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Issue 3 : 2009 archive
 

Coaching Tip: To Win Your Team Must Have a Strength

How to win by focusing your team's vision on its most powerful strength.


  • It is very difficult with the time constraints we have for your team to be good at every skill. 

  • Early in your season, identify what skill will allow you to win

  • Communicate that to your players… “we will be successful this season because we are good at____________________

  • Make sure that you practice your strength every day. 

  • Reinforce to your team during timeouts your strengths and make sure they focus on what they are best at

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Drill for Success: Defending Tips

This issue's drill is provided by Jim Stone, former Ohio State University Head Women's Volleyball Coach and founder of Volleyball Training Solutions

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One ball is used. Players (P) begins at end line. Three players go one at a time to play ball tipped by coach (C). Players must start at end line and pursue ball. After ball is played, player returns to end line, next player continues. The ball played by player #1 is kept in play by coach and that ball is tipped to player #2. Drill is complete when the three players keep the same ball in play 10 times in a row. Illustration shows multiple groups going at same time.

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Rules Trivia

Marcia Alterman, NCAA Rules interpreter, explains what happens if a player inadvertently enters the substitution zone when no substitution is desired.

FACT or FICTION?A substitute enters the substitution zone, and the second referee whistles to acknowledge that substitution request. But, the coach doesn"t really want a substitution at this point. The rules require the substitution to be completed, since a request was made.

FICTION!! NCAA Rule 11.2.3.2.5 states: "After a substitution request has been granted, including a substitute entering the substitution zone, a delay sanction is assessed if there is a delay in completing the substitution." In this situation, the coach can opt to take the delay sanction and not make the substitution. If there has not been an earlier delay sanction assessed in the current set, the result is only a warning. However, subsequent delay sanctions in the same set will result in a delay penalty and a point for the opponent. NFHS rules do not have delay sanctions, so the result would be "delay of game", and a timeout.

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