneymoon]

The key to a good pancake is to have your hand flat on the court as the ball hits the top of your hand. There cannot be any space between your hand and the surface. Having your hand cupped can also cause the ball not to bounce well so make sure the palm of your hand is flat on the court. The challenging part is timing getting your hand under the ball just before impact. That just takes practice, practice, practice.

[@KittyK_Anime6572]

HOW YOU DO THAT WITHOUT TIGHTS OMG PAINFUL