Volleyball is a rising game worldwide; it gained its momentum in high schools, mainly celebrated. Volleyball is a very competitive game for both men and ladies. The game of volleyball has had various inventions since its invention in the early days. The history of volleyball started long ago, but in recent times, it has turned out to be the sport that many people enjoy playing, and it has a massive following of spectators who enjoy watching. Volleyball is among the sports that take place even on the international levels like the Olympics. The volleyball game is played with very little equipment; all what is needed is a net that separates the two teams that are playing and a ball. The volleyball is a well-designed ball for this game only; the ball used in football is different from the one used in the volleyball. Volleyball can be played on other grounds called the courts; they can be indoors or outdoors.
How a game of volleyball is played
A game of volleyball is played on a court with a net at the center raised above the ground, and volleyball involves different aspect for the game to keep going; the three main aspects are;
- Serving
- Hitting
- Spiking
A volleyball game starts with the two teams on the opposite side, and a ball is served from one end and to the other side, and it should pass over the net. The team on the receiving end is supposed to receive the ball without it touching the ground. The volleyball rules specify that the ball should have three contacts before sending it back to the opponent team. Spiking is one of the aspects used to win a score on your opponent team. There has been a spike trainer’s development to perfect the spiking skill, which helps the players with the spiking skills.
What is a spike trainer?
A spike trainer is a training machine that teaches the aspect of a proper form and technique of spiking a ball. The spike trainer helps the players practice when the ball is hung on the machines, and the player is supposed to execute the proper movement with the help of the machine, and the aim is to spike the ball using the correct arm movements. A spike trainer device has a chassis connected to a playing surface with support of a stand connected to the chassis upwards; there is a ball input and output passage connected to the chassis supported by the stand. The machine also has a throat, ramp, arm where the balls are fed and are guided for discharge according to the direction where the player is and where they want to direct the spike. The balls are loaded to the machines and are automatically released at intervals directed to the player. The spike machine trains the player on the hand’s movement as they set the balls at a higher distance. The player is supposed to jump to reach the ball and spike, and by doing this, the player gets used to the proper form and techniques of doing a spike, which is translated in the game.
The spiking skill
Spiking in a typical game can be very difficult, for it happens very fast, and the ball is controlled in any direction. The spike trainer assumes all these aspects in a game and coaches on the player’s speed and agility to receive and spike the ball. The skill of spiking requires an athlete to operate at their optimal levels of coordination. Spiking comes in two ways there is the spiking defense and the spiking itself. Spiking defense is when an offensive team spies a ball, and the defensive team jumps together in the direction the ball is approaching and creates a barrier on top of the net to try and block the ball from passing over to their side. Spiking, on the other hand, is when a player from one team sets a ball high, then another player jumps to the level of the ball and hits it hard with an open palm with the aim of it driving force to the other team, and when they are unable to receive the ball, it is termed as a score. A spike trainer guarantees a player of all the possibilities that can occur in a real game—the spike trainer trains on the various ways to block a ball and do a proper spike.
Spike trainer on spiking defense skills
To conclude, the spiking machine sends the ball to the player in intervals; some of the balls sent are supposed to be blocked while others are supposed to be spiked; this trains a player to be all-rounded when it comes to the skill of spiking. The balls are released with very high velocities, which the players are supposed to block, receive and hit.
