What strategies do we cover?

1. What strategies do we cover? • No specialised roles • Strategy where players play all the positions (no specialists) 2. Specialised setters strategy • From position 3 • From position 2 • 1 penetrating setter

2. The 4 phases in a specialist setter strategy rally • Serve • Serve reception • Defence • Attack and cover Spikers and setters have roles in each of these phases- what are they?

3. DESCRIBING STRATEGY • DISCUSS THE 4 PHASES • USE PRINCIPLES OF PLAY • USE DIAGRAMS • DESCRIBE YOUR ROLE WITHIN THESE IF ASKED • BE CLEAR/STRUCTURE (USE NUMBERS) Q. What is the difference between specialist setter strategy and no specialised roles?

4. DIAGRAM FOR SS INTO 3 KEY: • SERVER • LEFT HANDED HITTER • SPECIALIST SETTER • RIGHT HANDED HITTER 4 3 2 1

5. PLAYER STRENGTHS REQUIRED TO APPLY SPECIALIST SETTERS STRATEGY • SETTER • MENTAL-CONCENTRATION,DECISION-MAKING • PHYSICAL-AGILE,MUSCULAR ENDURANCE • TECHNICAL-SETTING RANGE,ACCURACY 2.SPIKER • MENTAL-CONFIDENCE,DECISION-MAKING • PHYSICAL-TALL,POWERFUL • TECHNICAL-RANGE,ACCURACY,CONSISTENCY Q. Why is it important to consider the demands of performance before selecting a strategy? THESE ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS YOU MAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CHOOSING THIS STRATEGY

6. Setter Roles into position 3 • Serve : (GETS BLOCK READY) 1- set block at net-setter in middle 2- perform switch to get into pos. 3 • Serve reception: (KEEPS TEAM IN ROTATION) 1- hide at net during serve ready for set 2- get wide of spiker at net to avoid rotational fault and then switch quickly into 3 on serve Task : what principles of play are being used at each phase?

7. Setter roles into position 3 Off!! • Defence: (ORGANISER) 1.Join block with wide blocker for 2-man block 2.Communicate to others if no block required 3.Support and link with receivers against deep serve (mobility) • Attack and cover (CREATOR) • Provide a range of sets to create tempo • Disguise sets to provide variety and creativity • Shouts for “cover” from team • Crouches and supports spiker to cover What principles of play are being used here?

8. SPIKER ROLES IN POS 3 STRATEGY • Serve • Serve to weak player to provide time for switch • Stand at net ready to create block • Switch with setter to get into position 2. Serve reception • Link with receivers in arc –”face in” • Hips to target • Come into reception position (switch) if rotated into pos.3- inside setter

9. SPIKER ROLES IN POS 3 STRATEGY • Defence • Set block as outside blocker • Provide court defence when spike is hit from opposite side to you • Cover tip when in position 1 • Attack and cover • Play range of attacks • Provide disguise in attack

10. STRATEGIES -METHODS OF ANALYSIS • TEAM MATCH ANALYSIS SHEET (skills sheet) • THIS TELLS IF THE TEAMS SKILL IS BREAKING DOWN AT A PARTICULAR PHASE (EG LOSING POINTS AT THE BLOCK OR SERVE RECEPTION) • TEAM MATCH ANALYSIS SHEET 2(ROLES) • THIS CONFIRMS IF PLAYERS ARE DOING THEIR JOB IS THIS INITIAL OR FOCUSED DATA?

11. ROLES TEAM MATCH ANALYSIS SHEET • EG1 SERVING • ROLE 1-THREE PLAYERS AT NET HANDS UP • ROLE 2-SETTER SWITCHES QUICKLY INTO POSITION 3 • EG2 DEFENCE • 2 BLOCKERS & 2 IN BACK COURT • SETTER IN MIDDLE BLOCK POSITION • SETTER COMMUNICATES • WE CAN NOW IDENTIFY IF THE CAUSE IS SKILL OR NOT DOING OUR JOB Q. INITIAL OR FOCUSED?

12. FOCUSED METHOD OF ANALYSIS • INDIVIDUAL PHASE SHEET (WHAT DOES IT DO?) LOOKS AT 1 PHASE WHICH IS WEAKEST FROM TEAM SKILLS SHEET AND PROVIDES DETAIL ON STATS AND INDIVIDUALS) • EXTERNAL FEEDBACK FROM COACH WILL EXPLAIN HOW TEAM IS CARRYING OUT PHASE IN TERMS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND ADAPTIVENESS;ROLES AND PRINCIPLES OF PLAY

13. SPECIALIST SETTER FROM POSITION 3 ADVANTAGES • PLAYERS IN BEST POSITIONS • SETTER PLAYS ACCURATE AND RANGE OF SETS • CONSISTENT AND VARIED ATTACKS • BETTER DISGUISE • BETTER DECISION-MAKING • BLOCK MORE CONSISTENT WTH SETTER COMPLETING BLOCK ALWAYS • PLAY TO PHYSICAL AND TECHNICAL STRENGTHS • CONFIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF ROLE QDESCRIBE THE STRENGHTS A PERFORMER MUST HAVE TO APPLY THIS STRATEGY.(P,T&M)

