McLean Youth Volleyball

1. 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 Juniors • Teach volleyball skills • Help kids to have fun • Teach teamwork • Build friendships • Improve communication skills • Help participants understand winning • Learn a sport for a lifetime • Foster emotional, psychological growth and development Vienna Youth Volleyball

2. Volleyball Basics - Rotations • Position #1 – Server • Front Row 4-3-2 • Back Row 1-6-5 • Rotation 1-6-5-4-3-2->1 • Substitutions: • Recommend #4 or #1 • After the serve, players can • move anywhere – for House • League most players stay in • either front row or back row • When in back row – can’t • Spike or Block Vienna Youth Volleyball

3. 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 Vienna Youth Volleyball

4. 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 Vienna Youth Volleyball

5. 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” Vienna Youth Volleyball

7. Drill Chart Legend C= Coach X = General player P = Passer H = Hitter S = Setter B = Blocker V = Server D = Defender/Digger R = Shagger/Retriever T= Tosser A/B/C/D = To identify players in non-tactical drills = Movement of Players = Movement of Ball = Ball cart

8. Ball Movement 3 Person Serve Receive Drill Player Movement • 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, C S P P P P P P P P

9. 3 Passing Triangles w/ Net Drill (PTN) T P • 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. P S S S P T T Ball Movement Player Movement

10. Inside Outside Drill R=Shagger T=Tosser S=Setter P=Passer =Cart • 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 Path of Player Path of Ball T S1 S2 T R R P1 P2 P P

11. 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 Platform Passing Drill(Player Initiated) B T S P Ball Movement Player Movement