How to Play Volleyball

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    you rock
    Hey you really helped me learn oh to play volleyball.I asked my mom if I could sighn up for a team after I wathed this show and she said yes.I go to Crozet Elementry School.My name is Carter Morris.Tell your girls that there really good.Your also really pretty.Now I love Volleyball.

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    refresher
    Thanks for the update on the great sport. I needed to familiarize myself on how to play, and know the conditions you play in. May it be indoors or out doors.

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    Red dots and bruises
    Hi, I just played volleyball yesterday and after I played for a while it started to hurt. After I quit playing, I went to sleep and when I woke up, I saw these red dots on my forearms and they hurt a lot. I tried to play volleyball again, but it hurt soo much when i tried to pass the volleyball that I quit. Do you know how I can continue to play volleyball without my forearms hurting every single time?

Lindsey Lampert
Volleyball Coach, Northern Virginia Volleyball Association
703-234-1700

Lindsey Lampert grew up in Long Beach, CA and started playing volleyball at the early age of 7. After excelling at the junior level she earned full athletic scholarship and played Division I volleyball at the University of San Diego where she was named All-Conference in 2000 and 2001. She was named team MVP in 2001.

Lindsey has coached at the high school and club levels in California and Virginia. During her 2nd year at NVVA, her 15 Select girls team won the East Coast Championships in 2007 which earned them a spot at Nationals in Minnesota.

Lindsey currently coaches the 17 Select team for Northern Virginia Volleyball Association and gives private lessons in her spare time.

 

How to Play Volleyball

In this video, former collegiate volleyball player and club coach Lindsey Lampert, describes the techniques and mechanics required to get started playing volleyball. This video is designed for the beginning volleyball players, but includes a variety of tips and techniques that would be useful to intermediate players. This video series includes an overview of each of the different skills associated with volleyball including passing, setting, serving and digging.

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Hi, my name is Lindsey Lampert, I am with Northern Virginia Volleyball Association, I played volleyball at the University of San Diego and I have coach at both the high school and club levels. Volleyball has been my passion for over 20 years and today I am going to show you how to play volleyball.

I am going to go over passing, setting, hitting, serving and digging. I will go over the main components of the sport and teach you the skills to help you be on your way to mastering the game of volleyball. Before we get started, I would like to introduce Nicole and Lindsey, my two star volleyball players and they are going to help me demonstrate the skills as well as proper attire. As you can see they are wearing T-shirts and spandex shorts. If we are playing indoors today, shoes would be required, but for outdoor volleyball, bare feet are okay.

You will need a volleyball and regulation volleyball net to get started. Before we begin, remember safety comes first and if someone is injured while playing volleyball, call a certified trainer or a doctor to assist. I think we are about ready to begin, so let us play some volleyball.

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