How to Set a Volleyball BETTER in 5 MINUTES

[@connorhoybjerg1465]

this is literally the most useful video i've seen for anything in life. whether its setting, talking to girls, or taking a test, these are the principles that increase your chances of success immediately

[@EddieDBama]

@@themckibbinbrothers I manage a sales team, and I am going to use some of your stuff in my next sales meeting. Great job!

[@nurylee1309]

when youre serving for fun you get the perfect serve... when youre serving in game you completely miss the ball...

[@emmalayne5787]

Nury Lee literally me

[@KarniaQueen1]

I know right

[@hanna-uo8zx]

Nury Lee me

[@jasonkhang2265]

Everytime

[@luwilayaks5184]

Nury Lee I've never related to something so much

[@Starplaque]

As a setter that always gets pressured from picky ass hitters... This video made me feel a lot better. Im not depress anymore. 😊😊❤️❤️ I needed this video. Download it and keep it forever!!

[@ragnaralmighty280]

If a hitter complains about every set he is probably not a good hitter. A good hitter can hit every set

[@corbindolan3947]

Facts

[@ajamico]

Starplaque just tell your hitters... if you’re good, do something with the ball and quit complaining

[@zackd2852]

@@ragnaralmighty280 How true is this though? "A good hitter can hit every set"...Because if it's true, I feel so much better. I feel like my sets are good "enough", but some people always wanted it at the EXACT spot and I swear, I don't set them because they are going to complain...

[@sophiam.1625]

@Lone Lee By doing his approach quicker or readjusting...

[@sn262792]

As a hitter, when I'm feeling it, I purposely tell my setter just give me literally anything and I'll hit it. Hope its helping them!

[@audri9489]

As a setter this is so fucking sweet holy shit

[@wendellharper2113]

A good spiker should always gauge the setters set up

[@dream_less2224]

I do that too ahah but my setters get mad at me because they say they prefere the hitter to tell them what to do :(

[@sn262792]

@@dream_less2224 i say that mainly as a confidence boost for them and so they don't have to think, just play freely:)

[@reaper2219]

As a Setter i kind of always stress because everyone on my team has different ways they like to hit, Saying something like this actually could help lol.

[@pudpup]

i'm actually surprised at the lack of haikyuu fans in the comments...usually on any video related to volleyball, about 90% of the comments are about haikyuu omfg

[@seandodd3998]

Love me some mf haikyuu

[@Joseph981000]

That’s because they normally go to Olympic videos first.

[@anthonyp3727]

Haikyuu fans are more into the highlights than the teaching videos

[@user-wv6xo6vj5u]

omg hi

[@myakya4549]

I Stan!

[@07KoKiee]

I swear everything you said is 100% ACCURATE! I honestly thought I was the only one going through shit cause every single hitter on my team needs 'a perfect set' and they're all different.

[@Josh-sh6oy]

Ya but some of my teammates are pretty simple, "tight and inside" , "highball" , a "bit off" , after that if you want more specific sht thats a you problem not me

[@jimmyc938]

@@Josh-sh6oy meanwhile, I don't care for the perfect set, I'm just sitting there for ANY sets while the player who needs perfectly specific sets misses every one and I get none😂😂😂

[@Rudy2k5]

This is honestly the best advices I've heard. You put your finger right on the problems I have on the court : the pressure and the self confidence. Every time I have a fraction of a second to make a set (after a block for instance) it's almost a perfect set. On the other hand, when I have a perfect pass, I'm starting to feel the pressure and my set is far, far away from perfect... I got to learn how to let it go... And to know that I'm not alone having that feeling is a great start. Thanks a lot man!

[@hio164]

I was recently setting for some rec players and there was one player who was clearly better than everyone else and I couldn't give her a good set to save my life, but everyone else got beautiful sets from me. I was like, "what's wrong with me?!?!?!" And you summed up that challenge perfectly here. Thanks for the vlog.

[@fettugenie749]

basically in a nutshell: don’t submit to fear and pressure. if you don’t commit, you’re never gonna get better. that’s a lesson for all things really :)

[@petergrootenboer9508]

Thanks for the video. Great tips. I’m an old man (56) who played for many years as an indoor setter - never hit or passed! So frustrating that I keep getting called for doubles on the beach, when I’ve always thought I had good hands.

