If you like Haikyuu!, you are definitely familiar with Shoyo Hinata, who is short in stature but has impressive volleyball skills. He also has high enthusiasm and does not easily give up in the face of challenges.
As a volleyball player, Hinata displays an impressive range of abilities. What are they? Check out the complete discussion below!
1. Speed
Speed is one of the main weapons that Hinata excels at. He is able to move quickly from one point to another in a short period of time. Hinata's speed often makes it difficult for enemies to react to her.
2. Impressive Stamina
Running continuously is very tiring and can drain your stamina in a short time. However, Hinata is able to do this because he has impressive stamina.
3. High Jump
Hinata is often underestimated because he is short. However, he was able to amaze people thanks to his very high jumping ability. Because his jump looked impressive, it looked as if he was flying through the air.
4. Fast Attack
Fast attacks are a combination weapon of Hinata and Tobio that they often use in matches. This attack is very difficult to overcome so that opponents are often confused by the actions of the two of them.
Initially, Hinata just hit the ball while closing his eyes according to Tobio's direction. However, this attack has a fatal weakness and becomes ineffective if used continuously. This attack became more effective after Hinata mastered Minus-Tempo.
5. Blocking
Hinata is basically a middle blocker. So, it is not surprising that blocking is one of the main abilities he has mastered. He can use his high jump to block attacks from opponents.
6. Decoy
The collaboration between Hinata and Tobio has several benefits for the Karasuno team. Apart from being useful for scoring scores, Tobio can use Hinata as effective decoy to trick opponents.
Opponents often think that Tobio will pass the ball to Hinata to launch a quick attack. When the opponent focuses on blocking Hinata, Tobio can change his pass option to another player.
7. Minus-Tempo
At first, Hinata could only rely on the bait given by Tobio when spiked. He realized that this was his biggest weakness. He wished he could have more free options when jumping in the air.
Hinata finally found a solution to the problem after he learned the use of Minus-Tempo under the guidance of coach Ukai. To master this ability, he must synchronize his jumping rhythm with Tobio's.
8. Block-Out
Block-Out is an effective technique for penetrating an opponent's defense/block. Hinata learned it autodidactically when he had practice matches against Kuroo, Tsukishima, and Lev.
At that time, Hinata accidentally hit the ball on Lev's fingertip, causing the ball to bounce into the air. He tried the technique several times, but he still had difficulty directing the opponent's ball fingers accurately.
9. Open Spike
Open Spike is a technique for hitting the ball in volleyball when the ball soars high in the air. Hinata uses this type of spike very often. Even though his first attempt failed, he gradually got used to it.
10. Rebound
During the summer training camp with Bokuto, Hinata learns many new things. One of them is Rebound. Through this technique, a spiker can provide another opportunity for the team to get the ball.
The method is to hit the ball directly at the opponent's middle blocker deliberately so that the ball bounces back. After mastering it, Hinata often used this technique in matches, such as against Wakutani and Shiratorizawa.
11. Feint
Not just rebounding, Hinata also learned Feint, aka deceptive movements, from Bokuto. He can use this technique to trick his opponent. Instead of hitting hard, he will push the ball over the blocker so that the ball can fall into the opponent's arena.
12. Receive
At first, Hinata was very bad at receiving the ball. However, he was able to master this ability after he became a ball taker during the First-Year Training Camp.
By studying the players' movements, Hinata can find out how to determine the right position to receive the ball. He demonstrated this ability impressively in the match against Inarizaki.