Coaching Youth Volleyball (Coaching Youth Sports)
from Human Kinetics Publishers
Fun, safety, and effective instruction are the focus of the fourth edition of Coaching Youth Volleyball, helping you create an environment that promotes learning, cultivates a love of the game, and motivates your athletes to come out year after year.
Numerous coaching books present the skills and drills of volleyball. But here's a book that teaches you how to convey those skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Coaching Youth Volleyball's focus on teaching volleyball skills through gamelike drills sets it apart from the current lineup of volleyball coaching books. And it's the only one recommended by and written with the expertise of USA Volleyball's Coaching Education Department.
Ideal for coaches of players aged 14 and under, the fourth edition includes 18 drills and 32 coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your practices. This new edition also adds
- two new chapters on coaching individual volleyball skills and coaching the transitions and alignments of the game;
- important age-group modifications regarding ball size, net height, player positions, and court dimensions for three age groups (6- to 9-year-olds, 10- to 11-year-olds, and 12- to 14-year-olds) and for team play in 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, or 6v6 competition;
- court diagrams to help you quickly and accurately construct your own age-appropriate court, and
- a clear explanation of rules and procedures, including the capabilities and limits of the new libero position.
Coaching Youth Volleyball's combination of volleyball fundamentals and essential coaching skills--such as communicating with parents and officials, motivating players, and preparing for games and practices--makes this book a must-read as you prepare to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of coaching young athletes.
The Volleyball Coaching Bible
from Human Kinetics Publishers
Never before has such an impressive group of successful volleyball coaches shared their insights, instruction, and strategies in a single book. The Volleyball Coaching Bible is your guide to championship-winning performances year after year.
The 24 contributors make up a "who's who" list of volleyball experts, spanning five decades and covering every aspect of the game.
Doug Beal
Mary Wise
Russ Rose
John Cook
Paula Weishoff
Pete Waite
Jim Coleman
Bill Neville
Mary Jo Peppler
Mike Hebert
Al Scates
Terry Pettit
Steve Shondell
John Dunning
Tom Pingel
Rudy Suwara
Taras Liskevych
Teri Clemens
Peter Hanson
Jona Braden
Dave Shondell
Fred Sturm
Mark Pavlik
Jim Stone
Each time you open this book you'll learn something new and useful for your next practice, game, or season, be it conditioning, teaching, motivating, or scouting. The Volleyball Coaching Bible provides the game plan for a winning program.
Volleyball Skills & Drills
by American Volleyball Coaches Association
from Human Kinetics Publishers
Master volleyball's key techniques and elevate performance in all facets of the sport. Volleyball Skills & Drills teaches the fundamentals and contains the proper progressions to help players master and apply those skills on the court when it counts. Featuring 90 of the sport's best drills, this guide will maximize both the rate and quality of learning to help players and coaches get the most out of each practice session.
Developed by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, this book includes an introduction by Taras Liskevych and chapters from 10 of the game's top coaches on the topics they know best:
- Paul Arrington: Practicing
- Sean Byron: Setting
- Don Hardin: Blocking
- Jim McLaughlin: Attacking
- Marilyn Nolen: Receiving Serves
- Penn State assistants with Russ Rose: Playing Defense
- Tom Peterson: Serving
- Joan Powell: Digging
- Joe Sagula: Playing Offense
- Stephanie Schleuder: Transitioning
Volleyball Skills & Drills
by Jim Bertoli
from Wish Publishing
The book is a comprehensive tool for developing all of the skills of volleyball in addition to providing drills that help coaches handle specific situations that they will incur with their teams. The book has approximately 100 drills and touches upon defensive systems, conditioning and game strategies. The book provides over 80 diagrams, terminology and key phrases.
Volleyball: Steps to Success
by Bonnie Kenny
from Human Kinetics Publishers
Cover the court with confidence by mastering the essentials of the game. Volleyball: Steps to Success offers a comprehensive, progressive approach with a proven system for learning, expert instruction, crisp illustrations, and 60 drills to improve play on both sides of the net.
Volleyball: Steps to Success establishes a solid foundation by detailing proper footwork and posture before moving on to the individual skills of serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking, and digging. Recent changes in the game, such as the addition of the libero position and rally scoring, are highlighted in the team-oriented steps covering offense, defense, transitioning, and out-of-system play. The carefully selected drills and step-by-step instruction speed the development process, and the scoring system for each drill and step helps gauge progress along the way.