[@airflare7285]

Wooow, hands down best tutorial ever. The fact that youre the only person that talks about the pressure that we have while playing volleyball. That effects me the most.

[@runningwithscissors-5195]

I’m switching from indoor to beach volleyball rn, and I used to be a setter for my team. After quarantine and not playing for a while I feel like I lost my “setting hands”. Now I’m playing in a way I never have before and I’m rusty at the things I’ve worked on for so long. So now I have to work more on setting again even tho I thought I had it down before. It’s like I’m back at square one. Thank you for these videos it really helps me a lot.

[@TessaSjoberg]

This video is the reason I transferred to beachvolley. Indoor, the pressure to be perfect is so high, it made me love the sport less and less. The beachvolley mentality is really a lifestyle, it’s completely different to indoors. And it’s so nice to hear how you guys deal with the pressure as professionals and as human beings. Thank you for a great first video in what I’m sure will be an amazing series!

[@slyrider44]

Your mental game and confidence is so key when it comes to setting! I play at beginner and intermediate beach volleyball meetups during the week and there's been times where I screw up my sets while playing with the intermediate group due to the unnecessary pressure I put on myself to be perfect... However, I'm extremely happy with my sets the majority of the time when I'm with the beginner group because I'm much more relaxed and don't feel pressured to set the ball perfectly. Can't wait for the more technical hand setting tutorial!!

[@genebingle1754]

I love that you guys started the series about hand setting with the mental part of it because I couldn’t agree more, I believe hand setting to be more mental than any other skill in the game. Thanks guys I’m looking forward to more

[@nonameyet4394]

Thank you for this. I'm a younger than everyone on my JO team and all of the hitters are pretty good, so I feel more pressure to give them better sets so they can have better hits. And yet during practices and scrimmages, I do absolutely horrible. When the sets weren't good, I always thought they were blaming me and then I started blaming myself. I really needed this.

[@SportsSuite]

Woah perfect timing! I've been trying to improve my setting today.

[@maddieangel1112]

i didn’t know confidence was a common thing among setters! i just made my varsity volleyball team as a freshman, and now i feel the need to give perfect sets 24/7. this video helped a lot!

[@gomesbcc]

Man, you make me feel much better.. I have that sensation, that thoughts but when you bring experience and scientific arguments I can trust you and then trust myself..and understand it better.. Great video, thank you so much

[@BeachvolleyVikings]

Tutorials are back! 🔥🙏🏼 Great insights boys, we loved this one 😉 Aaaaand we were actually gonna do a vid on hand setting pretty soonish hahah..

[@dustincotcamp5230]

Please do!

[@mrmjtrud]

When will u guys make this video!??

[@GnoKLei808]

All the points you hit are the exact mental road blocks I’ve been fighting against. Great start to the series...can’t wait for the rest!!!

[@MakeYourSelf101]

Great intro and video. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series! Pressure is definitely my number one obstacle as I can set somewhat decently to most hitters but there's one hitter in particular that I set poorly to 90% of the time just because I really, really want it to be a great set. The mental aspect is definitely a huge hurdle that I'll have to work on and put less pressure on myself.

[@Josh-sh6oy]

Im an outside hitter but I absolutely love seeing / setting good sets. The ball path and float is so mesmerizing. I dont set a lot but when we get to screw around with positioning during practice, everyone is absolutely shook when I bust out my magic hands😎

[@justinz1467]

I'm new to sand volleyball (started in dec 2018) when I moved to Phoenix, AZ. I've been playing for fun events and a few draw style 4s tournaments but have had no luck and have placed way at the bottom of the rankings. I watched this video yesterday right before my random draw blitz vb tournament and placed 4th individually out of 16 people. 1 month ago I played the same style event and was dead last. Last night I walked into the court and said "F it. Money is on the line but I don't care cause I'm here to have fun and get better." That mentality change made all the difference because I played the middle back like a boss and made it to the winners circle. Love the vids and love learning a skill from here and taking it to the courts!!

