We are stealing from one of my former students, Will Robbins. Will provides you his credentials at the start of the video. Will's sister played for me in middle school and went on to play college volleyball. His mom coached out at Pioneer before his uncle, the current Pioneer coach took over. Will is doing a great job with Empowered Volleyball in Ft. Wayne. We are going to use this video clip as he is teaching much of what we use in blocking, transitioning, and hitting out of the middle. Detail after the 'Read More" break.
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As the safety of the participants is our highest priority, AAU Volleyball will follow the recommendations of the CDC, state, county and local authorities as well as implementing several additional precautionary measures. It has been too long since I have posted our second cue to forearm passing. Been caught up to video review, workouts, and webinars/zooms/clips.
Hands and wrist together was Cue 1 from April 9. Today is Straight and Simple. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHYshVn2EcM I have failed to effectively teach this concept of sight. We talk the talk (literally) but need to walk the walk better. We speak about sequencing a play better. Players hear us talking about "Ball - Setter - Ball - Hitter". I have been trying for a couple of years to pick apart what it is that we want to see when we look at the "ball", the "setter", the "ball" again, and then the "hitter". More importantly, not only talk about it, which we have done for years, but how to train it. Also in club, we fight that fact that time is so limited.
This zoom talks about both the what to look for but the how to teach it. Brilliant! However, we run into a couple of issues involved with this zoom. First, it is long at just a couple of minutes past an hour. That alone is daunting unless a player is totally dedicated to improving themselves. Second, we have a number of incoming freshmen that this will be not only sort of new but maybe brand new. Watching this video for them might be likened to jumping straight away into the deep end of a swimming pool instead of being in the shallow end and learning how to survive the deep end. Three, we have players at different ends of the spectrum of how well they "see" the game. We have a number of players who because of their youth or not concentrating on the details, have little to no knowledge about what to look for or how to look for it. Meanwhile, girls like Paige Jones, at Carroll, have played and watched and paid attention to the details regarding volleyball for hundreds of hours. Paige is pretty good at this. To that end, behind the "read more break" are a number of highlights allowing for a player to spend minimum time and still benefit from this video. The best way of learning from this video is to open the video on a computer and follow along on a second screen, be it a computer or phone. The time marks are for how much time is left on the video of the zoom meeting. Enjoy the interaction with Coach Dunning (Stanford U.) and his players. https://www.facebook.com/artofcoachingvb/videos/225362508728844/?v=225362508728844 WARM UP x 1
5 min ISU 3:30-5 min Run CARDIO & LEGS x 2 Do Not Stop! 45 sec Jumping Jacks 1 min Lunges 30 sec Squat Jumps 3 min Shuffle Runs 30 sec Rest ABS & ARMS x 3 1 min Plank 15 sec Side Plank on each side 10 Push Ups 2 Negative Push Ups 20 Sit Ups 10 Tricep Drivers 30 sec Flutter Kicks 10 High Plank Single Arm Holds COOL DOWN x 1 10 Turkish Get Ups (5 on each side) 10 Clamshells on each side 10 Donkey Kicks on each side 10 Fire Hydrants on each side 30 sec Child’s Pose A few notes: The Warm Up and Cardio & Legs are meant to be done outside. The weather should be warming up some in the coming week, so be sure to check the forecast before planning your workout schedule. Your “run” should be paced just a little faster than a jog, just enough to push you. The time range for the run is to allow you to determine how far you want to push yourself. Maybe you start at 3:30 and by the end of the week, you're at 5 minutes. If you do not know what a squat jump is, or need a refresher, the following is an informative instructional video that explains it. https://youtu.be/U4s4mEQ5VqU What I mean by “shuffle runs” is when we start at the sideline, shuffle out a few times, flip hips and run to the line, just to touch it and repeat. This means that you’ll want to mark out a distance of 30 feet (about 10 long paces) for reference. The negative push ups, tricep drivers, high plank single arm holds, and child’s pose are the same movements from last week. The only difference is, on the negative push ups, instead of lifting your hands and squeezing your shoulders, when you get to the bottom, immediately push yourself back up, do not rest. If you do not know what flutter kicks are, or need a refresher, the following is an informative instructional video that explains it. It doesn’t really matter which direction you go; I prefer vertical, but maybe you want to switch it up throughout the week. https://youtu.be/eEG9uXjx4vQ The clamshells, donkey kicks, and fire hydrants come from the set of Herbies we usually do at the end of stretches. If you have a band at home and want to use that, go ahead, and if not, don’t worry about it. If you want a refresher: clamshells - https://youtu.be/O2KPabIoPPk ; donkey kicks - https://youtu.be/SJ1Xuz9D-ZQ ; fire hydrants - https://youtu.be/n4iSkwX8GuI This is a pretty nice nearly 1/2 hour video of various progressions for developing an arm swing.
