volley the ball(临空抽射技巧).doc

HowtoVolleyLikeVanderVaart
RafaelvanderVaartishavingatremendousseasonforTottenhamHotspurs.TheDutchmidfielderhasscoredanumberofgoalsandbroughtanenergyandexcitementtotheEnglishclub.TheSpursarenowfightingforaChampionsLeagueplacefornextyearandfacehisformerclub,RealMadrid,intheChampionsLeaguequarterfinalinthecomingweeks.
Below,Rafaelshowsyouhowtocorrectlyvolleytheball.

Makesureyouarefirmlyrootedtothespot
“Oneofthefirstthingstorememberwhenvolleyingtheballistomakesureyournon-kickingfootisfirmlyplanted.Ifitisn’t,youcouldbeoffbalancewhenstrikingtheball,whichwillaffectthesubsequent（随后的）shot.Onceset,it’sallaboutbalance:thisiswhyVanderVaarthashisarmsspreadwide–itkeepshimpoised（均衡的）ashegetssettofollowthrough.Hisankleisfirmlyset–essentialforpowerandcontrol–andhehaseyesonlyfortheball.Thisisimportantbecausewithdefendersclosingyoudown,it’seasytogetdistracted（心烦意乱，思想不集中）.”
Swingthroughtheshot
“Whenstrikinganyvolleyit’susefultothinkofyourfootasagolfclub;whenplayinggolf,you’llwanttofollowthroughwithafullswing.Whenconnectingyourshot,youwanttoaimtostriketheballnearthetoptomakesureitdoesn’tendupsailingoverthecrossbar.Withhisfootlowerinthisshotthanthefirst,itshowsthathe’scomedownontheball,ratherthanstrikingparallel（平行）totheground,whichagainensurestheballstaysdown.”
Don’tlookuptooearly
“Asyoufollowthroughyoucanlookuptoseeifyourshotisheadingforitsintendedtarget.Lookinguptooearly,though,couldmeanyoudisruptyourbalanceandmiscue.Thisiswhyvolleyingissuchadifficulttechnique:getonesmallthingwrongandyouwon’tscore.Onefinalthingtorememberisthattopulloffavolleylikethis,you’llneedtostretchyourgroin（腹股沟）beforethegamesoyouhavethatflexibility（灵活性）throughyourkneeandleg.”TheDrill
Ifyouhaven’tgottheDutchman’stechniquejustyet,don’tworry:thissimplethree-stepexerciseshouldhelp
Technique
Standafewfeetfromawall,droptheballandasitbounces,makecontactwithyourlaces,concentratingontechniquebeforecatchingitontherebound.Repeatthis20timeswithyourright,thenleftfoot.
Practice
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