[@vsphelp3912]

i’m a setter and this helped !! thank you ! also haikyuu (the anime) actually gets me motivated to play when i’m not in the mood 👁👄👁 it’s so weird

[@Kiki-mr5yz]

Lmao same

[@emilysnedeker6583]

Thanks for putting these great ideas out there! I can totally relate to the pressure vs perfection paradox-shank the pass to the back, and you get a perfect set from me. Give me a perfect pass with pressure, and there's a 50/50 chance my hitter will have to chase it down. In the same vein, this was completely helpful to me for understanding a bothersome part of my mental game: when I play with a partner of lower skill level than myself, I fall apart under the expectation that I'm the more skilled player and should be able to "carry" him/her. Give me a player of better skill level than myself and I tend to rise to the occasion, make great strategic plays, see the ball and just do everything right. Some days I wonder if it's just the other player carrying me, but I've had a few people confirm that they've seen this pattern in my play. Hopefully this knowledge can help me kick the pressure of my expectations to the curb and just play my best all the time!

[@LearnBeachVolleyballFast]

Great video! Actually love that you guys started with the mental aspects of it all, it's so much more important than people realize. The pink elephant thing is awesome, and actually a very good sports psych excercise in itself! Basically, if one learns how to successfully, on demand, stop thinking about the pink elephant after having thought of it, one has learned a skill that can be used for getting rid of also other distracting thoughts in the game ("now I have shanked 2 balls, can't shank this one" etc) and of course in life as well! :) The secret lies in understanding the mind is like a glass full of water, if you want there to not be water, you can't think "I wish there was no water", what you have to do is fill it up with something else, because then the glass gets full with something else and the water has no space left because of the limitations of the glass to hold more stuff than it's size. Anyway, the point was that one can even just sit home and bring pink elephants to mind, and learn to become a master at getting rid of them (by focusing on something else), to make this mental switch even easier on the court! Good work, looking forward to the other handsetting videos! :)

[@michawozniak8594]

For me as an amateur the comparison with the windows is absolutely superb and holds true in many sports. For example the more I focus on making a perfect serve, the more mistakes I make. Or in basketball, when I'm concentrating on making a technically good throw, I become less accurate. It works exactly as you said. Thanks for this film and I'm eagerly awaiting for the next part!

[@apmech46166]

Had to stop the video and comment cuz, it's so true....hitters that need a perfect set, or hitters I subconsciously want to set well, are harder to set perfectly; and hitters that I know can hit anything, I can give them sweet sets almost always...lol, the mind and body working together are certainly intriguing. Yeah, thanks for letting me know, its not just me :) Great video

[@jimbohu7940]

Bro I’m still thinking of the pink elephant

[@tomraroberts84]

thank you so much. i have tryouts in a few hours and i felt so much pressure since a lot of the past varsity setters aren’t playing this year. thank you for all the advice about the pressure and the iconic theory thing it rlly helps

[@habhoooba]

did u get in???

[@tomraroberts84]

@@habhoooba YEP VARSITY SETTER

[@habhoooba]

@@tomraroberts84 YES WELL DONE

[@rlendore65]

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Serve - Pass - Hit - Set all offensive skill sets finally addressed Thanks guys

[@benkalchik7731]

I always say this when I’m playing, “I feel like I’m way better at back sets than I am at regular sets”. And like he said in the video, when we are under pressure to give a good forward set, a lot of the time we mess it up but when your last resort is a backset and you just send it without thinking, it turns out to be the cleanest set ever. So weird but so true

[@brettokeeffe7955]

Amazingly solid, insightful advice! Everyone's so concerned about screwing up their handsets, in critical times, that they put them in their pocket at time's where it's critical to have a good, accurate set. You're right, if a player is worrying about chucking a game point set, then that's a big problem, because if I have game point on a team, I want to dish my partner the best set I can to put the game away. When people asked me years ago "how I was able to transition backset from 20 feet off the net perfectly to my partner," it was because I just did it. I didn't think about it. If I never attempted it, I'd never know that I could actually do it.

