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A player needs to know how to start a play before anything
else. They could end up being on the wrong side of the
opposing team’s best power and they best know how to get into
the ready position and dig the cannon coming their way.
Now you need to teach the rookies how to dish out what they are
receiving – big hits. If you can shape their attack skills
quickly, you could have an extra weapon when one of your
starters goes down. Make sure they learn to approach the net
properly, and they will start hammering the ball to the floor
in no time.
Since most of your setters will be identified during the learning
process, this should probably be the last skill you focus on
with learning players. While each player should know and be
proficient in this skill, there are only one or two setters on
the court at any one time, and probably no more than two
setters on an entire team.
The game is played on a volleyball court 18 meters long and 9
meters wide, divided into two 9×9 m² halves by a one-meter
wide net placed so that the top of the net is 2.43 meters
above the center of the court for men's competition, and 2.24
meters for women's competition (these heights are varied for
veterans and junior competitions).
There is a line 3 meters from and parallel to the net in each team
court which is considered the "attack line". This "3 meter"
(or 10 foot) line divides the court into "back row" and "front
row" areas (also back court and front court). After a team
gains the serve (also known as siding out), its members must
rotate in a clockwise direction. All lines denoting the
boundaries of the team court and the attack zone are drawn or
painted within the dimensions of the area and are therefore a
part of the court or zone. If a ball comes in contact with the
line, the ball is considered to be "in". An antenna is placed
on each side of the net perpendicular to the sideline and is a
vertical extension of the side boundary of the court.
Coaching for
volleyball can be classified under two main categories: match
coaching and developmental coaching. The objective of match
coaching is to win a match by managing a team's strategy. |