1. Decide where you want to be a. National Championship / State Championship finals b. Final Four c. Region/ League champion

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1 VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE PLANNING & ORGANIZATION Sizzlin Summer Volleyball Coaches Clinic at Columbia, South Carolina Friday, June 5, 2015 Columbia, South Carolina Presented by Alfred Tualagi & AJZF Volleyball Staff Professional Indoor Men s & Women s Volleyball Athletes & Collegiate National Champions and All Americans I. Plan Backwards A. Start with the goal, then plan backwards 1. Decide where you want to be a. National Championship / State Championship finals b. Final Four c. Region/ League champion 2. Set goals a. Determine the amount of time you have b. Clear action plan with a timeline and consequences c. Make adjustments where necessary d. Reward action and little accomplishments B. Develop written and detailed plans 1. Master Schedule a. Overall Big Picture Season Calendar b. Assists with annual program development c. Detailed 12-month reference guide d. Practice and training plans formed from MS 2. Quarterly Plan a. Late-season (Winter): November December January b. Off-season (Spring): February March April c. Pre-season (Summer): May June July d. Early Mid-Season: August September October 3. Monthly Plan a. Designed from Quarterly Plan b. Specific training focus c. Determine how many weeks to plan accordingly d. Coordinate gym availability 4. Weekly Plan a. Prepared by reviewing Quarterly Plan b. Specific training focus depending on previous week accomplishments c. Review goals, adjust and set new goals along the way d. Players required to bring in short story, poem or motivational quote Page 1 of 6

2 5. Daily Plan a. Prepared by reviewing Weekly Plan b. Set Goal of the Week c. Daily Thought of the Day require players to know exact quote d. Daily action steps to accomplish goals e. Emphasis of the Day focus on three items II. Annual Training Cycle A. Pre-Season 1. Before matches are played 2. No competition 3. More individual skills in the beginning B. Assessments 1. more experienced players need more teamwork 2. review, go into fundamentals 3. longer practice sessions in the beginning of the year C. Practice/Training Frequency 1. 3 DAYS 1 day off 3 DAYS 1 day off 2. Push through three-day segments 3. Two-a-days: no more than 6 hours a day 4. Unrealistic to get more out from players (promote injury through over training) III. Regular Season A. Four days during the week a. 2 practice days b. 2 match days B. Some ways to practice a. Saturday: PLAY b. Sunday: PLAY c. Monday: OFF d. Tuesday Friday: PRACTICE i. Tuesday and Wednesday are physically the hardest: overload jumping and defense ii. Thursday: less jumping and defensive pursuits e. Saturday: PLAY f. Sunday: OFF g. Monday: Individual Skills, etc. * monitor the amount of jumping done IV. Dividing the Season 4 Segments: 1. Pre-Season Individual skills, foundations work (program-wide) 2. Early-term Individual skills/basic team skills 3. Mid-term Advanced basic skills/advanced team skills 4. National Tournament play MAJOR COMPETITION Page 2 of 6

3 SCHEDULE and PERFORMANCE COMMITMENT: BEST TEAM in June/July NOT in January/February V. Off Season A. Primary goal is to improve skills and gain experience 1. 80% individual skills development 2. Important time to gain experience 3. Players may get worse before getting better PLAYERS MUST BE IN SHAPE WHEN SEASON BEGINS Higher level of competition be able to endure physical demands of training VI. The Big Picture A. Daily inventory of personnel and facilities 1. Are there any conflicts? 2. How many players will be at practice? 3. How many at each position? 4. Any limits physically to what they must do? (i.e. no overhead skills) 5. Any late or leaving early? 6. How many coaches, managers, assistant coaches available? 7. How many courts and nets available? **push for 2 nets minimum in practice facilities VII. Developing the Practice Plan A. Start Writing * As writing occurs (make notes along right margin of paper), have the groups written or select the groups at practice based on turn out. ** Start players in drills where they would play in the game (i.e. setter at RBk for defensive digging drills). 1. Develop a list of tasks. 2. From there, plug into practice (prioritize); pick what is most important. 3. Select Drills that are appropriate to the focus of your practice session. 4. Develop a time frame. B. Flow of Practice 1. Warm Up a minutes b. Includes ball handling and stretching c. Goal is to be warm and break a sweat 2. Ball Handling a. Ball control combined with prescribed footwork patterns b. Goal is to develop team rhythm Page 3 of 6

4 Flow of Practice, continued 3. Individual Skills a. Small group skills b. Groups are position specific 4. Team Drills/ Skills a. Almost always do a minute scrimmage depending on time of year b. Groups are position specific 5. Cool Down (most important) a. Small group skills b. Groups are position specific 6. Noteworthy a. Typically not going to do all drills b. Focus of the day may be: SIDE OUT day or BLOCK TRANSITION day c. List players by jersey number or first name, etc. when placing into small groups/position specific drills VIII. Evaluation 1. Purpose: Help to plan better practices a. Always evaluate how practice was physically. b. Get an idea from players. c. Careful not to overwork players d. How challenging was it MENTALLY? (Fast-paced practices works on mental focus) e. What drills are working particularly well? (Feel free to change) f. What would I do to change it to be more challenging, fast-paced? g. What have I learned from my team at this practice? h. How often do we use the same drills in practice?.a LOT. Add one item which changes the focus a little. Go back to the same drill so the team sees its progress. i. What do you want to accomplish? EX: 75 digs in 5 minutes can measure progress * Sometimes will have to omit a drill or do it later. Make adjustments as necessary IX. Weight Training 1. During the season, it becomes a maintenance program 2. 2x a week during the season minutes in length Volleyball Coach perspective: Weights AFTER practice Strength Training perspective: Weights BEFORE practice Page 4 of 6

5 X. Skill Development 1. Train 3 skills in 1 day 2. 3 skills on another day 3. Scrimmage work on all skills Warm Up Drills I. Warm up with ball II. Achieve contact and movement with ball III. I DO NOT recommend hitting, defense for gradual warm-ups GOAL: Gradual warm up and ball handling Forearm/Overhead I. Partners 2s A. Find a Line a. Step to Right b. Step to Left c. 2 Steps Back } ball set the same distance apart, same height d. 2 Steps Forward } e. both people move Short-Deep B. Overhead a. Repeat a-e b. Set-set-set-back set c. Set-set-set- turn 180-degrees and front set d. Merry go round IV. Group 3s A. Forearm Shuttles ball drops, start over / 3-4 per group, no more than 4 B. Conditioning drill: group of 5-6 sprint to end line, touch V. Group 4s A. Triangle Pass/Set (follow the ball) B. Triangle Pass over the net (stay on one side), use 2 balls C. Same with Approach Page 5 of 6

6 VI. Small Group Stations * Groups of 3-4 * On time schedule A. Pass B. Set C. Approaches D. Block FW and Jumps ROTATE EVERY 3 minutes (12-minute warm up) DO NOT HAVE PLAYERS GO TO CONSECUTIVE JUMP STATIONS E. Team or Large Group a. Star Pass Drill (or Setting) b. Communication with 2 people per side c. Partner s name you are playing the ball to d. Area of court plus person s name; 2 contacts per side e. Communicate with 3 people per side (P-S-S) f. Circle Free Ball Team or Large Group a. No Ball 6 VS 6 b. Tip ONLY 6 VS 6 c. Around the World: P-S-H No Block Setters Hit Q&A Closure F. Pre Match Warm Ups i. Maximum number of contacts ii. Game-like iii. Ball Entry: P-S-H Free ball/down ball Page 6 of 6

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