Foot Shank
I can’t keep my eye on the volleyball after it gets too close! Is this unusual?
During serve-receive, I feel like I have to cross my eyes when the ball reaches about five feet in front of my arms. When a floater ball comes, I frequently shank the ball…
Is there anything I can do to practice eying the ball?
Thanks
The idea that you should keep your eye on the ball all the way into your platform is a myth with good intentions. It is physically possible, but very few people actually do it. Take a look at pictures of college players and professionals passing, and see how many of them have their eyes on the volleyball. It won’t be very many. Instead of watching the ball all the way in, over time their brains learn where their body parts are in relation to the ball in different situations. When you eat with a spoon, you can do it without looking at the spoon or your mouth. But if you watch a little kid try to eat with a spoon, it’s a disaster. They had to learn the skill. It’s the same way with passing. When you do it enough, your brain will “lock in” the different patters of the arcs that it sees, and you will learn where your platform should be in relation to those arcs. So first off, just keep practicing…it’ll get better.
When passing floaters in particular, think about two things:
1. Keep your head level as you move. If you’re bouncing up and down, it makes it harder for your mind to interpret the information it’s getting from your eyes. Imagine you have a jug of water on your head, and you’re trying to keep that jug from spilling as you move.
2. Your coaches might hate me for saying this, but rather than trying to beat the ball to the spot, try to meet the ball at the spot (but with your whole body behind it). If you beat the ball, you might get your feet locked in to one place making it difficult to adjust to the small movements in the float. Also, when you beat the ball you are directly behind it, which is the worst place for depth perception. When you meet it, you are able to see the changes in the way the ball is moving in all three dimensions.
Good luck!!
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