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It looks like the serve was blocked from entering the field .

Posted here before but I've never got the chance to get footage before so here's some footage I took from my hitting session .

Full folder on drive is : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qQMXVjvLRzV7VZ0hBcEqGvR\_IRycUjkg

Reel with a couple hits: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MDg4MjU3MzYyMDE2NTA5?story\_media\_id=3932190080877869642\_363316101&igsh=MXUwMDVoY2EweGNwcQ==

Main thing I see and that is pointed out is my right arm not coming up enough . And from what can't be seen as much, I sometimes tighten up the arm, which hurts my shoulder . Any feedback is appreciated

Hey y'all,

Just want to get some opinions on where you think a lefty should play in Beach?

In Indoor most left handed players are Opposite hitters because you can get better angels and it's easier to hit line as well as diagonal.

On the other hand, i think that cutshots are way easier when hitting it at the direction of your body than hitting it away, and since i'm not really tall nor athletic i should use them more

Its probably a pretty individual thing and you just have to figure out which side suits you more, still very interested in some of your opinions or advices :)

I'm going to be competing in the future and you need a atleast an avp silver membership(35$), but the avp gold membership(60$) seems pretty enticing. Anybody who has had either think one is more worth it?

My daughter, who is 14, was talent-ID'd in Australia to trial beach volleyball.

She is enjoying it so far but remains committed to her main sport.

What opportunities exist in beach volleyball that make it worth the effort, both domestically and internationally?

We didnt get last though!

Our tournament was supposed to be divided into two levels Intermediate and Advanced (the whole tournament was marketed as for newer non-competitive folks)

Me and my partner had only been playing proper 2s for like 8 months so we joined the lower bracket. There were a lot of teams in this bracket who had been playing for 10, 15, 20 years - and they smoked us. One even crossed over to the higher bracket and got to the finals.

Is this just a thing to expect with tournament play? We did learn a lot in the process.

Both me and my partner didnt perform as well as we would in scrimmages, quite a lot worse. Is there anything you guys do to mentally unwind for a tournament? I think nerves got to us.

For defense, we had a lot of trouble against teams that out-read us, hitting corners when we expect short or hitting short when we defended the corners. Is it just a matter of reading the hits better? Experience and getting faster?

I am stiff as a board. No injuries or anything, but just trying to fix the fact I feel like my range of motion is holding back my movement and technique. I'd love to move around the court more fluidly, reach more touches on defence, and be able to dig and pass more difficult balls.

There's a lot out there on shoulder health and hitting mechanics, but not as much for general BV mobility. So i’m wondering what you all use to play your best overall.

What drills or routines have actually made a noticeable difference for you?

Thanks!

Hey guys. Are there folks it playing regularly here? Cheers

In beach volleyball it's more common to see the taller player(blocker) jump serve and the shorter player(defender) float serve. Indoor its usually the opposite, tall players(usually middle blockers) usually float serve while "shorter" players (every other position) usually jump serve. Any reason why?

Did a mixed beach tournament this weekend with a really solid female partner who passed well enough that I had a ton of options on serve receives and on free balls. Because of that, I was able to take a bunch of seconds and score off them. There was a 3M rule to attack for men.

What I don’t get is why people get so mad about this.
It’s perfectly legal. If the other team gives you an easy ball or a soft enough first contact that you can take it on two, why the hell would you not? Are people just expecting everyone to politely hand over an easy shot every time instead of taking the point that’s there? We also made a few points returning it on 1, which actually made one of the teams give up at 10-2 because they were too aggravated.

I get being annoyed if it catches you off guard once or twice, but some people act like taking seconds is cheap or dirty when it’s literally just part of the game. If you don’t want someone scoring on two, then defend it. To me it’s like complaining about bunts in baseball or QB sneaks in football.

Why does this piss people off so much in beach volleyball?