Hi all
Now the off season has started, a friend of mine (20 year old girl) asks me how she can improve her vertical. She's a volleyball player, and a setter, so her main priority is improving blocking skills, so vertical without runup.
She's certainly not fat, I believe like 62 kg or so for 5'4 (this is a guess, she never told me how much she weighs, lol
), and her overall fitness level isn't that bad either: after all, she plays vball four times a week in season. But I think she misses a lot of jumping efficiency right now: her vertical (SVJ as wel as RVJ) is REALLY low, like 12-15 inches or so. You can barely see she is jumping, actually. Probably she also needs some strength.
How can I help her improving her vertical? She doesn't have acces to a gym, but I don't know if that is necessary, right from the beginning. Should I let her do a lot of simple, light plyo's, and a bit of bodyweight strengthening? I'd like to hear your opinion on this. Thanks!
Lukas
