David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig are the reigning Olympic champions in beach volleyball. The Swedish duo rolled through the knockout round at the Paris Games to win the gold medal.
They continue to fool everybody with their wicked jump sets!
Ahman and Hellvig recently collaborated with Norwegian beach volleyball athlete and content creator Joel Kristian Nicolaysen to throw up some of the wildest jump sets you will ever see. They used random parts of their bodies to set up for the kill with unconventional form. It is equally as ridiculous and unnecessary as it is impressive. More the latter than the former.
For those who do not know, a “set” in volleyball is typically the second of three contacts that a team makes with the ball on a returning offensive sequence. The main goal of the “set” is to float the ball in the air for the hitter to attack into the opposing side of the court. Pretty straightforward.
A jump set is a little bit different but it serves the same purpose. Whichever player makes the second contact for his or her team jumps in the air before he or she contacts the ball and releases the set. It allows the setter to run a quicker offense by setting the ball at a higher point of contact. There is less distance between the setter’s hands and the hitter’s spike reach.
As you can see from the last two highlights, jump sets are most commonly used indoor. David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig break that trend. They use the jump set on every point possible.
To jump set on a beach court is not easy but the Swedes have it down. Their use of the jump set adds an additional element to their offense by keeping their opponents guessing. The blocker leaves his feet at the net when it looks like they are going to attack before the ball is flicked out to the poles.
The defense doesn’t know what to do. If the blocker doesn’t jump on the second ball, Ahman and Hellvig swing on an empty net. If the blocker does jump, it leaves the empty net for whichever Swedish player received the first ball.
It is nearly impossible to stop.
As David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig continue to evolve the game of beach volleyball through their sets, they decided to see just how creative they can get. The Swedish duo recently debuted some of the craziest sets you will ever see alongside the Sandy Boys of Norway. That includes an open-hand pistol, fake-spike set, header, chest pass, jumping bump set and the double jump set. (Those are not official names. I made them up!) Take a look:
I don’t know if any of those trick sets are legitimate options during a live beach volleyball match but it would be pretty cool to see them try. Ahman and Hellvig would be even more unstoppable than they already are if they were able to work some of these crazy jump sets into competition!
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Olympic Gold Medalist Beach Volleyball Players Use Random Body Parts To Deliver Wild Jump Sets
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