When studying the specific anatomical features of a volleyball serve, the movements are most efficiently analyzed in smaller phases. Using kinesiology to break down those parts, we can see that a volleyball serve may be broken down into the following phases: wind up, cocking, acceleration, ball impact, deceleration, and the follow through. Within each phase of a serve are extensive rules of how muscles contract that govern how each step is utilized in order to get the most efficient …show more content…
In order to obtain this position, it requires isometric effort from the lower body to begin the entire serve. Depending on normality for the athlete, the tossing arm is the left arm for a right-handed player and the opposite for left-handed athletes. In the case of a right-handed player, the right leg is out in front. While a serve is performed mostly in the shoulders, most of the player’s power comes from the hips and