Winning Volleyball for Girls

209 Pages·2009·6.553 MB·English

by  Deborah W. Crisfield

WINNING
VOL L EY BA L L
FOR GIRLS
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The Winning Sports for Girls Series
Winning Basketball for Girls,F ourth Edition
Winning Lacrosse for Girls,S econd Edition
Winning Soccer for Girls, Third Edition
Winning Softball for Girls, Second Edition
Winning Track and Field for Girls, Second Edition
Winning Volleyball for Girls, Third Edition
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WINNING
VOL L E Y BA L L
FOR GIRLS
THIRD EDITION
Deborah W. Crisfi eld
John Monteleone
Foreword by
Maria Nolan
Co-coach, Varsity Girls Volleyball
Immaculate Heart Academy
Washington Township, New Jersey
A MOUNTAIN LION BOOK
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Winning Volleyball for girls, Third edition
Copyright © 2010, 2002, 1995 by Deborah W. Crisfield and Mountain Lion, Inc.

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Crisfield, Deborah.
Winning volleyball for girls / Deborah W. Crisfield, John Monteleone ; foreword by
Maria Nolan. — 3rd ed.
p. cm. — (Winning sports for girls series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-7720-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8160-7720-7 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-1-4381-2823-8 (e-book) 1. Volleyball for women.
I. Monteleone, John J. II. Title. III. Series.
GV1015.4.W66C75 2009
796.325082—dc22 2009005733
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Text design by Erika K. Arroyo
Cover design by Alicia Post
Photos by Jesse Soifer
Illustrations by Sholto Ainslie
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD x
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
INTRODUCTION xv
1 A LOOK AT THE GAME 1
From Mintonette to Volleyball 1
The Court and Equipment 4
The Rules 4
Those Are the Rules, but How Do You Play? 7
2 TRAINING 10
Stretching 11
Running 19
Jumping 21
Weights 23
Mental Training 24
Play Time 24
Drills 24
3 THE SERVE 27
The Overhead Float Serve 28
The Jump Serve 32
The Underhand Serve 35
Practicing 37
Mix It Up—A Good Strategy 37
Drills 40
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4 THE SERVE RECEIVE OR FOREARM PASS 44
The Legs 46
The Arms 47
The Grip 47
On the Right Track 49
Sending the Ball 50
Serve-Receiving Strategy 51
The Dig 51
Net Saves 53
Drills 54
5 THE SET OR TWO-HAND OVERHEAD PASS 62
The Hands and Arms 62
The Follow-Through 64
The Vertical Line 64
Foot Position 65
The Jump Set 65
The Back Set 66
Ball Placement 67
Strategy 68
The Overhead Pass as a First Hit 68
Drills 68
6 THE SPIKE 75
The Arm Swing 75
Making Contact 79
Fancy Footwork 79
Facing Your Range 80
Three Directions 81
Soft Shots 82
The High Flat 84
The Wipe-Off 85
Drills 85
7 THE BLOCK 92
The Three Functions 92
On the Move 93
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Planting 94
Seal the Net 95
The Arms 95
Split-Second Decisions 96
Getting in Position 97
One-Person Block 97
Double Block 98
Strategy 99
Commit Blocking 99
Drills 100
8   Offense  103
Some Basic Tactics 103
The Spread Attack 105
Hitting Zones 106
Hitting Angle 108
The Low, Long Sets 108
Quick Hitters 108
The X-Series 110
Back-Row Attack 111
Some Strategy 112
Misdirection 112
Blind-Side Attack 113
Double Quick Swing 114
Drills 114
9   IndIvIdual defense  119
Taking the Edge Off the Spike 120
The Ready Position 121
Keep Still 122
Positioning Your Body 122
Using Your Eyes 123
The Dive 123
The Roll 124
The Collapse 124
The Sprawl 126
The Overhead Dig 126
The Poke 126
Drills 126
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10 DEFENSIVE PLAY 131
Making a Plan 133
Defending Against the Quick Hitter 133
One-Person Block 134
Blocking Line and Digging Crosscourt 135
Blocking Crosscourt and Digging Line 137
Hits in the Middle 138
Moving the Backs 138
The Libero 139
Playing the Tipper 139
Three-Person Block 140
The Down Block 141
Irregular Sets 141
11 TRANSITION 146
Moving to Hit 147
Training for Transition Play 148
Drills 148
12 PUTTING A TEAM TOGETHER 153
The Seventh Player 154
Finding the Best Players 155
Playing a Role 155
The Setter 156
The Middle Blocker 156
The Swing Hitter 157
The Opposite 158
The Subs 158
Making the Numbers Fit 159
Setting Up the Team 159
Picking a System 160
13 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 161
On the Court 161
Off the Court 164
On Somebody Else’s Court 167
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14 A FEW FINAL THOUGHTS 171
Begin at the Beginning 171
Set Realistic Goals 172
Play the Game 172
Challenge Yourself 172
APPENDIX: BASIC RULES OF VOLLEYBALL 174
GLOSSARY 177
VOLLEYBALL RESOURCES 180
FURTHER READING 182
INDEX 183
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