Want to learn how to run quick attacks on your volleyball team? Quick attacks require great teamwork and coordination between the passer, setter and hitter. If any one of these connections are missing, executing a quick attack will be difficult.
There are a couple of reasons or benefits for running quick attacks.
- It increases the spike’s success rate because it gives the defense less time to react and get in position to block or dig the ball.
- It forces the defensive middle blocker to focus on the middle attack, acting as a decoy to give outside hitters an easier attack against 1 or 0 blockers.
Where there are advantages, there are also disadvantages for quick attacks. Generally, quick attacks will require a good pass. So typically, quicks are performed more often when you get a free ball to enable the passer to make a precise pass to the setter. Quick attacks require a good setter to make an accurate set to the hitter. It also requires the hitter to have good timing and trust in the setter to make a set to the right spot. If any one of these pieces are missing, you’ll end up making an error and lose an important point, or simply look goofy if the hitter completely missing the ball, trying to execute the play.
The solution is to learn the fundamentals, decide wisely when to attempt a quick, given the game situation, and to practice, practice, and practice.
The videos below, created by Elevate Yourself, do a good job at explaining the fundamentals of setting and hitting quick attacks.
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How to Set Quick Attacks – Volleyball Tutorial
How to Spike Quick Attacks – Volleyball Tutorial
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