An Outline for Volleyball Coaching

Teaching Points

1. Squat under the ball
2. Basket over the forehead
3. Extend

1. Squat under the ball – knees bent – sit back into a squat position. The back should be slightly erect. Hips lined up under the ball. Knees are in front of the toes and shoulders behind the knees. Hips under the ball are important.
2. Basket over the forehead – bring up the hands. Note that the fingers should be pointing out (or away), this aids in the “spring” action. Make the shape of a basket. This should be the same shape as the ball. Bring the hands together, and then spread out the fingers. Then take the fingers apart, keep the palms facing each other (thumbs pointing to eyes), cock the wrist back, just above forehead. The ball should rest on the first two fingers and the upper insides of the thumbs and remaining fingertips.
   
   Note: The elbow angle never decreases (if so, not using enough legs).
   
   
3. Extend – extend into the ball using the arms and legs in unison. Legs and arms extend up in direction of the pass. The wrists should flex forward and the thumbs “through” the ball + out.

Drills

Preset – catch, extend and release.
Partner toss – catch and pass back. Then toss and pass back.
Partner toss – long and short, left and right.

Drill: start at the 10-foot line – run under the net – ball is tossed; the player sets the ball, and back peddles under the net, back to the 10-foot line.

Drill: set the ball over the net, the people receive it by setting it to themselves and then they set it back over the net to the other person.

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