"Official Brazil Soccer USA Page" Coaching Since 1990
Score
Games are played to either
12 or 15 points with sets of one or three games played. Footvolley uses the advantage rules of Beach Volleyball.
The Field
The same court used for
Beach Volleyball court is used for Footvolley.
Footvolley Service
The
service of the ball initiates the game.The serve consists of kicking the ballover the net with one of the feet in the direction of the
opponents.There are several ways in execute the service – the server may
choose which part of the foot to use (top of the foot, inside the foot,
outside the foot).The ball may be served with “spin” or direct, direct serves tend to
be more difficult to receive. The type of service chosen is an
individual decision that is usually dependent on weather condition and
opponents.
Footvolley Reception The reception consists of receiving the ball and being
able to pass well to ones partner, so he can set- up the second touch
precisely for the partner to attack on the third and final touch.The reception can be made using different parts of the body:
feet, thighs, chest and shoulders, the most used and most effective is
the use of the chest. The ball should be received in such a way that it
permits the receiver to pass the ball to his partner as close to the net
as possible.This allows the partner to set-up the ball with precision for
the final pass over the net (known as the attack).
Footvolley Attack
The
attack consists of passing the ball over the net in such a way as to
limit the opponent’s chance of returning the ball.The attack can be short on the net, far from the net, on the
back of the court or diagonal, where the ball crosses the court
laterally.The attack
can be realized by feet, thigh, chest, shoulders and head.The head is the part of the body used most often to attack.The type of attack depends on the position of the opponents
on the others side of the net.
It is very important that the partner sets-up a high ball close to
the net (as in volleyball) in order to execute a effective attack.
Footvolley Defense
The
defense consists of not allowing the ball of the attacker to touch
the ground on your side of the net. There are many factors to an
efficient defense.
Position is extremely important and the correct position in the
court should be determined in order to avoid confusion as to which
player should receive the first ball.
Anticipation of the play and having positional accuracy are crucial
to a strong defense.
Players must always be ready to cover the attack by covering for
one’s partner when the partner is out of position.Again, feet, thighs, chest, shoulders and head may be used to
save against an attack.
