2014 High Performance Athlete Evaluation

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1 Evaluation for: EFRAIN SHARKEY 2014 High Performance Program: BYA3 Vernon Hills Position: MIDDLE BLOCKER Head Coach: Mark Lau Thank you for participating in a 2014 USA Volleyball High Performance Program. As you review your evaluation, please keep in mind the purpose and objective of the evaluations. This is a feedback tool illustrating your current level of performance and gives you recommendations for areas of focus for improvement to take your game to the next level. Coaches are charged with scoring players openly and honestly in an effort to give athletes the tools necessary to improve. The goal of USA Volleyball High Performance is to identify and train future Olympic prospects. The common objective between you and USA Volleyball is your overall improvement. Evaluations are based on comparisons with other participants in the program in which you participated. Please note that the skills listed are broken down by the particular USA Volleyball cues used in camp. Please use this as a guideline for what you should personally work on as this is essentially a reminder of what was taught in your program. Below you will find a listing of each skill performed during the camp and your comparative score. The scale is as follows: 5 Excellent 4 Very Good 3 Good 2 Adequate 1 Needs Training Thank you for your participation in USA Volleyball s 2014 High Performance Programs. Athletes like yourself help make USA Volleyball a success.

2 ATTACKING Overall Score: 5 Skill Emphasis 4 STEP APPROACH LITTLE TO BIG / SLOW TO FAST Attacking Comments Call your set and be available to attack on every play. Watch the ball as it leaves the passer's platform to time your approach on quick sets. Great at taking aggressive swings, but work on mixing in off speed shots and tips. BOTH ARMS UP, HITTING ELBOW UP, SHOULDER BACK LOAD AND UNLOAD BODY TORQUE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER SWING

3 SERVING Overall Score: 4+ Skill Emphasis JUMP SPIN 4 STEP APPROACH JUMP SPIN HIGH TOSS WITH HITTING HAND AFTER 1ST STEP JUMP FLOAT 4 STEP APPROACH Serving Comments Contact your jump top spin serve at the top of your reach in front your body every time. Work on consistency. Give yourself lots of repetitions with your footwork on your jump float serve. Keep your toss in front of you by tossing to where you will be on your jump top spin. Your serve can be a great tool, making that much more valuable to any team. JUMP FLOAT TOSS TO RIGHT SHOULDER AFTER 2ND STEP FLOAT/JUMP HITTING ARM UP AND BACK QUICKLY FLOAT/JUMP SOLID HAND THROUGH CENTER OF BALL

4 DEFENSE Overall Score: 3+ Skill Emphasis READY POSITION GOOD POSTURE, SQUARE TO BALL, BALANCED, WEIGHT FORWARD Defense Comments Remember "2 1" change the angle of your platform to dig high and off the net. Work to be stopped at point of hitter's contact. Make digging balls in front of you a priority. Dig all the Easy Ones! Everything after that is just a bonus. PLATFORM ANGLED UP DIG 20' HIGH AND 10' OFF MOVEMENT FACE BALL, DROP STEP STEP DEFENSIVE EFFORT FLOOR SKILLS

5 BLOCKING Overall Score: 4+ Skill Emphasis BALL SETTER BALL HITTER EYE SEQUENCING Blocking Comments improve blocking footwork, watch hitter as they approach to see where they may hit too eye sequence! You have the potential to be an amazing blocker, work on communication and making reads remember, ball, setter, ball, hitter! 3 AND 5 STEP BLOCKING FOOTWORK ARMS STRAIGHT UP AND STRAIGHT OVER BLOCK WHERE YOU WANT THE BALL TO GO SWING BLOCK HANDS IN FRONT OF SHOULDERS BEFORE EXTENDING

6 COGNITIVE Score Emphasis 4+ COURT SENSE/VOLLEYBALL IQ 5 COACHABILITY Cognitive Comments You are a really great competitor way to get after it! A great player to coach would love an entire team of you. Focus on being more of a leader by communicating before, during, and after rallies. 4+ ATTEMPTS TO EXECUTE 5 COMPETITIVENESS 4+ OVERALL COMMUNICATION 4+ LEADERSHIP 5 TEAM PLAYER

7 PHYSIOLOGY Score Emphasis 5 OVERALL CONDITIONING 4 UPPER BODY STRENGTH Physiology Comments You have a good athletic frame upon which to develop; keep working hard! A strong core is key to every skill in volleyball focus on consistent core work daily. 4+ LOWER BODY STRENGTH 5 COURT SPEED

8 MIDDLE BLOCKER Score Position Emphasis 5 QUICK ATTACK TIMING 5 ABILITY TO HIT QUICK ATTACK ABILITY TO HIT HIGH BALL 4 TRANSITION TO HIT 4+ AVAILABLE TO HIT EVERY BALL/GOING IN EVERY PLAY 3 OUT OF SYSTEM SETTING 4+ BLOCKING TRANSITION Position Comments Keep your hips open to the setter, then close them hard in your twisting motion to generate more power and give you greater range.

9 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM ASSISTANT COACH Mark Lau: You have wonderful drive and passion for the game. You use your length well. Keep focusing on jumping from 5' to allow room to hit both angles and cut around the block. Continue to work on eye sequencing to pick up on all the attackers and get a read on where the ball may be set before it even is.

2014 High Performance Athlete Evaluation

2014 High Performance Athlete Evaluation Evaluation for: AUSTIN MATAUTIA 2014 High Performance Program: BYA1 White Position: OUTSIDE HITTER Head Coach: COLIN MCMILLAN Thank you for participating in a 2014 USA Volleyball High Performance Program.