What is the Most Important Skill in Volleyball? Looking For Opinions

Please leave a comment here, on Facebook or on Twitter.  I will copy them on the blog and see what people think.

UPDATE: Of course, I did write about what the research says.  You can read it here.

• Diane Szmidt Digging! Not much else can happen unless this skill is in place.

6 December at 18:27

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• Florence Preux I agree !

6 December at 18:37

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• Diane Szmidt Hi Flo! How’re you doing? Sorry I missed you when you popped to our training session.

6 December at 18:40

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• Florence Preux Hey Diane! I’m good, still recovering but I’ve done amazing progress so it’s good! Sorry I can’t come more to see you train on Thursdays… (I note that you missed a training, tssssssssss!! 😉 ). I’ll come watch a match but at the moment I’m still going back to my parents’ at week-ends. How is it all going??

6 December at 18:46

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• Hai-Binh Ly Digging as it defending an opposition attack or as in service reception?

6 December at 19:25

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• Florence Preux Gosh you want it to be that specific!? I would say service reception – you can’t build your first attack without it.

6 December at 20:02

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• Pedrito Pinto reception

6 December at 23:55

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• Agata Kostrzewa without good reception u cant do any other elements of volleyball …

7 December at 00:47

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• Diane Szmidt Both, but if I had to choose one or the other, reception.

7 December at 07:22

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• Jonathan Doyle Vision, to give you the time to carry out the action required either it be reception, setting or spiking

1 December at 07:44

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• Ally Cooper I’d say on-court movement would be up there. The ability to move effectively would determine how the technical skills of passing, setting, hitting, etc can then be applied.

1 December at 08:15

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• Gary Beckford I would agree with movement, especially at the lower level, but still important but more overlooked at a higher level.

1 December at 10:43

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• Betty Varkonyi Reading – as in anticipation of the opponent’s attack.

1 December at 12:07

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• Moro R Segu I couldn`t agree more with Betty Varkonyi, I think anticipation of your opponents moves as well as your teammates. Along with this should be light on your toes and good movement

2 December at 10:54

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• Gary Beckford http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXJJjq2Mb8g

• Most Valuable Volleyball Skill www.youtube.com Former NCAA volleyball student-athletes, and current members of the USA Volleyball team share what they believe is the most valuable skill.

Saturday at 21:43

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• Yassir Sliti huge arms ; )

Saturday at 23:32

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• Mark Suheil Kontopoulos Depends on the level of play. If we are talking mid to high level, I will say setting.

13 hours ago

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• Hai-Binh Ly Ok, lets say local league level, Super 8 level, national team level, olympic level Mark Suheil Kontopoulos

11 hours ago

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• Mark Suheil Kontopoulos It’s hard to be absolute, or even pick one. But here goes.. Local league: passing (in the broadest sense, i.e. inclusive of reception, defence and first touch in general) Super 8: setting and service National team and Olympic: service and blocking I cheated a little bit by choosing 2 skills but everything is obviously interlinked and each choice is based on different assumptions.

11 hours ago

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• Pia Kemppi Reception (with bad reception the setter has limited choice which makes it easier for the opponent to read the game)

4 hours ago

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• Charlie Truong how good you look in a sports bikini? just kidding, like most things that are team based i’m gonna go with communication.

3 minutes ago

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