February’s servers that keep the ball moving
Serving is the clef note of the volleyball rally. Each server displayed a style to be noticed while watching the California athletes playing in a President’s Day event at The Las Vegas Classic. This event brought forward a few athletes…
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Continue ReadingServing is the clef note of the volleyball rally. Each server displayed a style to be noticed while watching the California athletes playing in a President’s Day event at The Las Vegas Classic. This event brought forward a few athletes to mention their work to bring out a style and grace to make that ball appearing to be bouncing through the air.
Kalli Ah san (2025) | DS/L | A4 Volley
Teammates can easily high five Kalli Ah san after her standing float serve. She is deliberate with where she wants to serve the ball while her body also finishes where she wants it to go. Additionally, there is a consistency of her location when going on serving runs of points.
Isabella Chobanian (2025) | MB | Stingray
Another standing float server, Isabella Chobanian, gives traditional volleyball a boost with her serve. The whistle blows and Chobanian gets the serve out of her tossing hand to the opponent quickly. She makes a driving serve that usually goes about 20 feet past the net. Be mindful that she will occasionally drop a shorty.
Brea Upton (2024) | OH | WAVE
Another standing float server, Brea Upton, gives traditional volleyball a boost with her serve. Upton pushes advancement as her serve is often sent over with top spin. She uses all eight feet of the playable area beyond the endline and takes about three seconds to complete her serving routine. Her serve has great pace and trends toward her right to the destination.
Zoey Sanchez (2023) | S | Ignite VBCF
A jump float can bring proprioception challenges to any passer and Zoey Sanchez does just that. Her loaded up her arm when ready to serve elicts a readiness necessary to serve receivers. Additionally, Sanchez will bring forward the same arm swing regardless of a deep serve or a shorty. Her change in location of where she begins her serve also brings challenges to passers too.
Alyssa Arechiga (2023) | DS/L | Starlings COLA
This jump float server, Alyssa Arechiga, is compact with her movement to the ball. She uses four feet of the playable area from the endline when brought in to sub for a teammate. The low contact point for Arechiga makes a low to high serve that has potential to quickly drop on passers.
Christina Silva (2025) | S | Mid Coast
All that comes with a jump float serve is apparent with an athlete wearing #2 on Mid Coast Volleyball Club. She keeps her non-hitting arm (the left arm) high during her approach which enables a long driving serve onto serve receivers. Her straight-ahead approach creates a one-on-one competition between herself and the intended passer. Additionally, a consistent arm swing keeps that competition going.