| Setting a volleyball is a skill of finesse. It takes a soft | | | | partner. |
| touch, great timing and the ability to coordinate your | | | | To deep dish effectively you need to be able to get |
| upper body that is required to push the ball in the air | | | | the ball back in to the air, after it's dropped past your |
| with your lower body which first has to get into a low | | | | chin to your chest, with an overhand set and deliver a |
| position and then come out of that position all in one | | | | ball to your partner with virtually no spin or rotation on |
| well-choreographed sequence. | | | | the ball. Good luck with that. |
| Never do players find this more true than when setting | | | | The problem with deep dishing is that you are setting |
| the ball on the beach where the sand and other | | | | yourself up to be called for holding or lifting the ball.a) |
| elements are also introduced as "game" determining | | | | When you set a ball it shouldn't come to an absolute |
| factors. | | | | complete stop. (This concept is a lot looser on the |
| Beach volleyball players have certain styles of setting | | | | beach than it is in indoor volleyball.)b) Another thing that |
| the ball and beginners like to emulate the professionals | | | | shouldn't happen when you set the ball on the beach is |
| by trying to copy their style, but some styles aren't | | | | that like indoor volleyball you are not allowed to touch |
| what they seem to be and they may not be the ones | | | | the ball using the palms of your hands to set. By using |
| that should be copied. | | | | your palms you are forced to push the ball or lift it |
| Deep Dish Setting A Ball | | | | back in the air, and that isn't setting the ball, that is a |
| Some players try to use the deep dish set for a | | | | violation which you will be called for. |
| couple of reasons. Some guys usually do it because | | | | Combine these two elements I mentioned above |
| they think it looks cool, others do it because they think | | | | withc) not being able to put extra spin on the ball when |
| it's the only way to take the spin off of the ball. Other | | | | you set it and now you've increased your risk of |
| female players will deep dish because the beach | | | | committing not one but a couple of violations because |
| volleyball is heavier than an indoor volleyball and the | | | | by attempting to use the deep dish, instead of |
| weight of the ball plus it's downward momentum will | | | | contacting the ball to set it when it reaches the level of |
| cause them to bring the ball down lower usually pass | | | | your forehead, you wait until the ball falls further down |
| their chin and around their chest level before they push | | | | past your chin or chest area to overhand set the ball. |
| the ball back in the air in order to deliver a set to their | | | | I now ask you, is it worth all the trouble? |