Coach Stone was at The Ohio State University for nearly 30 years. He retired and moved to Colorado. He became involved with Front Fine Volleyball Club for a couple of years. He was then named the Youth National Team Head Coach for USAV. He remains very active with developmental work with USAV and recently has become involved with the Art of Coaching Volleyball, a business started by Russ Rose of Penn State University, John Dunning of Stanford University prior to his retirement, and Terry Liskevych, recently of Oregon State University and 11 years as the Head USA National Team coach. https://www.google.com/search?q=Jim+Stone+Talks+Developing+Proper+Volleyball+Armswing+Mechanics&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS784US784&oq=Jim+Stone+Talks+Developing+Proper+Volleyball+Armswing+Mechanics&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.1521j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Time marks for the start of various progressions are behind the "read more break". If you are involved with coaching a CIViC team, this is good stuff. If you are a player, some of the early stuff can be done at home while we are in isolation. Players, you might not be so interested in the 1st three minutes. Coaches, those 1st three minutes provide some good background information. We take a small break from NCAA DI volleyball to watch GMS being used at the National Team level. Once you have clicked on the link or cut and pasted it, we scroll down just a touch to "USA vrs. Turkey Full Match". We will start the first of the two plays that we will watching at the 2:57 mark on the video. I recommend you go to the tool icon and set the film speed at half or even a quarter of regular film speed.
https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/volleyball-and-beach-volleyball-match-replays--?id=90725 2:57 USA is serving to Turkey's swing hitter. They serve a bit short and to the right. We try to serve swing hitters in zone five the exact same way. It complicates everything she is trying to do as a hitter. 2:57-2:59 We continuing watching Turkey's swing hitter in transition. She uses one of the three footwork patterns that we teach (I should stress this a heck of a lot more to be honest) to the Carroll kids and our older hitters to transition from passing to hitting. (The three patterns are all odd stepped transitions: one shuffle with a 4 step attack, three step shuffle and 4 step attack, and five step shuffle with 4 step attack.) In this case, she shuffles once with her outside foot, flips her hip and her inside step is actually the 1st step in her 4 step approach (L - R/L, R/L). Late 2:59-3:00 Setters, Turkey's setter does a really nice job with her spin set to the middle hitter. Feet finish past the pole with solid extension at the finish of the set. 3:00 Pin hitters, look at the arm swings behind each outside hitter between step two and three/four. Turkey's middle hitter went too fast, too deep, or both as the set is on her right shoulder and not in front. The result is the middle hitter is unable to drive the ball as hard as possible. Pause for a great view of the ball above the shoulder. Late 3:00-3:01 USA's defense is pretty good for an attack that took place near the C/D slot. In an ideal world, we would like that off blocker in a little closer to the 10' line, but she was very mindful of Turkey's Opposite Hitter in front of her. Also, at CIViC, we would ask that right side DS to have moved forward to the 10' behind the double block. That is a difference between high school defense and national team. Tips are so much more frequent at our level. 3:02 USA's Left Side Hitter works hard to get outside and make herself available as a hitter. She does not have time to get deep enough to use a 4-step approach. This will be a 3-step. Notice that her 1 step on her left foot is timed to setter contact. It is still the left foot, but it is 1st step not second as she is using a three step approach and not 4-step. Nice spin set by USA setter consider the effort to work around the middle hitter. She will also finish with her feet rotated way beyond the pole and stable hands on contact. 3:03 Pin hitters, the torque developed by this LSH is dramatic. She is fully open (with her chest & shoulders) to the setter as she jumps. She slams the door shut (rotating her right shoulder and right hip) in the air landing facing the net. Indiana State University Movement Drill is traced back to going to visit an acquaintance who was an assistant coach at ISU. The first thing they did were volleyball movements without a ball. When I first saw the girls doing these, I laughed to myself and thought it a waste of time. After talking to the coaches, the players and some reflection, I decided this made a world of sense. We have called it ISU Movement. What a great thing to have in our toolbox that we can do at home.
When we are working in ISU, players should be working on two step, R/L, (this needs to be practiced as an approach and in Puerto Rico), three step, L/R/L and four step, R/L/R/L, approaches plus slides, L/R/L. https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/practicing-a-2-step-approach-can-help-your-hitting/?inf_contact_key=54733c7970714e900265e3a7832477914dfbc39d7283b2cb89d5189540b69330 The U. of Nebraska is a bowling powerhouse. I found some interesting similarities between Nebraska's bowling program and Carroll's volleyball program. One common thread is to keep it simple while another is repeat, repeat, and repeat some more. Here is the link to the whole story. I also posted a paragraph from the story that summarizes what we try to do with CIViC
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/sports/nebraska-bowling-lady-cornhuskers.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fsports&action=click&contentCollection=sports®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront "Some are unwilling to subject themselves to Straub’s approach to player development, with an emphasis on fundamentals (the underline is Coach Crum's addition) so rigorous that its detractors call it Clonehusking." Nike Training Club
I would like you to load a free app on your phone. Please be sure it is okay with your parents before you go adding an app. We are going to use the Nike Training Club App. With social isolation, Nike has made it a totally free site. If you need some background information, the website is https://www.nike.com/ntc-app. Thanks to Grace Filbrun, a Carroll graduate who is setting at DePauw University, for making me aware of this program. The DePauw Volleyball team is using this a lot. A warning that this site must be super popular. It can be hard to access in the middle of the day. Once you have the icon for the app on your phone or Ipad, click on it. You will register with Nike if you are not already registered. I must have purchased something Nike in the past and registered it as they had me in their system. You will then be asked a couple of general wellness questions the first time you open the app. Fill in any answer you wish. Scroll over to "Browse" and click on it. Scroll down to "Workout Type". Scroll down and click on "Trainer Led Classes Premium". Now, scroll down a bit (21 workout windows) to "21 min Premium Quick Core & Glutes Intermediate - No Equipment - Str..." There you go. The next time you open the steps are much easier to follow. It opens up to a slightly different window. Scroll down a smidgen. It says "Perfect for Home". The windows below it say "Premium". You are aiming for the 2nd window or frame. It says, "Quick Core & Glutes 21 min, Intermediate". Click on it. It opens to a window that says, "Premium Quick Core & Glutes With Kristy Godso. "21 min, Beginner to Intermediate Core Strength, Hip Stabiltiy, Mobility None Class Format". Then there is description behind the "Start Workout" button and the music icon button. Click on the "Start Workout" button and away you go. |
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