Dearing - Volleyball fundamentals

VOLLEYBALL

Fundamentals

Second Edition

Joel Dearing

Springfield College

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Names: Dearing, Joel, author.

Title: Volleyball fundamentals / Joel Dearing, Springfield College.

Description: Second Edition. | Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, [2018] |

Series: Sports Fundamentals Series

Identifiers: LCCN 2018019651 (print) | LCCN 2018019991 (ebook) | ISBN 9781492567301 (ebook) | ISBN 9781492567295 (print)

Subjects: LCSH: Volleyball.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

would like to thank my Human Kinetics team for getting this second edition to the finish line. This very impressive group of professionals includes Diana Vincer, Cynthia McEntire, Karla Walsh, Amy Rose, Coree Clark, and Jason Allen. With my 40 seasons of coaching and more than 30 years of running summer camps, conducting clinics, and working with the USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program as an instructor, it is impossible to give ample credit for what I know about coaching and teaching volleyball. I want to acknowledge all with whom I shared these experiencesexperiences I am now passing on in this book. I was blessed to coach hundreds of wonderful young women and men and work with many talented and dedicated assistant coaches in four different decades. I learned so much from those experiences, and I am particularly proud of so many of you for entering the coaching ranks. Thanks to three longtime assistant coaches and cherished friends, Marcus Jannitto, Kevin Lynch, and Lev Milman, for the countless lessons I learned from you as well as another very special colleague and friend from the Emerald Isle, Mary Lalor. I was very fortunate to have coaches Moira Long, Aylene Ilkson, and Chelsea Barnicle, along with veteran official Wade Dubois, to bounce questions off during the many months spent completing this project. Thanks to each of you, along with all my Springfield College athletic administrators and coaching comradesyou are a special group. I need to acknowledge my parents, Dave and Doris Dearing, for providing so many opportunities for me that allowed me to live my dream of being called Coach. Most importantly, a word to my family: Thank you, Erin Leigh, Kevin, and Ryan for the many, many ways you have supported and shared in my career. My final acknowledgment, to the love of my life, finds me searching for words to adequately express my gratitude. So I will leave you, Diane, with something special that we discovered long ago to share with each other frequently J R I L Y.

Introduction

earning the fundamentals of volleyball can be great fun. Volleyball is a unique and exciting game that requires solid teamwork and consistent individual execution. Unlike many other team sports, players rotate to different positions on the court, so all players must be prepared to play a variety of roles on the team. At elite levels players may specialize, but beginners and recreational players should learn the basics of all positions.

Before we cover the fundamental skills of volleyball, lets get you started with the rules of the game and some features.

Court and Equipment

The volleyball court is 18 meters from endline to endline and 9 meters from sideline to sideline (). The centerline (below the net) divides the court in half. Each teams attack line is three meters from the centerline. A back-row player must stay behind the attack line when jumping to contact a ball that is above the height of the net. Players may initiate the serve from anywhere along the endline.

The volleyball court.

For womens volleyball, the net is 2.24 meters (7 feet, 4-1/8 inches) high; for mens volleyball, the net is 2.43 meters (7 feet, 11-5/8 inches) high. The net should be strung tightly to avoid any sagging and to allow a ball driven into the net to rebound cleanly instead of dropping straight to the floor.

Antennae are connected to the volleyball net just above the sidelines (). The volleyball must always pass over the net and between the antennae on a serve and throughout a rally. Safety rules require that the poles and the referee stand must be padded.

Most beginning volleyball players think of each side of the court as two zones: front row and back row. Help your players discover right from the start that there are six zones (): right back (zone 1), right front (zone 2), middle front (zone 3), left front (zone 4), left back (zone 5), and middle back (zone 6).

What do you need to play? Begin with volleyball shoes, knee pads, and a volleyball. Choose an indoor or outdoor court. Talk to a local volleyball coach for sound advice on what type of ball to purchase.

The proper uniform includes matching T-shirts and shorts, appropriate volleyball shoes, and knee pads. If you are starting a new team, you will need to purchase T-shirts with numbers on the front and back; then select team shorts. The color and brand should be ), who are required to wear a shirt of a contrasting color.

The volleyball net with padded poles and referee stand.