When you purchase the complete Pro Tips Volleyball series, you'll be able to download all the videos from our Volleyball section

In this Pro Tips 4U Volleyball training series with Angie Akers, you’ll be able to download all 11 of Angie’s videos. Angie will teach you; short serving, pulling off the net, knuckle pokey, how to improve setting, how to improve passing, blocking, attacking, strategy, how to get your sand legs, core strength and ball control.

In this Pro Tips 4U sports training volleyball video, AVP Volleyball Pro, Angie Akers talks about ball control and drills to help you have better control over the ball. Angie takes you through 3 different drills, first the one arm jog around the court while hitting the ball with small contacts, then the one arm pepper drill which is done with you partner and then the pass to yourself drill, also done with a partner. (Run Time 3:26)

In this Pro Tips 4U sports training volleyball video, AVP Volleyball Pro, Angie Akers talks about core strength. Angie takes you through different variations of “the plank” which she uses to improve her core strength. Watch as Angie demonstrates each of these plank exercises with tips on repetitions and timing for each. (Run Time 3:35)

In this Pro Tips 4U sports training volleyball video, AVP Volleyball Pro, Angie Akers talks about how to get your sand legs. Angie concentrates on lunges and squats off the sand and then duplicates that on the sand plus, learn the different techniques she uses in the sand, with different lunges, fast feet drills, drills involving the line, visualizing and performing plays, how many reps and why her timed rest between reps is significant. (Run Time 4:18)

In this Pro Tips 4U sports training volleyball video, AVP Volleyball Pro, Angie Akers talks about strategy. Why you need to be prepared and know your opponent and their favorite tendencies. Match your strengths against your opponent’s weaknesses. Why visualizing is important and how visualizing “winning” can give you confidence. Angie also talks about coming out swinging and hitting hard at the beginning of the match and how being aggressive works for her and why being loud with her teammate are strategies she employs. (Run Time 3:25)

In this Pro Tips 4U sports training volleyball video, AVP Volleyball Pro, Angie Akers shows you Attacking. Learn the secrets of the 3-step approach, why your first step is different from the last two and why the last 2 are your “explosion” steps. How your arms help you power up and once up in the air what to do with your left arm and right arm and how to properly hit the ball to give it top spin. Angie also shows you direction hitting. (Run Time 3:15)

In this Pro Tips 4U sports training volleyball video, AVP Volleyball Pro, Angie Akers shows you Blocking. Learn the secrets of how to position your body in relation to the net, how you should always follow the ball with your nose, what the proper jump is, how to hold your hands and the motion you should go over the net with. Also learn why channeling your block to your defender is a good block, how blocking signs work and how to adjust your timing to the hitter if you’re not a big blocker.

In this Pro Tips 4U sports training volleyball video, AVP Volleyball Pro, Angie Akers shows you How To Improve Passing. Learn the secrets of how to position your stance, how to put your hands together and why your thumb position is very important in creating a platform with your forearms. You’ll also learn how to move your feet and keep your hip outside the ball, why it’s important your platform is facing the target and how to adjust your platform depending on the distance to your teammate. Lastly Angie shows you why you should never use a crossover step when going to make a pass. (Run Time 4:44)

In this Pro Tips 4U sports training volleyball video, AVP Volleyball Pro, Angie Akers shows you How To Improve Setting. Learn the secrets of how to move your feet, how to adjust your legs depending on which way you’re facing on the court. You’ll also learn what shape your hands should be in, where to start the set and how to finish it, how to finish the set if your teammate is not close to you and why all 10 fingers should always touch the ball on the set. Lastly, Angie tells you why using your legs is crucial to getting into the proper position for a set. (Run Time 4:45)