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McLean Youth Volleyball• Great Introduction to Volleyball

• League-sponsored Player Skills Clinics & Coaches Clinics

• Sportsmanship Pledge Required (Players, Coaches, & Parents)

• Focus on Fun & Skills Development with Spirited Team Competition

• Good, Safe Facilities (high quality, safe equipment)

• Dedicated, volunteer Coaches

• Linkage to DC-area Volleyball clubs, clinics, camps, tournaments

• Maximized Volleyball Playing Time & “Positive Touches”• We want kids to play volleyball – at practice, at home, at school (BYOBall program)

• Try to make sure that the kids “touch” volleyballs during practice (not just coaches)

• 10 Weeks Practice- 7 Games & Playoffs

• Equal Playing Time Policy

• Family Friendly• Minimal Travel Burden - Vienna Community/School-centered

• Minimal Time Commitment - 3 hours/week & No Weekend Commitments

• Minimal Cost Commitment – BYO Sneakers & Knee Pads

• League Provides Rest – Gym Facilities, Jerseys, Balls, Referees

• USAV Goals for Juniors1. Teach volleyball skills2. Help kids to have fun3. Teach teamwork4. Build friendships

5. Improve communication skills6. Help participants understand winning7. Learn a sport for a lifetime8. Foster emotional, psychological growth and

development

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Volleyball Basics - Rotations

Position #1 – ServerFront Row 4-3-2Back Row 1-6-5Rotation 1-6-5-4-3-2->1

Substitutions:- Recommend #4 or #1

After the serve, players canmove anywhere – for HouseLeague most players stay in either front row or back row

When in back row – can’t Spike or Block

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Head Coach Responsibilities Identify practice slots that fit best

into your schedule Communicate with players/parents Attend coaching clinic and skills

development clinics Run team practices Manage team during match Communicate match results Address special player/parent needs Motivate and encourage

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Parent Communications Communicate and work closely with your

parents: 1 commissioner to 22 coaches; 1 coach to 10 parents

League is about learning and developing skills – not winning at all cost

Go easy on referees – just HS kids helping out

Coaches and at least 2 parent volunteers MUST take Building Director test before team uniforms are distributed

At each game, 2 parent volunteers are needed to watch lines and 1 volunteer for keeping score

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Coaching Tips Focus on fundamental skills:

serve, bump, set, spike• HANDOUTS (USAVB skills

diagrams and coaching tips, plus Bob’s practice outline)

• Skills clinics and practices should reinforce skills

• Uses drills that encourage as many player touches as possible

• Explain to parents that the focus is on 3 touches, not winning through 1 touch “Ping-pong”

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Drill Chart LegendC = CoachX = General playerP = PasserH = HitterS = SetterB = BlockerV = ServerD = Defender/DiggerR = Shagger/RetrieverT= TosserA/B/C/D = To identify players in non-tactical drills

= Movement of Players

= Movement of Ball

= Ball cart

3 Person Serve Receive Drill

C

P

S

P

P P

PP

Directions: • Coach slaps ball and serves to one of players in back court. • Player passes to setter. • Setter retrieves ball and puts in basket and goes to end of

line. • Passer becomes setter. First player in line takes passer’s

place. • Other back court players remain in place until they receive a

serve.

Watch for: - All players in ready position when ball is slapped.- -Calling ball- -Square to tgt- Arms out and locked

Variations:- Use player to initiate by serving- -Insert Blocker- Setter moves to blocker,

Ball Movement

Player Movement

PP

3 Passing Triangles w/ Net Drill (PTN)

P

S

Notes:- Tosser tosses ball underhand over net to

passer, who overhead passes or forearm passes to setter, who catches ball in OH pass position while square to N1.

- Setter bounce passes ball back to Tosser. handler.

- Rotation: Passer goes to setter, setter goes to tosser.

.

Variations:- Can vary height of toss to generate overhead

passes or forearm passes. - Serve to passer rather- IF passing scores are good, add a hitter who

catches ball and bounces Tosser- If control a problem use only 2 tossers on

same side- Use only 2 tossers and add a 2nd passer

(short) and alternate tosses.

Ball Movement

Player Movement

T

S

PTP

T

S

T T

P2P1

PP

Objective: To strengthen movement and passing Directions: • Note this drill is designed for using 2 tossers and passers

simultaneously to increase frequency of touches. • Passers touch hands at middle of court and shuffle to

outside, maintaing good medium position.• Tosser tosses ball to outside edge of court.• Passers pass ball to setter, dropping inside shoulder to

ensure platform is to target.• Setter catches ball in setting position squared to X (or

hitter if hitter added) and puts ball in cart. Passers go back and touch hands

• Repeat 5x and rotate, P to S, S to Shagger (Sh), Sh to Passing line.

Variations • More basic: Passer lets ball go between legs and a shagger

behind passer retrieves ball and bounces to setter.• More difficult: Increase distance fro passer and force

passers to run through the ball• Passer catches ball with arms locked and tosses to Setter• Setter catches ball in FA pass or OH pass position • Have players move to opposite line after shagging so they

get experience passing from both sides of court• Multi-skill: Add hitter and setter sets to hitter.• Coach initiated or player initiated.• If a large team add a ball handler to take ball from cart and

hand to tosser

S2

Inside Outside Drill

S1

RR

R=ShaggerT=TosserS=SetterP=Passer

Path of Player

Path of Ball

=Cart

Platform Passing Drill(Player Initiated)

Directions: Tosser tosses ball to passer (P) in back court. Player FA passes to setter. Setter catches/shags ball in setting position then goes to B. B becomes T and moves to become P. Extra players line up behind P and T goes to end of line

Keys: - Be ready: All players assume good ready

position when ball is slapped.- -Call ball: Players call ball early and

loudly- -Arms locked: In position early, arms

locked- Freeze: Minimum arm movement, us

shoulders and legs- Platform to target: Tilt platform to tgt- Look for Back spin on ball- Tossers keep elbow high, step into

Variations:- Players pass multiple passes before

rotating- Have players OH pass ball to setter- Vary toss so players must choose

appropriate pass.- Begin tossing to COG but then vary

location of toss

Ball Movement

Player Movement

TS

P

B