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I have been in volleyball for like 4 years and now that i am going into highschool i was wondering what i can do to improve my "skills". Like work-outs or practices? My new coach is a B***h and she wont help anyone unless its during our normal summer practices.

You deffinately should work-out before conditioning. I did absolutely nothing all summer last year, and tried out for freshmen volleyball at the end of summer. It was terrible. I was so out of shape and I was sore for a few days. The first day we did the indian run for ten minutes on the track. We had to pass this like 10 pound volleyball while running [the indian run is running in a line, the last person sprints up to the front of the line, and repeat]. As if that wasn't enough, then we had to run up and down the bleachers 9 times. We did 3, then took a 30 second break, then did it twice more. Then, we did drills. So, just be prepared.
Drills. Go somewhere in your house, probably the basement, or the gym if you can, and just hit the ball at the wall, like you're spiking. Also, go by the wall and jump, like you're blocking. Reach as high as you can with your fingertips. If you have a volleyball net, invite some friends over and play. Have your friends or parents toss you the ball, then spike it. When you're at practice [before or after] have a friend toss the ball short, so you have to dive for it.
If you go to practice early or stay late, it'll show your coach you're really putting forth the effort. The coach should help you, because that's what coaches are for, but she doesn't, and that's fine. Just have a friend stay after with you. If you need more ideas, just let me know. Good luck! :)

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(Rating: 5) thank yous!!!! that should Help me!
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