Although most coaches are mainly focused on player skills when coaching, volleyball conditioning should be part of every player's preparation strategy. Conditioning is an important aspect of preparation because volleyball consists of many athletic plays and skills that are physically demanding. In order to excel, an athlete should bring an entire strategy to their training that includes volleyball specific conditioning. Conditioning plays a vital role in a player’s ability to develop and enhance various skills .Highly skilled attacker’s have good timing on their approaches when hitting. They also are able to hit the ball in the right direction at the right height and speed. They often have the ability to place the ball where they want to in their opponent’s court.

The best blocker's are skilled at doing combinations of lateral movements and jumps to get in position to block. Setter’s need to react to their teammate's passes and get in correct position to set their hitter’s. The most athletic setter's often make it look easy. Libero’s and other defensive player's need to dig their opponent’s hard swings and pick up cut shots and tips. The best libero's react and move proficiently in the correct direction to make plays on the ball. These are the skills that player's work on during practice and in scrimmages.

Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play Volleyball at least once a week.