General Volleyball Information

History

• What is Volleyball?
• Volleyball History

  Training

• Determinants of Skill Transfer from Training to Competition
• Resistance Training during Preadolescence
• The Vertical Jump and Jump Training
• Macrocycle Planning For Team Sports
• Cross-Training and Training Options in Volleyball by John Kessel

  For Parents

• How to Establish Rapport with Your Athletic Child
• A Closer look at Winning
• What to Say to Your Child Before and After a Match
• How Volleyball Helps Athletes On and Off the Court
• Deriving Personal Growth From Volleyball
• Knowing When To Approach A Difficult Coach
• Parents Must Weigh Children's Readiness For Sports
• Child Athletes Can Suffer From Adult Achievement By Proxy
• Psychological Benefits of Volleyball
• Parents should stay on bench
• High School versus Club Ball
• The Role of Parents in Interscholastic Athletics
• 10 Commandments for Parents with Athletic Children

For Coaches

• A Volleyball Coach's Job Description
• Development of a Coaching Philosophy
• Organization and Administration of a Volleyball Program
• Determining a Coaching Style
• Team Selection
• Teaching and Coaching Volleyball
• Teaching The Game-Coaching
• Practice Sessions
• Developing Playing Systems
• Sport Safety
• Communication in Volleyball
• Coaches Should Monitor Communication Style
• Game Preparation and Coaching
• Game Evaluation
• Coaching Tips
• Six Keys For Motivating Athletes
• Attributes of a Good Team
• The Importance of Belief in Volleyball
• Enhancing a Player's "Hard-Drive"
• How to Break the Losing Streak
• Attitude Adjustment
• Coaches should practice team concept
• Why Do Coaches Fail?
• Coach/media relationship can be positive
• Learning to deal with failure is important
• High School versus Club Ball
• Lessons learned from a lifetime of coaching
• Coaches should teach, guide, develop
• How coaches develop competitive edge
• Hints for directing volleyball practices
• How to Build a Team System
• Planning a volleyball practice by Tina Jasinowski (MS-Word)

For Players

• On The Bench
• The Players On The Bench
• Little Fish-Big Pond
• Goal Setting
• How Can I Best Learn The Skills and Tactics of Volleyball?
• What Can I Do Now That I'm Injured?
• How to Spot a Winning Volleyball Player!
• The Inventory of Success
• Athletes' Faith Mixes Belief, Persistence
• Courageous Athletes Are Made, Not Born
• Fighting Through Fatigue
• Embracing Challenge
• Determining Your Opponent's Mental Skills
• Identifying and Exploiting An Opponent's Mental Weaknesses
• Organization, Discipline and Effort
• No Excuses!
• The Elite Player's Mindset
• It’s not how tall you are, it’s how tall you play
• Recruiting 101
• Common Recruiting Misconceptions
• Persona of a Leader

Mental Awareness

• Fear is An Illusion
• Confronting Fear in Volleyball
• Developing the Killer Instinct
• Teamwork
• Developing a Sense of Mastery
• Leadership
• We Can't Accept Not Trying!
• Goals
• Commitment
• The Art of Confidence
• Development of a Focus in Volleyball
• The Essence of Imagery in Volleyball
• Momentum
• The Motivation to Achieve
• Competitive Pressure In Volleyball
• Key Definitions
• Attitude and Winning Volleyball
• 10 Easy Steps to Training Your Team Mentally by Wick Colchagoff (MS-Word)

Motivation

• Commitment
• Volleyball Game Prayer
• Confidence
• Attitude
• The Battle of Life
• The Gift of Love
• 10 Commandments of Good Sportsmanship
• Winning
• The Woman In The Mirror
• The Power of Words

Volleyball Skills:

• Basic Movements and Postures
• Individual Play
• Fundamentals
• Foundations of Volleyball Quickness
• Volleyball skills, drills and more by Tina Jasinowski (MS-Word)

Serving

• The Serve
• Serving Strategy

Forearm Pass

• Passing Fundamentals
• Passing Tips

  Setting

• IF
• Persona of a setter
• Setting Fundamentals
• Setter's Responsibilities and Expectations
• Role of the Setter
• Setting Strategy
• The Rhythm of The Setter to Hitter Synchronization

  Hitting

• Basic to Advanced Approach Footwork
• Hitting Seams, Angles, and Painted Lines
• Take Your Shot

  Blocking

• The Blocking System
• Outside Blocker Technique
• Middle Blocker Technique
• A Personal Checklist for Good Blocking Technique
• Reading the Hitter
• Focus on Blocking

  Digging

  Offensive Systems

• Team Play
• Types of Sets
• Individual Attack Tactics
• Set Selection
• Serve reception
• Basic Spike Coverage
• Offensive Tactics
• Designing an Offensive System
• Questions on Building an Offensive System
• Middle School offensive and defensive systems by Tina Jasinowski (MS-Word)

Defensive Systems

• Designing a Defensive System
• Backcourt Defensive System
• Reading Rotation and Perimeter Defensive Systems

Evaluation

• Self Feedback and Evaluation Sheet (PDF file)
• Camp Feedback and Evaluation Sheet (PDF file)
• Volleyball Evaluation Sheet (PDF file)
• Post Match Evaluation or Scouting Report (PDF file)

Miscellaneous Forms

• Game Plan (MS-Word document)
• Positive-Negative Chart (MS-Word document)
• Practice Plan (MS-Word document)

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