14. GROUP AND TEAM PRINCIPLES • TEMPO/VARIETY/PACE • COMMUNICATION • WIDTH,DEPTH&MOBILITY • SUPPORT • LINKAGE,COVER&CO-OPERATION • DECEPTION/DISGUISE/CREATIVITY • PENETRATION • Repetition, variation and contrast

15. communication out mine reverse • Who says it and when? • Which is non-verbal? off 4 2 quick cover tip switch

16. TACTICAL OR DESIGN ELEMENTS(OR DECISIONS/ FACTORS WHEN CHOOSING STRATEGY) • TACTICAL ELEMENTS ARE ABOUT : • MAXIMISING PLAYER/TEAM STRENGTHS (qualiities) • EXPLOITING OPPONENT WEAKNESSES • ADAPTING TACTICS TO HIDE WEAKNESS EG1 SERVING TO A WEAK PLAYER EG2 PLAYING CONSTANTLY TO A TALL HITTER AGAINST A SMALL BLOCK EG3PLAYING TO A CREATIVE ATTACKER AGAINST A TALL BLOCK EG4 HIDING A WEAK RECEIVER QWHY ARE TACTICAL ELEMENTS IMPORTANT?

17. ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS • THIS IS THE VARIETY OF ROLES WHICH HAVE TO BE CARRIED OUT IN EACH OF THE SUB-STRATEGIES BY SETTERS AND SPIKERS • RELATIONSHIPS IS TO DO WITH THE BALANCE OF THE TEAM AND COMMUNICATION-RELATIONSHIPS CAN BE AFFECTED WHEN PLAYERS DO NOT CARRY OUT THEIR ROLE • INDIVIDUAL QUALITIES DICTATE STRATEGY CHOICE Q. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SETTER AND SPIKER DURING SERVE;RECEPTION;ATTACK AND DEFENCE?

18. PROBLEMS WITH S.S INTO 3 • SLOW SWITCH ON SERVE/TOO WIDE • SERVE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED • SLOW SWITCH IN SERVE RECEPTION • SERVE PLAYED TO SWITCHING PLAYERS • ROTATIONAL FAULT • SERVE TO WEAK PLAYER • SMALL ATTACKER • POOR BLOCK /SMALL BLOCK • POOR ATTACK COVER • PREDICTABLE ATTACK

19. ADAPTING STRATEGY(OPERATIONAL PHASE-CONTINGENCY PLAN) • SMALL BLOCKER/POOR BLOCK- GO TO 1 BLOCKER • SERVING TO WEAK PLAYER- HIDE PLAYER • SMALL ATTACKER- SET OFF NET;VARY ATTACK;PLAY OFF BLOCK • SLOW SWITCH DURING SERVE BRING PLAYERS AT NET CLOSER • ROTATIONAL FAULT DURING SERVE RECEPTION BRING SETTER OUT WIDER • SERVE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY SEVE TO WEAK PLAYER & HIDE SERVE q. Discuss the decisions you made to develop the strategy in the game

20. Adapting strategyThe best 5 to remember • Hide weak player • Hide setter more tightly at the net • Set from position 2 and half • Go to 1 penetrating setter • Go to 1 blocker Task: Describe why your team might have had to make these alterations and the impact this had on your ability to play specialist setters

21. CHANGING STRATEGY(OPERATIONAL PHASE-CONTINGENCY PLAN) • CHANGE TO NON-SPECIALISED • CHANGE TO SET FROM POSITION 2

22. DEVELOPING STRATEGY(THE BUILDING PHASE FOR THE LONG TERM) • HOW WOULD YOU DEVELOP IF THE PROBLEM WAS: • POOR BLOCK • POOR SERVE RECEPTION • WEAK SERVE • POOR ATTACK • POOR SWITCHING • POOR COVER ON ATTACK q. Discuss the decisions you took to develop the strategy in practice

23. 5 STAGES OF BUILDING PHASE • INDIVIDUAL • UNIT • TEAM • TEAM OUT OF SPECIALIST POSITION • TEAM CONTINGENCY PLAN

24. MONITORING PRACTICE SET GOALS AND REVIEW THE STATS • ISOLATE AND WORK ON WEAKNESS • HAVE ROUGH STATISTIC ON WEAK PHASE • SET TEAM ACCURACY GOAL • REALISTIC GOALS MUST BE LINKED TO ROUGH STAT IN WEAK PHASE • LOOK AT SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF STATISTICS • COMPARE TO PREVIOUS PERFORMANCE • COMPARE EFFECTS ON WHOLE PERFORMANCE OF STRATEGY • USE COACH OR EXPERT FEEDBACK OR ACCURACY PLOT SHEET MAKE IT MEASURABLE JUST LIKE MY TROUSERS

25. MONITORING THE GAME • ANALYSE AGAINST SIMILAR OPPONENT • COMPARE STATISTICS THROUGH GAME • MEASURE IMPROVEMENTS • DESCRIBE EFFECTS ON YOUR PERFORMANCE • LOOK AT WEAKNESS

26. MONITORING AND EVALUATING • COMPARE PERFORMANCE BEFORE AND AFTER BY LOOKING AT STATS AND EXAMPLES OF IMPROVED ACCURACY;RANGE;DECISION-MAKING WITHIN : • BLOCK • SERVE RECEPTION • ETC • DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS Specific examples in whole performance

27. Evaluating changes to strategy • live examples of possible improvements-