u/ainsleywho

Hi! I’m a new player and I started playing volleyball around May 2025. I played for about 6 months, but then I had to stop for another 6 months too. I really need advice because I only have around 20 free days to train before school starts again.

For 10 of those days, I can practice with my dad and we can rally together. But for the other 10 days, I’ll mostly be training alone. When I practice by myself, I usually just set and bump the ball since I can’t really spike or hit. We don’t have a backyard, and I also can’t find a wall to practice on because it gets too noisy in our area 😔

One of my biggest problems right now is serving. I can’t get my serve over the net consistently, and it’s hard to improve because I don’t even have a net to practice with at home 😭 I feel like my form and strength still aren’t good enough.

I honestly really love volleyball so much, but sometimes I feel discouraged because I don’t have a volleyball buddy anymore. I also stopped joining clubs because I got too shy to go alone. Our school is going to have tryouts soon, and I really want to join, but I’m scared that I already lost the skills I had from before because of the 6-month break 😔

Do you guys think 20 days is enough to improve again? And what are some things I can practice alone at home to get better, even without a court or a net? I’d really appreciate any advice or motivation from other players because I genuinely want to continue volleyball and improve again 🏐

Hi! I’m a new player and I started playing volleyball around May 2025. I played for about 6 months, but then I had to stop for another 6 months too. I really need advice because I only have around 20 free days to train before school starts again.

For 10 of those days, I can practice with my dad and we can rally together. But for the other 10 days, I’ll mostly be training alone. When I practice by myself, I usually just set and bump the ball since I can’t really spike or hit. We don’t have a backyard, and I also can’t find a wall to practice on because it gets too noisy in our area 😔

One of my biggest problems right now is serving. I can’t get my serve over the net consistently, and it’s hard to improve because I don’t even have a net to practice with at home 😭 I feel like my form and strength still aren’t good enough.

I honestly really love volleyball so much, but sometimes I feel discouraged because I don’t have a volleyball buddy anymore. I also stopped joining clubs because I got too shy to go alone. Our school is going to have tryouts soon, and I really want to join, but I’m scared that I already lost the skills I had from before because of the 6-month break 😔

Do you guys think 20 days is enough to improve again? And what are some things I can practice alone at home to get better, even without a court or a net? I’d really appreciate any advice or motivation from other players because I genuinely want to continue volleyball and improve again💕