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1. Psychological Break

• It’s tons of fun!!!

• Relaxed environment

• Attractive locations

• More freedom

• Always play (No subs)

• Part of each rally

• No coaches (During play)


2. Injury Recovery

• Soft Sand

• Less strenuous on

- Shoulder

- Knee

- Ankle

- Back


3. Physical Conditioning

• Aerobic fitness

• Anaerobic lactic system

• Jump

• Core strength


4. Get Ball Contacts

• Keep skills sharp

• Play every rally

• More practice contacts


5. Develop Mental Toughness

• Strengths minimized

• Weaknesses magnified

• Nowhere to hide

• Focus, self-control


6. Improve Weaker Skills

• Setting

• Serve Receive

• Attack

• Block

• Defense

• Ball Control


7. Defense

• Reading the play

• Reacting to the ball

• Pursuit of ball

• Attitude


8. Improvisation

• Broken play

• Abnormal conditions

• Develop creativity


9. Court Awareness

• Ball & Non-ball cues

• Spatial awareness


10. Tactical Adjustments

• Self-coach during match

• Offense & Defense

• Plan B

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11. One on One Blocking

• Game plan

• Deception

• Vision

• Decision making



12. Pull Self Out of Tank

• No substitutions

• No hiding

• Refocusing

• Simplify techniques

• Execution under pressure



13. Pull Partner Out of Tank

• No substitutions

• No hiding

• Supportive

• Non-verbal communication



14. Mediation

• Must work things out

• Listening skills

• Communication

• Objective assessment



15. Decision Making Skills

• Block or not

• Spike or shot & where

• Hand set or bump set

• Depart from strategy



16. Transition

• Next responsibility

• Consecutive skill execution



17. Self Reliance

• Nutrition, sunscreen

• Shelter, hydration

• Travel, accommodations

• Schedule



18. Communication

• Verbal

• Non-verbal

• Hand signals



19. Teamwork Skills

• Trust

• Sharing responsibility

• Working together



20. High Performance Opportunities

• Provincial Team

• Domestic Pro events

• National Team

• Pan Am Games

• FISU Games

• FIVB World Tour

• Olympics

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1. Enjoyable Environment



2. Tactical Sport

• Interesting tactics

• Scouting important

• New challenges



3. Teach Players to be Independent

•Teach players to self-coach



4. Good Workout

• More physical practices



5. Coaching Opportunities

Grass Roots

• Community/Club Coaching

High Performance

• Provincial

• National

• International

• Olympics



6. Enhance Recruiting

• Enhance your volleyball program

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By: Ed Drakich

Technical Director, Volleyball Canada

Canadian Indoor National Volleyball Team (1985-88)

Beach Volleyball Olympian (1996)

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