Winning Volleyball for Girls

With more than 14 million playing the game, volleyball has become the number-one participation sport for women. Winning Volleyball for Girls, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource that covers all aspects of this exciting game, from rules and training to strategies for putting together a winning team.

Deborah W. Crisfield is a freelance writer, editor, and sports coach for elementary, junior high, and high school teams. She lives in Summit, New Jersey Mark Gola is managing editor of Mountain Lion, Inc., He has written several instructional books on sports, A former assistant baseball coach at Princeton University and Rider University, Mr. Gola is now a hitting clinician and gives personal instruction to youth baseball and softball players

Acknowledgments

viii

Foreword

ix

Stacy Sykora

Introduction

xi

A Look at the Game

1

(8)

From Mintonette to Volleyball

1

(2)

The Court and Equipment

3

(2)

The Rules

5

(2)

Those Are the Rules, but How Do You Play?

7

(2)

Training

9

(13)

Stretching

10

(4)

Running

14

(3)

Jumping

17

(1)

Weights

17

(2)

Mental Training

19

(1)

Play Time

19

(1)

Drills

19

(3)

The Serve

22

(18)

The Overhead Float Serve

23

(4)

The Jump Serve

27

(4)

The Underhand Serve

31

(2)

Practicing

33

(1)

The Change-up

34

(1)

Strategy

34

(2)

Drills

36

(4)

The Serve Receive or Forearm Pass

40

(14)

The Legs

41

(2)

The Arms

43

(1)

The Grip

43

(2)

On the Right Track

45

(1)

Sending the Ball

45

(1)

Serve-Receiving Strategy

46

(1)

The Dig

47

(1)

Net Saves

48

(1)

Drills

49

(5)

The Set Or Two-Hand Overhead Pass

54

(13)

The Hands and Arms

54

(2)

The Follow-Through

56

(1)

The Vertical Line

57

(1)

Foot Position

57

(1)

The Jump Set

58

(1)

The Back Set

59

(1)

Ball Placement

59

(1)

Strategy

60

(1)

The Overhead Pass as a First Hit

61

(1)

Drills

61

(6)

The Spike

67

(18)

The Arm Swing

67

(4)

Making Contact

71

(1)

Fancy Footwork

72

(1)

Facing Your Range

73

(1)

Three Directions

73

(2)

Soft Shots

75

(1)

The High Flat

76

(1)

The Wipe-Off

77

(1)

Drills

78

(7)

The Block

85

(12)

The Three Functions

85

(1)

On the Move

86

(1)

Planting

87

(1)

Seal the Net

88

(1)

The Arms

88

(1)

Split-Second Decisions

89

(1)

Getting in Position

90

(1)

One-Person Block

90

(1)

Double Block

90

(2)

Strategy

92

(1)

Commit Blocking

92

(1)

Drills

93

(4)

Offense

97

(13)

Some Basic Tactics

97

(1)

The Spread Attack

98

(1)

Hitting Zones

99

(1)

Hitting Angle

100

(1)

The Low, Long Sets

101

(1)

Quick Hitters

101

(1)

The X-Series

101

(2)

Back-Row Attack

103

(1)

Some Strategy

104

(1)

Misdirection

104

(1)

Blind-Side Attack

105

(1)

Double Quick Swing

105

(1)

Drills

106

(4)

Individual Defense

110

(13)

Taking the Edge off the Spike

110

(2)

The Ready Position

112

(1)

Keep Still

113

(1)

Positioning Your Body

113

(1)

Using Your Eyes

114

(1)

The Dive

115

(1)

The Roll

115

(1)

The Collapse

116

(1)

The Sprawl

117

(1)

The Poke

118

(1)

Drills

118

(5)

Defensive Play

123

(14)

Making a Plan

123

(1)

Defending Against the Quick Hitter

124

(1)

One-Person Block

125

(2)

Blocking Line and Digging Crosscourt

127

(2)

Blocking Crosscourt and Digging Line

129

(1)

Hits in the Middle

129

(1)

Moving the Backs

130

(1)

Playing the Tipper

131

(1)

Three-Person Block

131

(2)

The Down Block

133

(1)

Irregular Sets

133

(4)

Transition

137

(7)

Moving to Hit

137

(1)

Training for Transition Play

138

(1)

Drills

139

(5)

Putting a Team Together

144

(9)

The Seventh Player

144

(1)

Finding the Best Players

145

(1)

Playing a Role

146

(1)

The Setter

147

(1)

The Middle Blocker

147

(1)

The Swing Hitter

148

(1)

The Opposite

148

(1)

The Subs

149

(1)

Making the Numbers Fit

149

(1)

Setting Up the Team

150

(1)

Picking a System

150

(3)

Games People Play

153

(9)

On the Court

153

(2)

Off the Court

155

(4)

On Somebody Else's Court

159

(3)

A Few Final Thoughts

162

(3)

Begin at the Beginning

162

(1)

Set Realistic Goals

163

(1)

Play the Game

163

(1)

Challenge Yourself

163

(2)

Glossary

165

(3)

Volleyball Resources

168

(2)

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Winning Volleyball for Girls

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