SERVE LIKE JORDAN LARSON Jordan Larson stands about 15 feet behind the end line She holds the volleyball with both hands in front of her waist She bends over looks down and bounces the ball three times Then in one continuous motion she stands tall again and Larson was the 2015 tosses the ball with her right hand USA Volleyball Female It soars nearly 20 feet 6 m in the Indoor Player of the Year air and a few feet in front of her As the ball reaches its peak and begins to drop Larson takes three quick steps Next she jumps off both feet She swings her right arm above her head At the top of her jump her hand connects firmly with the ball It rockets across the net Jordan Larson delivers a jump serve for Team USA
The ball flies at an opponent's head She ducks Before she can turn around the ball hits the court just inside the end line It's another The Omaha World Herald named Larson the best female athlete ever to come from the state of Nebraska ace for Larson Larson helped the United States women's national team win the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London England It was Larson's first time representing her country in the Olympics SERVE LIKE JORDAN LARSON Work on tossing the ball first Your goal is to toss the ball to the same place in front of your serving shoulder every time You can't perfect your serve if you don't know where the ball will be as it comes down Practice serving the ball to specific spots Accuracy is an important factor to becoming a great server Power up Adding strength will help you add speed to your serves making them even more difficult for your opponent to receive Larson knows a consistent toss is important to becoming a strong server