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Passing FUNDAMENTALS - How to PASS Volleyball Tutorial (part 1/6)
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Coach Donny • Elevate Yourself
Elevate Yourself Founder & Head Coach
Session Overview
In Part 1 of Elevate Yourself's 6-part passing series, Coach Donny breaks down the core fundamentals of forearm passing: an athletic ready stance, proper hand grip, elbow locking, shoulder shrugging, and controlled passing motion. He demonstrates why swinging the arms causes erratic passes and how to guide the ball with a stable platform.
Core Biomechanical & Tactical Principles
- Start in a balanced, wider-than-shoulder-width stance with weight slightly forward on the balls of the feet.
- Point thumbs down toward the floor to lock the elbows and shrug the shoulders forward to create a flat forearm platform.
- Avoid swinging the arms upward; let the ball rebound off a steady platform while using minimal leg lift when needed.
Verbal Coaching Cues for Practice:
"Thumbs down, elbows locked""Shrug the shoulders forward""Hold the platform, don't swing"
Why Recommended for Coaches:
With 2.5M views, this is the gold-standard beginner tutorial for teaching clean platform construction and eliminating arm swing in passers.
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ContinueKey Coaching Cues
"Thumbs down, elbows locked"
"Shrug the shoulders forward"
"Hold the platform, don't swing"
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