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How do I improve my jump for spike?

I want to be able to jump higher to spike the ball harder and with better technique, can anyone offer any advice ?

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Sportplan TeamAdministrator, United Kingdom

Hello Navid,

to improve your jumping for the spike please have a look at this recent answer on the basketball page, with some good suggestions for how to improve jumping height:

How to teach players to jump higher?

All the best,
The Sportplan Team.

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