Not Texas Volleyball related but we seem to have some very knowledgeable folks on here about the game.
What would you say is the most effective serve for a player to learn? My daughter is playing 14U this year. Her serve has developed a lot over the last two years. 2 years ago she could get the ball over the net about 5% of the time from the service line and those would be dribblers that tape. Now she can consistently get hard serves crossing the net within 24” from the top of the net and landing deep (25’ or so).
She’s been working on spot serving and trying to learn both Float and Topspin. Her placement right now is pretty darn good. She can hit corners and lines within 18” or so with some velocity. But Float has been challenging for her to learn and frankly I don’t know that she jumps high enough for Topspin to be really beneficial.
But what skills do you guys see as most beneficial at this level? Jump? Float? Topspin? Short? Placement? Low to the net? I know they’re not mutually exclusive but just factors that she’s been working on.