Winning Volleyball for Girls (Winning Sports for Girls

by Deborah W. Crisfield, John J. Monteleone, Maria Nolan

Succeed on the court with this in-depth guide! More than 14 million girls and women play volleyball, making it the number one woman's participation sport in the United States. Volleyball continues to grow in popularity among female athletes, attracting more and more spectators each year. Covering the history of the game as well as exercises for training and conditioning, "Winning Volleyball for Girls, Third Edition" provides chapter-by-chapter coverage of all aspects of the game, from putting a team together and planning practices to serving, blocking, and spiking on the court. This guide now features 113 full-color photographs with real high school athletes demonstrating proper playing techniques, as well as full-color diagrams, new exercises and drills, and updates to reflect current terminology and rules. The chapters Training; The Serve Receive or Forearm Pass; The Set or Two-Hand Overhead Pass; The Serve; The Spike; The Block; Offense; Individual Defense; Defensive Play; and, Transition.

189 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

About the author

Deborah W. Crisfield (Summit, NJ) is a soccer coach and author of twenty-eight books, including four other soccer books and many other sports and reference books. She played soccer in high school, college, and in women's leagues in both NY and NJ. She will be coaching her twenty-seventh season of youth soccer this fall.