Beach Volleyball

by Kiraly, Karch; Shewman, Byron

• ISBN13: 9780880118361
• ISBN10: 0880118369
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-13
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

To many players and fans, Karch Kiraly is beach volleyball. Now you can learn the game from the best there ever was with Beach Volleyball, the only book devoted exclusively to the sport.Beach Volleyballwill help you master the skills of the game. Kiraly explains and demonstrates every techniqueserving, passing, setting, spiking, blocking, and digging. He also presents the 23 best practice drills to improve each of these important skills. You will learn Karch's special beach volleyball conditioning program for high-level fitness and performance, a regimen that has kept him at the top of the game for over two decades. More than 40 training exercises and drills will boost your flexibility, strength, speed, agility, and endurance.The techniques, tactics, and training tips contained in Beach Volleyball, along with Karch's special insights and stories, will prepare you for even the toughest opponents. And you too might become the best on the beach.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
PART I -- THE GAME	2	(20)
Chapter 1 The Evolution	2	(8)
Chapter 2 The Attraction	10	(12)
PART II -- THE SKILLS	22	(60)
Chapter 3 The Serve	22	(12)
Chapter 4 The Pass	34	(10)
Chapter 5 The Set	44	(8)
Chapter 6 The Spike	52	(12)
Chapter 7 The Block	64	(8)
Chapter 8 The Dig	72	(10)
PART III -- THE TRAINING	82	(60)
Chapter 9 Flexibility	82	(12)
Chapter 10 Strength	94	(22)
Chapter 11 Plyometrics	116	(8)
Chapter 12 Speed and Agility	124	(10)
Chapter 13 Endurance	134	(8)
PART IV -- THE PLAY	142	(17)
Chapter 14 The Partner	142	(6)
Chapter 15 The Competition	148	(11)
Milestones	159	(4)
Index	163	(4)
About the Authors	167