How to hit a volley in Soccer

Reviewer Best volley breakdown here - clear, detailed, and it actually explains the why.

Moderator Entirely about volleying - eyes on the ball, footwork, reading cross direction, striking with the laces, spin control. Core subject the whole way through, no digressions.

Reviewer Good detail on body position and timing - a step above the usual 'keep your eye on the ball' volley video.

Moderator Whole video is about the volley - body shape, timing the ball's flight, watching it onto the boot, and the common thread across the pro strikes he shows (ball crossing the body). Core subject start to finish, not a tangent.

Reviewer Thorough and technically sound -- covers the follow-through detail most videos miss.

Moderator Explicitly 'learn the side volley' and delivers exactly that -- body orientation, planting foot with an open hip, leg swing height and timing, upper-body twist for power, contact point, follow-through direction. Fully on-topic.

Reviewer Excellent -- five specific, correct cues, and it explains the why behind each one.

Moderator Squarely about the half-volley, a core volley variant: why it's worth taking first-time, then five concrete technique points. Entirely on-topic.

Reviewer Basic but correct -- the low-point timing cue fixes the classic 'skied it' volley.

Moderator Four tips, all volley technique -- let the ball drop to its lowest point, watch it all the way, plant the foot, lean slightly forward. No filler, no tangents, just the mechanics of hitting a volley.

Moderator This is squarely a half-volley lesson — timing the strike right off the bounce, a flexed, locked foot, and a short punchy follow-through. Textbook technique for exactly this shot.

Reviewer Nail these three cues — timing, a flexed foot, a short finish — and your half-volley cleans up fast.

Reviewer Good -- nails the most common side-volley mistake and how to fix it.

Moderator Entirely about the side volley -- a named volley technique -- with pro reference points, a description of what a clean strike looks like, and a step-by-step build. Core subject matter.

Reviewer Short and correct - good demo, if a little brief.

Moderator Direct demonstration of full volley vs. half volley, back to back, with the coach calling out technique on each rep. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Complete lesson -- reads the ball, fixes the common miss, gives a real drill to practice it.

Moderator Squarely about volleying a crossed or bouncing ball -- when to volley vs head it, chest position, contact point, non-kicking foot. Stays on the one skill the whole way.

Reviewer Best 'why' explanations in the batch -- hip rotation for power, chop-down for backspin.

Moderator Five tips, every one specific to the side volley -- being on the toes, the planting foot opening up, hip rotation for power without a backswing, contact area, follow-through for backspin. Completely on-skill.

Reviewer Simple, correct cues for cleaning up your volley before you go grind out reps.

Moderator A straightforward volley lesson — meeting the ball just before it drops, staying tall over it, firm clean contact. Squarely about hitting a volley.

Reviewer Strong technical content once it gets past the sponsor plug.

Moderator Same core subject as the other half-volley videos -- run-up, planting-foot rotation for balls coming from the side, balance mechanics, and the key cue of striking right as the ball hits the ground. On-topic throughout, sponsor mention aside.

Reviewer Good first lesson on volleys -- clear steps, sensible practice progression.

Moderator Straightforward, on-topic volley technique breakdown -- eye on the ball, hips angled toward target, standing foot as an aiming pointer, chest over the ball, then a low-to-high progression from hand-toss to game-realistic reps. This is the core skill, not a tangent.

Reviewer Sharp technical breakdown -- explains the power and the swerve, not just the result.

Moderator A coaching breakdown of Harry Kane's swerving volley goal -- approach angle, body collapse for power from the core, knee drive, contact point on the outside of the ball for swerve. Squarely a volley-technique breakdown.

Reviewer Clear timing cue and a real progression to drill it -- solid.

Moderator Drop-volleying (striking right as the ball bounces) is a genuine volley variant. Covers timing cues, body-over-the-ball positioning, ankle lock, follow-through options, and a self-toss-to-match progression -- squarely a volley-family skill.

Reviewer Solid fundamentals with a clean recap at the end -- non-kicking foot, eyes on ball, hit the middle.

Moderator Straight-ahead instep volley technique from a straight approach -- non-kicking foot direction, knee bend, contact through the vertical midline. On-topic throughout, including moving drills at the end.

Reviewer Real practice method (wall or rebound net) plus correct contact points -- usable straight away.

Moderator Half volley is a specific and very common type of volley, and this stays locked on it the whole way through -- timing off the bounce, contact point, then aiming. Squarely on-skill even if it's the half-volley variant specifically rather than volleys in general.

Reviewer Good specific fix for the classic 'ball keeps going over' problem.

