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Beach Volleyball Attacking | 3 Mistakes Keeping You from Spiking the Ball With Power

Mark Burik • Better at Beach Volleyball

AVP Pro & Better at Beach Head Coach

Session Overview

Coach Mark Burik identifies the three biggest mechanical mistakes that rob volleyball players of spiking power: leaving theset behind the body, failing to open and rotate the torso, and decelerating the arm swing on contact.

Core Biomechanical & Tactical Principles

Never overrun the set; stopping one step earlier keeps the ball in front of your hitting shoulder for maximum leverage.
Coil your torso by pulling the hitting elbow back and keeping your non-hitting arm up as a counterbalance.
Accelerate your hand speed all the way through the ball rather than slowing down to guide the shot.

Verbal Coaching Cues for Practice:

"Stop early, keep ball in front""Coil the torso""Fast hand through contact"

Why Recommended for Coaches:

Directly targets the three most common power-leaks in youth and adult attackers with clear visual corrections.

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Key Coaching Cues

"Stop early, keep ball in front"

"Coil the torso"

"Fast hand through contact"

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