[@alyshaacevedo]

This is 100% accurate for me. When it's an easy set I Fuck up and when it's an impossible set, for some reason, I'll set the most beautiful perfect set. I always felt it was mental

[@ryansears3826]

Riley I have to say that you have really inspired me to bring out the mental part of my game and experience volleyball in a totally different way. At first, I was never sure that psychology and stuff like that really connected to beach volleyball, but you have insured me that everything is connected. I would definitely recommend you keep pursuing this and maybe even start a podcast about sports psychology and the mind. Your understanding of these topics just feels so dense and secure that I trust every single thing I hear from you and your brothers videos. Thanks man! Keep up the amazing work!

[@russzacek6233]

best beach volleyball tutorial video I’ve seen

[@graziellelacson7774]

I felt and experienced everything you’ve said. And its freaking TRUE! Its all in the MIND!!! Love the video 🏐

[@randypop7133]

I think it's also important to note that really good partners to a setter can inspire confidence IN the setter, when they are able to "put away" a non-perfect set. I'm a middle-blocker indoor 95% of the time, and timing a 'perfect 1' play can be tricky with different setters and rotations. So when I jump to hit a quick and the ball is too low, or too high, or behind be, etc. I make every effort to get the ball over, let alone a kill, and keep the play going. The setter can take that non-perfect set personally and then struggle after that. The most important thing I do for a setter when a non-perfect set happens is laugh to help them shake it off, and tell them "Hey, as long as you get the ball near me we'll make something happen. Keep setting!" This inspires my setters to know I don't need that perfect set to make plays. I just need them to keep setting, and to have fun. And when we DO connect with a perfect or near-perfect play, the cheers and joy afterwards only boosts their confidence more.

[@pivotmtnd]

You guys are probably the most enjoyable to watch on KZbin for me 😁

[@zacharydavis4398]

Thanks for spending the time to create this content 🙏🏾 This partially applies to engineering and so many other things as well lol

[@oscarfaalogoifo4506]

“She was just born with great hands”💀

[@7thGearCmac]

Fantastic video - about volleyball and also not about volleyball at all. Loved it

[@els2real]

Sorry but I came from haikyuu!! So it inspired me to play this. Even tho we’re in isolation

[@yeori9084]

same i really reallyyyyy wanna experience volleyball before i graduate

[@shahizaq4730]

Same here. I want to become a Middle Blocker like Hinata or Tsukki but since I'm bad in blocking, I guess become a setter is perfect for me.

[@valentinacarpena6597]

*cough cough* LITERALLY ME

[@felixguitar1108]

No please no everyone is gonna think I’m a haikyuu fan when I start but I hate anime

[@houlimouli8358]

most of these tipps basically affect you in any play your mind has the time to think of what you are doing. To me as a Wing Spiker i mostly feel these "pressure moments" when trying to perfectly throw the ball for a jump serve. the more i try the worse it gets, while the beste serves are actually in games where there is almost no pressure at all. Confidence is the way to win. Good Video.

[@talanky]

I've been waiting for the setting video for sooo long! YES!

[@timsterrockstar]

There’s a guy named Joni originally from the Ukraine who has been playing and coaching volleyball at Bradford beach in Milwaukee for 50 plus years. He’s also known as the setting whisperer. He’s actually worked with some of the guys on tour. Jeff Samuels, Bill Kolinski to name a few. Has taught me a lot about the small details in hand setting. Staying relaxed and having a beer is one of them lol

[@kevinquartemont2313]

Haha, yes. The guy is a setting guru. Almost as much of a Bradford Beach icon Dick Bacon. You are definitely accurate in saying he's taught many people his sweet science, including Bill as you mentioned and Women's AVP player Keri Schuh amongst others.

[@BgHatcher]

Dammmmmm Riley you just dropped great nuggets not just for sports but life!

[@trevino04zero]

YES!! Looking forward to this series. Can't wait to play with you guys or against in Austin next month!

[@carlotanavarrete6246]

Love this video. My coach has recently changed me from libero to setter and the change is a little frustrating

[@arcturuschunglee8481]

I actually cannot agree more w/ this haha. I started setting about a year ago and back then doing a back set was the most daunting thing. I tried to make the perfect set 24/7 and it'd just end up being absolutely terrible.Later on I literally just stopped giving 10 ****'s and just starting setting back in games. Improves quite quickly ;)

[@chowmarco12345]

Thank you for this.:) i’ve been having a hard time setting and perfecting it to everyone. Pressure really creeps in. I’ll take note everything you’ve said on my next game. Cheers Mate!

