Too Short To Block? Try This 👏🏼

Too Short To Block? Try This 👏🏼
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Surfer position is the perfect tool for the undersized beach player. Why? Simple, it allows you to be in position just incase there is an overpass/over set and then quickly release to the back, where you will be able to make more plays on the ball!
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[@Excelsiorgaming97]

Idk. I’m 5’8 and have blocked people by staying on the net and watching for those tight sets. Just peel once you see it’s not tight

[@zandrag3971]

I dont usually comment but this popped up in my feed and as a coach of people who did this I have to say I think this is a bad idea. You lock your first step which sets a fixed direction making you unflexible and it also makes the first step short when the first step should be explosive. The first step takes you far if you push away instead of locking it and that makes the whole drop off more effective. You can also easier adjust the direction as you read the attacker if you don't lock your first step. As a short player starting a tiny bit further than elbow length from the net, but not too far, can help. Because a shorter player needs to get a little bit further back vs someone with a higher reach but removing the first step is in my opinion a stupid way to try and achieve that. It will only lock you in a bad position while you dont really gain much. The only potential gain is maaaaybe if its vs a team who doesnt spike but have really fast attacks with quick/low sets a bit off the net and you have trouble getting to position in time this can be useful. But VS a team with normal set height you have nothing to gain because you still have time to drop off properly. And if they set low at the net you wont drop off. So in almost every situation you gain more from being able to read and adjust with a push off first step.
The number 1 mistake people make is trying to drop off too far with weight/balance backwards instead of keeping weight on frontfoot, and thus missing the short balls and the spikes as well. Number 2 is stopping with hands too low and/or not keeping shoulders forward in high defense. When you drop off you need to worry most about the short balls and the spike. Of course it depends on your opponents and what theyre winning points from but normally the long shot, if its above your reach, is third priority because your partner cant take it behind you as they would if you stayed in block or you can just turn around and play it backwards.
But seriously if you aint a blocker what are you doing at the net anyways?? Get yourself a partner who is and stay in the back. It will give you more transition points than this will.