Jumps with partner bumps: 1-leg landing | volleyball | SIPRC – SHRED injuries

Jumps with partner bumps (1 leg landing)

Category: Balance

Level: 2

Soft bend at knees and hips
Knees pushed out towards pinky toe
Partner uses slight force to bump the athlete on the hip while they are in the air
- Nudge from various directions (front, back, sides)
- The amount of force applied by the partner should be enough to move the athlete slightly form their original take off position
Absorb each landing on a single-leg from the ball of the foot to the heel
Arms will swing forward in coordination with each jump

Excessive force from partner bump that pushes the athlete too far off balance that they cannot recover, or that causes the athlete to be in an unsafe position
- Cue "Slight taps"
- Educate partner about the importance of safety of teammates
Knee collapsing inward
- Cue "Drive knee out towards pinky toe"
- Cue “Squeeze glutes”
Straight, locked knee
- Cue “Soft knee bend”
- Cue “Sit back slightly”
Not fully absorbing landing back to heels
- Cue “Land softly and quietly”

Reinforces soft landing technique
Develops knee control
Prepares athlete for uncontrolled landings on a single leg that could occur in game