When it comes down to it, volleyball is a game of momentum. The dictionary describes momentum as a force of movement. When momentum is present on your side of the net, you can just feel it. Your team is in the flow. Energy is high, passing is effortless, transition is fluid and points come easy. Things just seem to be going your way and small bumps in the road here or there don't take your team off course.
The problem with momentum is that it is fickle and has no loyalty. It switches sides countless times per match without looking back. Just when you think you've got it for good, it slips through your fingers.
Getting momentum and keeping it is not always controllable. Sometimes outside forces, circumstance and luck play a role in its presence. But there are a few things you can do when you feel the momentum slipping away that will help it to find your side and to keep it there.
The following is a list of the five biggest momentum killers and the five best momentum builders.
