Handbook for competitive volleyball

Contents......Page 6
The Goals and Teaching Concept of this Book......Page 10
The All Rally-Point Scoring System......Page 17
The Libero-Player Rule......Page 24
Rule Changes for the Service......Page 25
The New Rules and their Impact on Coaching......Page 26
Organisation and Symbols......Page 28
Service Reception Formations......Page 31
Five-person Service Reception Formation......Page 33
Four-person Service Reception Formation......Page 37
Three-person Service Reception Formation......Page 46
Two-person Service Reception Formation......Page 53
Fake/Trick Formations......Page 59
Individual Tactics of the Service Reception Players......Page 67
The Libero as a Service Reception Player......Page 78
Individual Tactics of the Server......Page 80
 Selected Drills to Train the Individual Tactics of the Server and the Service Reception Players, and the Training of the Service Reception Formation......Page 89
Analysis of the Facts......Page 104
Offensive Combinations......Page 107
Covering Offensive Combinations......Page 118
Individual Tactics of the Setter......Page 123
Individual Tactics of the Hitter......Page 128
The Quick Hitter......Page 130
The Offside/Main Hitter......Page 135
The Back-court Hitter......Page 137
The Service Reception Outside Hitter......Page 139
The Second/Combination Hitter......Page 140
Individual Tactical Factors/Strategies......Page 141
Preliminary Thoughts......Page 144
Sequence of Training to Improve upon Individual and Group/Team Tactics......Page 148
Drills for Training Offensive Tactics......Page 161
Special Training Drills for the Setter and the Attacker......Page 163
Analysis of the Facts......Page 168
Blocking and Defensive Formations......Page 170
Course of Action of a Defence with Position VI Playing Back......Page 171
Offence out of the Defence......Page 191
Individual Tactics of the Blocker......Page 196
Individual Tactics of the Middle Blocker......Page 198
Individual Tactics of the Outside Blocker......Page 203
 Individual Tactics of the Blocking Athletes at the Middle and Low Levels of Volleyball......Page 206
Individual Tactics of the Defender......Page 207
The Libero as a Defensive Specialist......Page 211
Individual Tactics of a Single Block and the Defenders......Page 214
 Selected Training Drills for Block and Defence with a Special Focus on the Individual and Group Tactics of the Blocking and Defensive Athletes......Page 219
 Selected Games for the Training of Blocking and Defensive Athletes......Page 227
 Special Training Drills to Work on the Coordinative Skills and Abilities of the Defenders......Page 234
Match Systems......Page 237
Basic Starting Line-up......Page 241
Match Systems with Two Setters......Page 243
 The 2-1-3/2-1-3+L Match System with Three All-around/Universal Athletes .......Page 245
 The 2-2-2/2-1-3+L Match System with Two All-around/Universal Athletes......Page 246
 The 2-3-1/2-3-1+L Match System with One All-around/Universal Athlete......Page 247
 Thoughts and Helpful Hints for the Development of a Basic Starting Line-up......Page 248
Setter with Five All-around/Universal Athletes......Page 251
 Setter with Four Service Reception Athletes in a Three-person or Four-person Service Reception Formation and One Back-court Hitter (1-1-4/1-1-4+L Match Systems)......Page 252
 Setter with Three Service Reception Athletes in a Two-person or a Three-person Service Reception Formation and Two Quick Hitters/Middle Blockers (1-2-3/1-2-3+L Match Systems)......Page 254
 Setter with Two Main Service Reception Athletes in a Two-person Service Reception Formation and Three Middle Blockers/Quick Hitters (1-3-2 Match System)......Page 258
 Setter with Two Main Service Reception Athletes in a Two-person Service Reception Formation, Three Middle Blockers/Quick Hitters, and a Libero (1-3-2+L Match System)......Page 264
 Setter with One Main Service Reception Athlete in a Two-person Service Reception Formation, Four Middle Blockers/Quick Hitters, and a Libero (1-4-1+L Match System)......Page 266
Switching/Changing Positions by the Athletes......Page 268
Defensive and Offensive Strategies......Page 275
Strategies for the Starting Line-up......Page 278
Serving Strategies......Page 282
Serving Strategies vs. a Two-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises Two Service Reception Specialists but without a Libero......Page 284
Serving Strategies vs. a Two-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises only One Service Reception Specialist or Libero......Page 287
Serving Strategies vs. a Three/Four-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises Three/Four Service Reception Athletes......Page 288
Serving Strategies During a Tiebreak......Page 289
General Principles for a Serving Strategy......Page 290
Service Reception Strategies......Page 291
Service Reception Strategies for a Two-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises Two Service Reception Specialists with or without a Libero......Page 293
Service Reception Strategies for a Two-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises One Service Reception Specialist and Libero......Page 296
Service Reception Strategies During a Tiebreak......Page 297
General Principles for the Service Reception Strategy......Page 298
Setting Strategies......Page 300
Setting Strategies that Take into Consideration the Opposition’s Offensive Combinations......Page 302
Setting Strategies that Take into Consideration the Starting Positions of the Blockers and the Defensive Athletes......Page 303
Setting Strategies that Take into Consideration the Actions of the Middle Blocker......Page 304
Setting Strategies that Take into Consideration Your Own Team’s Attackers......Page 306
Offensive Strategies......Page 308
Defensive Strategies......Page 311
Defensive Strategies in Association with Serving Strategies......Page 314
Defensive Strategies that Take into Consideration the Actions of the Quick Hitter......Page 315
Defensive Strategies According to the Actions of the Offence......Page 316
Defensive Strategies for Block and Defence......Page 320
Determining Factors in the Men’s and Women’s Game......Page 328
Specific Principles for the Training of the Sport of Volleyball......Page 335
Principles for a Volleyball-related Warm-up......Page 336
Principles for the Organisation and Use of Practice Drills in Volleyball......Page 339
Principles for Training under Psychological Pressure in Volleyball......Page 343
Principles Related to Coaching/Managing a Volleyball Practice......Page 347
Principles Related to Coaching/Managing a Volleyball Match......Page 349