[@johnjakobjinglysmith]

Would love to hear your perspective for players trying to go from beach to indoor on how to quicken up their hands! I've asked around club, state & national coaches but, appart from being told to imagine shooting my hands through the ball and told to look at Jurag Zatko's hands as an example of what one should be aiming for, I haven't been able to (I guess) understand what I should be trying to do...

[@Matahalii]

GREAT! I got what you are saying. At the moment I have the same problem with overhead-serving. I have developed some kind of natural serving-movement and it works quite OK without much thinking. To get more effective and precise, the coach wants me to toss different, hit the ball at a higher point and hold my hand different. Since I want to lay my effort on the things the coach wants from me, I totally mess up almost all my serves. And somehow now I am unable to find back to my old style to have some safe alternative.

[@Sorasnoctis]

This helped me as a setter so much!!! Thank you:)

[@ThePandaMike]

As a setter since 5th grade, this is 💯🔥

[@sachhidananddhurua8947]

Ohh wow bro u started off so early Here am 17 y/o thinking to play volleyball in college 😔

[@ThePandaMike]

@@sachhidananddhurua8947 push and you can do it!

[@sachhidananddhurua8947]

@@ThePandaMike i need to progress every single day Any advices?

[@ThePandaMike]

@@sachhidananddhurua8947 practice practice practice. Also get some good rest too.

[@risevolleyballacademy4162]

Best video you guys have done.. thank you! Excited to watch the next one!

[@quintonpeterson7317]

You should do a tutorial on bump passing! I could really use it

[@ragnaralmighty280]

These are good points. It's all about what u said on the last point experience and all the other stuff just comes naturally. Start by lifting and doubling play with people who wont care and u will slowly improve and eventually try not lifting and doubling and it comes naturally. Experience is key just set alot also dont allow others to tell u ur sets are bad be confident.

[@ShootingOrange]

Tell me why this is the greatest setting video I've ever seen

[@ifyouwereme]

Finally the hour is upon us. I suck so bad at hand setting.

[@voleibolll]

I absolutely love your logo. Rio de Janeiro here, wait because I'm going to meet you guys someday

[@mahromalik8158]

Setting is an art

[@johndominiccristobal4944]

I watch all your videos and it was really amazing and helpful alot. Thanks...

[@lilbrown36]

DAMN ! I'm not a professional I'm a middle beginner and you're right when I'm trying to do my best it goes wrong and when I don't give fxxk it goes right . I hate be the guy the others doubt I thought I was alone but now I know it even happens to the best I don't mean to be disrespectful .thank you I will keep working on my skills 💪

[@adelinaokazaki7690]

I HAVE BEEN LITERALLY WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOREVER!!!!

[@namoisalt]

I’m currently trying to figure out how to set so yea that’s why I’m here

[@kylefahrenkamp5762]

Great set up...cant wait for the rest of the series

[@Michael_00001]

I was a setter in high school and league play. I don't have anywhere near the experience you have, however, hand setting just always came pretty easy for me. Sure you have that occasional jenky set but I never let it get in my head.

[@Raziq.D]

bruno from brazil is my best setter

[@rksto]

great tips and advice! i use the same mindset when putting in golf, just try and get it close to the pin and i wont shank the putt.

[@aspenflores344]

I thought I was the only one with this mental “block” of the pressure of making a perfect set and then somehow making the perfect set with a crap pass lol

[@GottuboiBeachVolleyball]

Rad vid opener intro, Riley!! The TRICK that I learned how to do beach vb hand setting is never go below the beard and hands must be perfectly 🙌squared like a 🦋. Great advice, bruh.

