Footwork in volleyball is a player's, in this case a hitter's,
approach to spike a volleyball. There are multiple approaches, two
of the most common are the three and four step approaches. Three
step approach. If you are a right handed hitter, you do a three
step approach (left, right, left) as follows - step with your left
foot, step with your right foot, and the last step brings the left
foot to the ground slightly ahead of the right foot. The final jump
is done with a two foot take-off. The tempo of the three steps is
slow, quick, quick. The four step approach is typically used by
outside hitters and uses the same sequence but adding one more step
at the start - right, left, right, left (slow, slow, quick,
quick).