Aces, kills, blocks, digs, and assists are at your fingertips. With Volleyball: Steps to Success, part of the popular Steps to Success Sports Series (more than 1.5 million copies sold), you can become a complete player in any formation.
Coaching Volleyball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series)
by Sally Kus
from Human Kinetics Publishers
In Coaching Volleyball Successfully, Sally Kus presents the formula she used to build and sustain the most successful high school volleyball program ever. From establishing a philosophy and planning productive practices to game-time decision making and player evaluation, this book will help you coach your team to championship-level performances season after season.
Kus compiled an amazing 794-29 record at the high school level, prompting Volleyball Magazine to call her program "the best ever in the history of the sport." Coaching Volleyball Successfully is the first publication of Kus' winning blueprint. Now you can put her expertise to use on your side of the net!
Youth Volleyball: The Guide for Coaches & Parents (Betterway Coaching Kids Series)
by Sharkie Zartman
from Betterway Books
Youth Volleyball offers you everything you need to understand both boys and girls volleyball, whether you are a coach, parent, athlete, or fan. Author Sharkie Zartman, former national team member and an inductee to the Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame, guides you through the ins and outs of the ultimate team sport, covering new serving rules, the rally scoring system, the libero position, the fundamentals, and more. The book also includes:
• basic and new terminology, rules, and positions
• drills that are practical and fun
• tips for communicating with kids and parents
• instruction on how to properly train and prevent injuries
• advice on how to teach sportsmanship and nurture self-esteem
• beach volleyball and its popularity and unique rules
With advice on everything from communicating with parents and referees in an appropriate manner to balancing discipline with fun, Youth Volleyball is a sure guide to making a difference in the lives of young athletes.
Complete Conditioning for Volleyball (Complete Conditioning, 9)
by Allen E. Scates
from Human Kinetics Publishers
Get in top volleyball shape by using the same training approach used by the powerhouse UCLA teams! Complete Conditioning for Volleyball—written by the Bruins' legendary coach, Al Scates, and St. Louis University's strength and conditioning coach, Mike Linn—will have you serving with more power and consistency, skying higher on every jump, and covering the court with increased quickness and agility.
Both a workout manual for players and a training guide for coaches, Complete Conditioning for Volleyball does more than tell you what you should do; it explains and shows you how to do it. Drills and exercises are presented in diagrams and photos and described in detail. In-season and off-season programs include a wide range of on-and off-court activities that prepare players to perform to their potential.
For the past four decades, Coach Scates has set the standard for success in collegiate volleyball, netting 18 NCAA Division I championships. In Complete Conditioning for Volleyball, he gives you the perfect set—now it's up to you to score with it!
Coaching Volleyball
by The American Volleyball Coaches Association
from McGraw-Hill
The most complete and indispensable collection of volleyball writings available. Coaching Volleyball, a unique reference tool for coaches of one of the world's fastest growing sports, touches on every aspect of the game. Never before has so much information by so many renowned volleyball authorities been collected in one volume. Includes articles from Terry Liskevych, PhD, former head coach, U.S. women's national team; Marilyn Nolen, head coach, Saint Louis University and former U.S. women's national team member; Doug Beal, PhD, head coach, 1984 U.S. men's Olympic gold medal team and current head coach of the U.S. men's national team; and Geri Polvino, PhD, head coach, Eastern Kentucky, University and certified FIVB instructor.
Complete Linebacking
by Lou Tepper
from Human Kinetics Publishers
Learn linebacking from the coach of three Butkus Award winners! Lou Tepper coached Alfred Williams, Dana Howard, and Kevin Hardy to college football's annual award for best linebacker and 20 linebackers who have gone on to play professional football.
In Complete Linebacking, Coach Tepper presents the most in-depth book ever written on the subject. Players and coaches receive a clinic on fundamentals, pre-snap keys, and techniques used by inside and outside linebackers in 9 specific defenses. The book also includes 4 key linebacker diagnostic tests, 33 drills to improve linebacking skills, and special practice and game grading systems to help evaluate and maximize performance at the most important defensive position.
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