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Volleyball: Steps to Success (book)
DESCRIPTION Volleyball: Steps to Success (Second Edition) offers 12 easy-to-follow steps designed to help players learn and practice key skills. This new edition features 99 drills that develop players' offensive and defensive skills. The drills come with performance goals and a list of key points to remember when executing each drill. Plus, many include instructions for increasing or decreasing the difficulty of the drill. Each step is an easy transition from the one before. The first steps cover fundamental volleyball skills--correct posture, passing, and serving. As players progress, they will learn to execute more difficult techniques--attacks, blocks, and offensive and defensive systems. By studying the book's 193 illustrations and following the simple instructions, players will learn * why each skill or concept is important, * the keys to proper technique, * how to analyze and correct common errors, * how to practice each skill in a realistic way, * effective simple and multiple offensive techniques, * counterattack with a 2-1-3 or 2-4 defensive formation, and * how to handle tense game situations, when split-second decisions may mean the difference between victory and defeat. Volleyball: Steps to Success also includes practice ideas specifically for the special conditions of beach volleyball play. Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Activity Series, this book will players improve their individual and team skills and knowledge. AUDIENCE How-to guide for players and coaches CONTENTS Preface The Steps to Success Staircase The Game of Volleyball Step 1 Body Posture: Choosing the Correct Level Step 2 Forearm Pass: Attacking Starts Here Step 3 Serve and Serve Reception: Controlling the Game Step 4 Overhead Pass: Setting the Attack Step 5 Attack: Making the Kill Step 6 Individual Defensive Skills: Nothing Hits the Floor Step 7 Blocks: Limiting the Options Step 8 Simple Offense: Attacking With Two Front Row Players Step 9 2-1-3 Defense: Transitioning to Attack Step 10 Multiple Offense: Increasing Options on Attack Step 11 2-4 Defense: Stopping the Multiple Option Attack Step 12 Game Situations: Focusing Your Efforts Rating Your Game Success Suggested Readings About the Authors ABOUT THE AUTHOR Barbara L. Viera has coached and taught volleyball at all levels for more than 30 years. She is a professor of physical education and the head volleyball coach at the University of
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