BEACH SERVING 101 | Cues to Master Standing Float and Jump Serves with April Ross and Ella Connor
2025 · Volleyball · Volleyball
BEACH SERVING 101 | Cues to Master Standing Float and Jump Serves with April Ross and Ella Connor
BEACH SERVING 101 | Cues to Master Standing Float and Jump Serves with April Ross and Ella Connor
2025
Volleyball
Mastering a variety of serves allows beach players to have options to adapt to opposing teams and environmental conditions. In this “from the vault” video (2021), April Ross, 3x Olympian for the U.S. Beach National Team, and NTDP Athlete Ella Connor are mic’d up during an NTDP Training Series event. Ross guides athletes through cues to assist in contact and follow through of both standing float and jump serves allowing athletes to practice in a variety of drills and game-like situations. 00:00 - Introduction with April Ross 00:20 - Two Float Serve Techniques Explained 01:39 - Partner Drill: Pop vs. Follow-Through 03:53 - Coaching Tip: High Contact & Aim 04:50 - Full Court Serving & Passing Drill 06:40 - Drill Focus: The Follow-Through Serve