Moderator Live coaching correction on low-driven volleys -- real-time feedback fixing a specific fault (ball sailing over the bar). Squarely on-topic.

Reviewer Good concrete cues, just a bit light on the why.

Moderator Directly and explicitly about half-volley technique -- timing off the bounce, slicing across the ball for consistency, body lean, head still, ankle lock, follow-through, practice reps. Squarely on-topic.

Reviewer Good first-volley recipe: toss it, stay side-on, watch the ball, swing the hips through and hit it on the laces. Very short, so plant foot, ankle lock and follow-through aren't covered.

Moderator Straight volley lesson: feed it to yourself from your hands, stand side-on, keep your eye on the ball, swivel the hips round and hit it on the laces. That's the side volley and nothing else, so it's right on the sub-skill.

Reviewer Good one - teaches you to read your own strikes, not just repeat them.

Moderator Side volley drill against a wall, coach talking through hip turn and plant foot the whole time. On-topic throughout.

Reviewer Best technical breakdown of the bunch, plus a heads up it can wreck your hip if you spam it.

Moderator Sidewinder is explicitly called a volley - just the showy, get-right-over-the-ball variant popularised by Grealish. Not the bread-and-butter volley a beginner needs first, but squarely part of the volley family.

Reviewer Solid fix for the number one volley mistake, just wade through the chit-chat and the sock plug.

Moderator Whole video is built around volley technique - diagnoses the classic bottom-to-top swing fault that skies the ball and replaces it with the lay-out-sideways shape. Dead center of the skill, no padding.

Reviewer Loose delivery, but the actual volley advice in here is sound — worth a watch.

Moderator Walks through the real decision points for a ball dropping out of the air — head it, chest it, take it down, or volley it — then gives clear rules for both the half-volley and the full volley. Squarely a volley lesson.

Reviewer Good, clean cues - just don't expect much beyond the basics in a one-minute clip.

Moderator Thigh control straight into a half-volley strike - knee over the ball, toe down, timed to the bounce. Compact but entirely on topic.

Reviewer Real cues, just too compressed to teach any of them deeply.

Moderator Title and caption are explicitly '4 Keys to a Cleaner Volley' - eyes on the ball, lift the leg first. That's straight technical coaching for this exact skill from what looks like a dedicated skills-training account.

Reviewer Nice drill to copy, but light on the actual teaching.

Moderator Straight-up volley drill around cones with a young player - plant foot, volley with the outside foot, back-pedal, repeat. Squarely the skill, just shown as a drill rather than explained verbally.

Reviewer Good basic cues, but padded out with skits and a gear plug.

Moderator Covers half-volley and full volley back to back, explicit technique cues for both. Squarely about volleying.

Moderator Coach Myles from Vancouver Rangers FC explains what a volley is (hitting the ball out of the air before it bounces) and gives you a way to practise it by volleying into a fence. Squarely about the soccer volley.

Reviewer Handy way to get reps in: toss it and volley it into a fence over and over, eyes on the ball. It doesn't break down body shape or contact, so it's a practice idea more than a technique lesson.

Reviewer Accurate, specific cue on getting a driven, not ballooned, volley.

Moderator Caption teaches striking the bottom of the ball with a slicing, downward motion for a driven volley - that's specific technical instruction for a particular volley technique, not generic content.

Reviewer Fine intro, but pretty generic - doesn't tell you how to actually strike it.

Moderator About volleying high crosses out of the air from start to finish - positioning under the ball, patience, timing the drop. No detours.

Reviewer Genuinely useful timing cues, coach is honest about how hard it is to nail.

Moderator It's a volley video, but specifically the half-volley variant - ball struck right off the bounce, not out of the air. Close cousin of the skill with real technique crossover but not the same strike as a standard volley.

Reviewer Great on positioning and timing, thinner on the actual strike.

Moderator Framed explicitly as 'how to volley like Zidane,' breaking down a famous volley goal -- covers positioning/patience to create time and the kinetic chain into the strike. Squarely about volleying, though weighted toward setup and movement over the strike mechanics themselves.

Reviewer Right idea, just not much meat on it.

Moderator Short but squarely on-topic: laces, eyes on the ball as it drops, strike from underneath for topspin, knee and chest over the ball. Concise, correct volley cues.

Reviewer More storytelling than coaching -- the actual tips are thin and generic.

Moderator Underneath all the storytelling there are three real coaching points -- body shape (plant foot, chest over the ball), timing (patience, let it drop into the strike zone), and a locked ankle for contact. It is about the volley, so it counts, but a lot of the runtime is narrative framing around a coach's memory of one strike rather than teaching.