HANDBOOK COMPETITIVE VOLLEYBALL

COMPETITIVE VOLLEYBALL THE BOOK The primary focus of this book is to develop an all-around/universal athlete into a specialised athlete. This progression is discussed with references to setting, outside hitting, middle hitting, back-row hitting, serving, outside blocking, middle blocking, defence, coverage, and service reception and will be connected to related service reception, offensive, and defensive formations. Another major focus is to design and practise match systems. Strategies and counter-strategies in serving, service reception, offence, and defence will be dealt with. Special aspects of individual, group, and team tactics will be discussed. In addition, the authors look at the development of counter-strategies to an opposition s match plan and give examples of ways to cover a hitter in certain offensive formations. Furthermore, we will deal with solid ways of developing the most efficient and effective game system that would bring out the strengths of a team, including the use of the libero. The problem faced is that all of these issues are not completely or sufficiently covered in the existing literature. This gap is filled with this book. THE AUTHORS Athanasios Papageorgiou was a successful coach in the German men s top league and also the head coach of the German national team of the disabled in standing volleyball. He is the author of several publications, films and handbooks and has acted as coaching trainer of the International Volleyball Federation since 1993. Willy Spitzley is an experienced player and instructor, basketball and volleyball coach, and many-time German champion. He has been involved in teacher s training for decades. He is also the author of numerous publications and educational films. www.m-m-sports.com HANDBOOK COMPETITIVE VOLLEYBALL Papageorgiou/Spitzley M& M Handbook for COMPETITIVE VOLLEYBALL Papageorgiou/Spitzley

Handbook for Competitive Volleyball

Dedicated to the city of Rhodos, on the occasion of its 2400-year jubilee, and also to the island on which this manual was realised. Trianda Kámiros Rhódos Vati Lindos Rhódos We would like to thank the Institute for Sports Games at the German Sport University, Cologne, for the friendly support.

Athanasios Papageorgiou Willy Spitzley Handbook for Competitive Volleyball Meyer & Meyer Sport

Original title: Handbuch für Leistungsvolleyball Aachen: Meyer und Meyer Verlag, 2000 Translated by Achim Ziegele Edited by Tom Liagridonis British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue for this book is available from the British Library Papageorgiou / Spitzley: Handbook for Competitive Volleyball Athanasios Papageorgiou ; Willy Spitzley Oxford: Meyer und Meyer, 2003 ISBN 1-84126-074-6 All rights reserved, especially the right to copy and distribute, including the translation rights. No part of this work may be reproduced including by photocopy, microfilm or any other means processed, stored electronically, copied or distributed in any form whatsoever without the written permission of the publisher. 2003 by Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd. Aachen, Adelaide, Auckland, Budapest, Graz, Johannesburg, Miami, Olten (CH), Oxford, Singapore, Toronto Member of the World Sports Publishers' Association www.w-s-p-a.org Printed and bound by Vimperk, AG ISBN 1-84126-074-6 www.m-m-sports.com

CONTENTS 5 Contents 1 The Goals and Teaching Concept of this Book..................9 1.1 The New Rules and their Effect on Practice and Matches..........16 1.1.1 The All Rally-Point Scoring System.........................16 1.1.2 The Libero-Player Rule...................................23 1.1.3 Rule Changes for the Service..............................24 1.1.4 The New Rules and their Impact on Coaching...............25 2 Organisation and Symbols.................................27 3 Learning Part 1: Service Reception Formations and Individual Tactics of the Server and the Service Reception Players...............30 3.1 Service Reception Formations................................30 3.1.1 Five-person Service Reception Formation....................32 3.1.2 Four-person Service Reception Formation...................36 3.1.3 Three-person Service Reception Formation..................45 3.1.4 Two-person Service Reception Formation...................52 3.1.5 Fake/Trick Formations...................................58 3.2 Individual Tactics of the Service Reception Players..............66 3.2.1 The Libero as a Service Reception Player....................77 3.3 Individual Tactics of the Server..............................79 3.4 Selected Drills to Train the Individual Tactics of the Server and the Service Reception Players, and the Training of the Service Reception Formation.............................88 4 Learning Part 2: Offence: Setting, Offensive Combinations, Offensive Coverage, and the Individual Tactics of the Setter and the Hitters.......103 4.1 Analysis of the Facts.......................................103 4.2 Offensive Combinations....................................106 4.3 Covering Offensive Combinations...........................117 4.4 Individual Tactics of the Setter..............................122 4.5 Individual Tactics of the Hitter..............................127 4.5.1 The Quick Hitter.......................................129 4.5.2 The Offside/Main Hitter................................135 4.5.3 The Back-court Hitter...................................136 4.5.4 The Service Reception Outside Hitter......................138 4.5.5 The Second/Combination Hitter.........................139 4.5.6 Individual Tactical Factors/Strategies.....................140

