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Volleyball Fundamentals
Learning to play volleyball has never been more effective—or more fun—than with Volleyball Fundamentals, Second Edition. Parents, coaches, and instructors of volleyball skill courses will immediately benefit from the solid foundational information and practical tips on how to teach every aspect of the sport. Players will enjoy using this resource because they will learn by doing—spending less time reading and more time engaged in playing the game.
Volleyball Fundamentals begins by teaching the basics that get players ready to take the court. The book covers positioning and the importance of reading the opposing players, communicating with teammates, and preparing for movement on the court. The guidance on formations and rotations will help students get an immediate sense of where they belong on the court. Clear instructions, accompanied by illustrations, for drills help players master specific skills such as serving, receiving a serve, setting, attacking, blocking, and digging. Each skill is introduced through a simple four-step
• You Can Do The skill is introduced with sequential instructions and accompanying photographs.
• More to Choose and Variations and extensions of the primary skill are covered.
• Take It to the Readers learn how to apply the skill in game play.
• Give It a These sections provide direct experiences—such as drills, small-sided games, and six-versus-six gamelike activities—for the reader to use to gauge, develop, and hone the skill.
Throughout the book, teaching cues offer advice for avoiding common mistakes. New to this edition is a chapter on how to effectively use the libero position (defensive specialist) in game play. Sections on offensive and defensive tactics, scoring systems, rules, and modified games have also been updated to make the game as easy for you to teach as it is for your students to learn.
As part of the Sports Fundamentals Series, Volleyball Fundamentals will help you teach the basic skills and tactics of the game so that your players can compete on the court in no time at all.
Volleyball Fundamentals begins by teaching the basics that get players ready to take the court. The book covers positioning and the importance of reading the opposing players, communicating with teammates, and preparing for movement on the court. The guidance on formations and rotations will help students get an immediate sense of where they belong on the court. Clear instructions, accompanied by illustrations, for drills help players master specific skills such as serving, receiving a serve, setting, attacking, blocking, and digging. Each skill is introduced through a simple four-step
• You Can Do The skill is introduced with sequential instructions and accompanying photographs.
• More to Choose and Variations and extensions of the primary skill are covered.
• Take It to the Readers learn how to apply the skill in game play.
• Give It a These sections provide direct experiences—such as drills, small-sided games, and six-versus-six gamelike activities—for the reader to use to gauge, develop, and hone the skill.
Throughout the book, teaching cues offer advice for avoiding common mistakes. New to this edition is a chapter on how to effectively use the libero position (defensive specialist) in game play. Sections on offensive and defensive tactics, scoring systems, rules, and modified games have also been updated to make the game as easy for you to teach as it is for your students to learn.
As part of the Sports Fundamentals Series, Volleyball Fundamentals will help you teach the basic skills and tactics of the game so that your players can compete on the court in no time at all.
- GenresSports
174 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2003
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May 23, 2023
Someone is coaching their 10 year old's volleyball team, and loving it, and wants to know more about coaching volleyball, and this book was really, really great. Learned a lot!
February 7, 2011
This book lays out a solid instructional plan in a logical sequence for a novice coach or when working with kids new to the sport. Each skill is broken down into useful levels of detail that will help when you are explaining and demonstrating the skill. Some good basic drills that are easy to understand and use.
January 25, 2012
It's good fundamentals, nothing special. Nice amount of pictures. I like better quality and more detail.
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