Winning Volleyball for Girls

by Crisfield, Deborah W.; Gola, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780816046201
• ISBN10: 0816046204
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Presents all aspects of the game of volleyball for players and coaches, including an updated history of the sport, equipment, training techniques, rules of the game, and strategies, skills, and tactics for winning the game.

Author Biography

Deborah W. Crisfield is a freelance writer, editor, and sports coach for elementary, junior high, and high school teams Mark Gola is managing editor of Mountain Lion, Inc., located in Princeton, New Jersey. 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

Table of Contents

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)
Further Reading	170	(1)
Index	171

Excerpts

With more than 14 million women playing the game, volleyball has become the number-one participation sport for women. Nearly 400,000 girls played high school volleyball in 2000. Winning Volleyball for Girls, Second Edition explains everything young women and their coaches need to know to play the game, including the rules, skills, strategies for winning, and much more.
Perfectly tailored to the young female athlete, this updated and revised second edition provides chapter-by-chapter coverage of the key elements of the game, from the basic techniques to tips on putting together a winning team. With more than 90 photographs—including 20 new to this edition—and over 50 diagrams that clearly illustrate the crucial skills and plays, along with a glossary of volleyball terms, this updated edition is essential reading for young women volleyball players, their parents, and their coaches.
The second edition includes:
An updated history of the sport's popularity, including new statistics, the introduction of the first professional volleyball league, and a summary of results from the 2000 Olympics
Refined explanations of the rules of play
Fourteen new drills for training, serving, passing, spiking, blocking, offense, and defense
More than 15 new photos demonstrating crucial skills and practice drills
An all-new listing of volleyball organizations and resources, including web sites and contact information for the USA Volleyball; the United States Professional Volleyball League in the country, the first women's professional indoor volleyball league; and the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, the world governing body for the sport.