What are your tips and tricks when playing doubles?

[VBLIStaff]

What are your tips and tricks when playing doubles?

We all have our little tricks what’s yours? Do you have a lucky shirt, pre-game ritual or scope out other players or weaknesses to exploit?

We all want to know.

[OmniSpiker]

I always tell my partner to play like he's the only one on the court, but we just alternate ball contacts.

[mycena]

I always choose a scrappy partner to make up for my lack of it. Other than that be vocal and serve some mean stuff.

[volleyballstud]

When playing against people that like to hit and you have no blockers, play side by side on defense.

When playing against people that like to dink and poke to the corners, play in an "I" formation.

I like to swing line, and hook the ball along line a lot. This way the guy on defense has to bring his arms away from his target and is out of his comfort zone on passing.

[OmniSpiker]

For a short guy, find a tall partner!

[tbarbera]

Tips:

Don't give up on a roll shot over the block. Chances are you can get there if you go after it.
If a ball is dug high and it was a nasty dig... don't get called for a double.
If you hit the ball as a blocker tell me so I can give you the ball so you can swing at.
Always show where you are going to block and if you don't block drop to where you said you were going to block.

Tricks:

Serve hubby-wife or down the line into the corner.
Hide behind the blocker when you are playing D and then move at the last minute.
I don't know if this is what should be done but I find that it works out well... Start blocking in the middle of the hitters body and then jump into the angle you are taking away... (the angle meaning either line or angle...) I hope that makes sense.

-Tyler