6 CONTENTS 4.6 Selected Training Drills for the Individual Tactics of the Setter, the Outside Hitter, the Diagonal Hitter, the Back-court Hitter, and the Quick Hitter.......................................143 4.6.1 Preliminary Thoughts...................................143 4.6.2 Sequence of Training to Improve upon Individual and Group/Team Tactics....................................147 4.6.3 Drills for Training Offensive Tactics.......................160 4.6.4 Special Training Drills for the Setter and the Attacker........162 5 Learning Part 3: Blocking and Defensive Formations and the Individual Tactics of the Blocking and Defensive Athlete!..............167 5.1 Analysis of the Facts.......................................167 5.2 Blocking and Defensive Formations..........................169 5.2.1 Course of Action of a Defence with Position VI Playing Back..170 5.3 Offence out of the Defence.................................190 5.4 Individual Tactics of the Blocker.............................195 5.4.1 Individual Tactics of the Middle Blocker...................197 5.4.2 Individual Tactics of the Outside Blocker...................202 5.4.3 Individual Tactics of the Blocking Athletes at the Middle and Low Levels of Volleyball.................205 5.5 Individual Tactics of the Defender...........................206 5.5.1 The Libero as a Defensive Specialist.......................211 5.6 Selected Training Drills....................................213 5.6.1 Individual Tactics of a Single Block and the Defenders.......213 5.6.2 Selected Training Drills for Block and Defence with a Special Focus on the Individual and Group Tactics of the Blocking and Defensive Athletes......................218 5.6.3 Selected Games for the Training of Blocking and Defensive Athletes.....................................226 5.6.4 Special Training Drills to Work on the Coordinative Skills and Abilities of the Defenders...........................233 6 Match Systems.........................................236 6.1 Basic Starting Line-up......................................240 6.2 Match Systems with Two Setters............................242 6.2.1 The 4-2/4-2+L Match System with Four All-around/Universal Athletes............................244 6.2.2 The 2-1-3/2-1-3+L Match System with Three All-around/Universal Athletes......................244 6.2.3 The 2-2-2/2-1-3+L Match System with Two All-around/Universal Athletes.......................245 6.2.4 The 2-3-1/2-3-1+L Match System with One All-................ around/universal Athlete..............................246

CONTENTS 7 6.3 Match Systems with One Setter.............................247 6.3.1 Thoughts and Helpful Hints for the Development of a Basic Starting Line-up...............................247 6.3.2 Setter with Five All-around/Universal Athletes.............250 6.3.3 Setter with Four Service Reception Athletes in a Three-person or Four-person Service Reception Formation and One Back-court Hitter (1-1-4/1-1-4+L Match Systems)....251 6.3.4 Setter with Three Service Reception Athletes in a Two-person or a Three-person Service Reception Formation and Two Quick Hitters/Middle Blockers (1-2-3/1-2-3+L Match Systems)..........................253 6.3.5 Setter with Two Main Service Reception Athletes in a Two-person Service Reception Formation and Three Middle Blockers/Quick Hitters (1-3-2 Match System)...............257 6.3.6 Setter with Two Main Service Reception Athletes in a Two-person Service Reception Formation, Three Middle Blockers/Quick Hitters, and a Libero (1-3-2+L Match System).................................263 6.3.7 Setter with One Main Service Reception Athlete in a Two-person Service Reception Formation, Four Middle Blockers/Quick Hitters, and a Libero (1-4-1+L Match System).................................265 6.3.8 Setter with Five Middle Blockers/Quick Hitters and a........... Libero (5-1+L Match System).............................267 6.4 Switching/Changing Positions by the Athletes................267 7 Defensive and Offensive Strategies........................274 7.1 Strategies for the Starting Line-up...........................278 7.2 Serving Strategies.........................................280 7.2.1 Serving Strategies vs. a Two-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises Two Service Reception Specialists but without a Libero....................................283 7.2.2 Serving Strategies vs. a Two-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises only One Service Reception Specialist or Libero.....................................286 7.2.3 Serving Strategies vs. a Three/Four-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises Three/Four Service Reception Athletes.....................................287 7.2.4 Serving Strategies During a Tiebreak.....................288 7.2.5 General Principles for a Serving Strategy..................289 7.3 Service Reception Strategies................................290 7.3.1 Service Reception Strategies for a Two-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises Two Service Reception Specialists with or without a Libero.......................292

8 CONTENTS 7.3.2 Service Reception Strategies for a Two-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises One Service Reception Specialist and Libero...................................295 7.3.3 Service Reception Strategies for a Three/Four-person Service Reception Formation, which Utilises Three or Four Service Reception Athletes..............................296 7.3.4 Service Reception Strategies During a Tiebreak.............296 7.3.5 General Principles for the Service Reception Strategy........297 7.4 Setting Strategies.........................................299 7.4.1 Setting Strategies that Take into Consideration the Opposition s Offensive Combinations.....................301 7.4.2 Setting Strategies that Take into Consideration the Starting Positions of the Blockers and the Defensive Athletes........302 7.4.3 Setting Strategies that Take into Consideration the Actions of the Middle Blocker...........................303 7.4.4 Setting Strategies that Take into Consideration the Weaknesses of a Blocker...............................305 7.4.5 Setting Strategies that Take into Consideration Your Own Team s Attackers.............................305 7.5 Offensive Strategies.......................................307 7.6 Defensive Strategies.......................................310 7.6.1 Defensive Strategies in Association with Serving Strategies..313 7.6.2 Defensive Strategies that Take into Consideration the Actions of the Quick Hitter.............................314 7.6.3 Defensive Strategies According to the Actions of the Offence..315 7.6.4 Defensive Strategies for Block and Defence................319 7.6.5 Determining Factors in the Men s and Women s Game.......327 8 Specific Principles for the Training of the Sport of Volleyball..334 8.1 Principles for a Volleyball-related Warm-up...................335 8.2 Principles for the Organisation and Use of Practice Drills in Volleyball.........................................338 8.3 Principles for Training under Psychological Pressure in Volleyball......................................342 8.4 Principles Related to Coaching/Managing a Volleyball Practice...346 8.5 Principles Related to Coaching/Managing a Volleyball Match...348