[@GottuboiBeachVolleyball]

@@themckibbinbrothers 🤣😂🤣🤣 👊🤙

[@cal6906]

i dont even play volleyball but these videos be entertaining

[@shawnyoder2601]

awesome. i would love to see a video about hand setting and doubles getting called. ie getting the old school guys on talking about their interpretation of the old school rules, and the new guys talking about the rules of the game today. also throw in some refs to help clarify. there are soo many different local "rules" at every beach and its hard to get everyone on the same page. love the content guys

[@shawnyoder2601]

@@themckibbinbrothers sweet baby jesus! thank you. maybe now i wont have to go full casey patterson on the local refs. haha

[@aaronstein3419]

YES!!! Soooo true. Definitely need to work on this!!

[@boofaloof101]

The things one can accomplish when in the right mindset are absolutely stunning. Im SO happy that this is how you started out the tutorial it is absolute perfection. Thanks for being so great

[@stephenperchard6121]

Can you guys do a video on training techniques/warm up routines pleasseeeeee

[@adamzalewski6602]

Yaaasss!!! I've wanted a video on this for so long! Thanks guys:)

[@thuyviq]

This is exactly what I needed to know!! Thank you so much for making this video.

[@hiasianalex]

This video can apply to many parts of my life, amazing tutorial!!!

[@maggs8719]

Thanks for this video! I am starting varsity this year and I hope I still get the setter spot this year

[@omes02]

Thank you for this!

[@tkielion]

Inside the bill of all my caps I write 90/10. Sports are 90 percent mental, 10 percent physical. What you talked about, the psychology of pressure. In baseball we call it mental toughness, in golf the "yips". I would recommend everyone read some books on this, it could really help your game in all sports. When I was 14 my dad had me read a book called Mental Toughness because I was nervous to be playing on varsity. Best book I ever read.

[@tkielion]

@@themckibbinbrothers I feel like this mentality applies to everything in volleyball. Watched this right before practice and applied this to my serve receive! Thank you for making this video!!!

[@sebastiansanchez-cj1ln]

confidence is a muscle

[@connordelaney197]

yessssss boys! Im so pumped for this serious and your insights. You guys rock!

[@khoedapearson1713]

Im a thirteen year old girl in year 7 about to go in pro the junior Olympics for volleyball and setting I suck at so this video really helped me and now I can teach my lil bro how to set good too thank you soo much!🙂

[@jimj6271]

This is a great video - the principles can be applied to all situations in life. You should be a life coach; your delivery is very insightful - I would buy whatever you are selling. Now, I believe the hand set at 6:18 is a carry.

[@hahahafu-utoo.mate.646]

The transition was smooth

[@KittyCannonner]

6:16 #truth That's what really made a difference for me and I just forced myself to do it as much as possible.

[@2sturdy_ryan208]

I'm a middle school setter and I always mess up and this helped slot for practice

[@MajorMagicPantz]

I’m a senior setter in high shool about to start my college career in the NAIA and when you brought up “the paradox of pressure and perfection” I can’t even stress enough how real this is. The mind is a crazy thing that I’m constantly trying to battle my thoughts and tiny subconscious thoughts that get in the way from me being able to give my best hitters the best sets. Thank you for this video!

[@ngueuchebruno2817]

Indoor I think Luciano De Cecco has the best hands. His ability to create perfect situations for his hitters in the tightest and toughest passes is incredible.

[@vincenzobiscotti6798]

Finally... so happy

[@TrentTube]

A very zen setting philosophy :)

[@Jgleas3]

Growth Mindset is huge! If you beat yourself up every time you double throughout the process, it'll take you twice as long to feel comfortable whipping the mits out when it matters...gotta understand each double is a step towards the sauce you want

[@sow_scout4989]

I totally agree with this. When I entered a particular club, I wasn't expecting to be setter, probably a tech hitter or a libero (i'm pretty short). Until the coach asked me if I can set because they lacked a second setter. So i said, you know what, screw it, I'll just give it a go. And when I played in drop-in sessions, most people like to hit, so here again I said screw it, I'll just set. Overtime, I naturally just became a setter.

[@nikhilbogineni3958]

Yesssss I’m horrible at setting, also like the intro boys

[@ethanvillalovoz2081]

Can you make a tutorial of jumping higher and how to be better playing a hitter position OH/OPP

[@johannak9344]

I am already getting more excited to do hand sets!!! :)