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
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
49:45-48:24 In this time frame, they discuss the player balancing the need to being calmed and balanced while "adjusting correctly in the correct direction". In club and especially at Carroll, we talk a lot about with adjusting correctly, no false steps, and being calm in executing a skill
46:13-45:52 During this 21 second clip, Morgan Hentz, a three time national champion winner at Stanford, talks about digging high and to the middle. We teach and people should hear us teaching 10'x20' as being outstanding! Guess what? That is digging high and to the middle of the court.
40:32 Coach and the girls talk about when they started to "see". Morgan replies at 39:14. Cassidy finishes at 38:29.
26:08 This is just a couple of seconds of film where the libero digs a setter attack. Her footwork is what we teach. Her first step is with the outside foot. She then has to take a knee to get her hips under the ball, which is what we want passing in defense.
23:10-23:03 Coach is talking about the attributes that allowed Morgan to be a three time National Champion, All-American and All-Conference. The one that is highlighted in these 7 seconds concerns moving to "where the action is." When we are doing ISU Movement, we want to train no false steps, no unnecessary steps, hops or hiccups. Move to the action. Do not stay in place or step away from the action
Defense "Seeing" Drills
18:02 Side by Side Pepper
17:06 Hi-Lo Tip Drill
15:56 Hi-Lo Tip Drill with Cut
(15:12-14:17 In these 55 seconds, Morgan speaks of physical clues that she recognizes.)
13:35 Line of Approach
12:40-12:30 Coach Dunning talks about sequencing at attack.
1.) Look for the line of the approach.
2.) How/where they will contact the ball.
3.) What the arm and hand do on attack.
We are teaching follow the feet and then read the the arm swing. Pretty much the same as he does.
Serve Receive "Seeing" Drills
7:45 Short Mine Deep
7:00 Short Mine Deep with a partner
5:30 Imaginary Volleyball This works in with our ISU Movement component.
4:20-3:30 These 50 seconds involve pre-serve communications. They identify the serve being cross-line, (our responsibilites), and then call the deep or short.
General Notes from Coach Dunning
In Serve Receive: Establish your feet, platform, posture, and see. My gosh. Exactly like us. Feet to the server with the right foot every so slightly ahead. Hand and wrist together with the hands out front over our toes. Shoulders back with a slight bend at the hips. See the direction of the approach, how hard they jump, and where does the hand finish.
In Defending an Attack: Transition from base upon seeing the direction of the attack. Who is attacking? Look at the arm swing. Be mindful of the block.
Lateral movement/reading is easy to learn.
The depth of movement is much harder to learn. This can only be leaned by doing (similar to force management).
Too many setters fail to look at their passers and specifically the passer's platform and its angle.
46:13-45:52 During this 21 second clip, Morgan Hentz, a three time national champion winner at Stanford, talks about digging high and to the middle. We teach and people should hear us teaching 10'x20' as being outstanding! Guess what? That is digging high and to the middle of the court.
40:32 Coach and the girls talk about when they started to "see". Morgan replies at 39:14. Cassidy finishes at 38:29.
26:08 This is just a couple of seconds of film where the libero digs a setter attack. Her footwork is what we teach. Her first step is with the outside foot. She then has to take a knee to get her hips under the ball, which is what we want passing in defense.
23:10-23:03 Coach is talking about the attributes that allowed Morgan to be a three time National Champion, All-American and All-Conference. The one that is highlighted in these 7 seconds concerns moving to "where the action is." When we are doing ISU Movement, we want to train no false steps, no unnecessary steps, hops or hiccups. Move to the action. Do not stay in place or step away from the action
Defense "Seeing" Drills
18:02 Side by Side Pepper
17:06 Hi-Lo Tip Drill
15:56 Hi-Lo Tip Drill with Cut
(15:12-14:17 In these 55 seconds, Morgan speaks of physical clues that she recognizes.)
13:35 Line of Approach
12:40-12:30 Coach Dunning talks about sequencing at attack.
1.) Look for the line of the approach.
2.) How/where they will contact the ball.
3.) What the arm and hand do on attack.
We are teaching follow the feet and then read the the arm swing. Pretty much the same as he does.
Serve Receive "Seeing" Drills
7:45 Short Mine Deep
7:00 Short Mine Deep with a partner
5:30 Imaginary Volleyball This works in with our ISU Movement component.
4:20-3:30 These 50 seconds involve pre-serve communications. They identify the serve being cross-line, (our responsibilites), and then call the deep or short.
General Notes from Coach Dunning
In Serve Receive: Establish your feet, platform, posture, and see. My gosh. Exactly like us. Feet to the server with the right foot every so slightly ahead. Hand and wrist together with the hands out front over our toes. Shoulders back with a slight bend at the hips. See the direction of the approach, how hard they jump, and where does the hand finish.
In Defending an Attack: Transition from base upon seeing the direction of the attack. Who is attacking? Look at the arm swing. Be mindful of the block.
Lateral movement/reading is easy to learn.
The depth of movement is much harder to learn. This can only be leaned by doing (similar to force management).
Too many setters fail to look at their passers and specifically the passer's platform and its angle.
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