Handbook for competitive volleyball

361 Pages·2002·5.069 MB·English

by  Anthanasias Papageorgiu, Willy Spitzley

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THE BOOK
Handbook for
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The primary focus of this book is to
A develop an all-around/universal athlete H
into a specialised athlete. This
COMPETITIVE
progression is discussed with references A
B tosetting, outside hitting, middle hitting,
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back-row hitting, serving, outside
blocking, middle blocking, defence, D
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coverage, and service reception and will
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be connected to related service
E reception, offensive, and defensive O VOLLEYBALL
formations. Another major focus is to
design and practise match systems. O
L Strategies and counter-strategies in serving, service reception, offence, and
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defence will be dealt with. Special aspects of individual, group, and team
L 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 C
O cover a hitter in certain offensive formations. Furthermore, we will deal with O
solid ways of developing the most efficient and effective game system that M
would bring out the strengths of a team, including the use of the libero. The P
V problem faced is that all of these issues are not completely or sufficiently E
covered in the existing literature. This gap is filled with this book. T
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THE AUTHORS
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Athanasios Papageorgiouwas a successful coach in the German men’s top
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disabled in standing volleyball. He is the author of several publications,
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films and handbooks and has acted as coaching trainer of the International
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Volleyball Federation since 1993. E
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Willy Spitzley is an experienced player and instructor, basketball and B
volleyball coach, and many-time German champion. He has been involved A
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publications and educational films.
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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.
Rhódos
Trianda
Kámiros
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
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Papageorgiou / Spitzley:
Handbook for Competitive Volleyball
Athanasios Papageorgiou ; Willy Spitzley
Oxford: Meyer und Meyer, 2003
ISBN 1-84126-074-6
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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
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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
aSpecial 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
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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
aTwo-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
butwithout a Libero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
7.2.2Serving 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
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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
THE GOALS AND TEACHING CONCEPT 9
1 The Goals and Teaching Concept of this
Book
The main objective of this book is to increase the opportunities for coaches and
instructors of volleyball to develop and train high-level volleyball players by
taking into account the ability of each individual players.1) This includes the
training of specialised volleyballplayers (i.e. positional specialists). In this book
the term player is used but it must be understood from the outset that volleyball
players are athletes in the true sense of the word.
Avolleyball player is called a specialistwhen s/he focuses on a certain function
in the game system. This function is based on the players’s technical and tactical
skills and their athletic ability. If it is assumed that each volleyball player,
including the specialist,must be able to attack, defend, block, hit, pass, serve, and
set the ball, it is quite obvious that the main focus of practice must be on a
universal and all-around training and development programme for each
players, even at the highest level. The following volleyball match scenarios clearly
demonstrate the need for universal and all-around training and development of
specialised players. For example, if the setter is forced to defend a ball or if the
pass from the service reception is away from the setter, then everyone else on the
team must possess the skills to be able to set the second ball.
A second example may include the adjustment of a service reception formation
and strategy against an opposition’s serve. If the opposition has a difficult jump
serve to handle then the service reception strategy may change from a two-person
passing unit into a three-person passing unit (or from a three-person passing unit
to a four-person passing unit, or from a four-person passing unit to a five-person
passing unit, etc.) depending on the type of service reception strategy the team is
using and at what level of play that the team is at. Therefore, it is evident that the
training of a specialist should not only be aimed at increasing and improving
his/her specialised function in the game, but also to develop his/her wide-
ranging and universal skills in general. For example, the libero, whose primary
function is in playing back-row defence, needs to be an all-around player to do
their job with maximum efficiency. A good all-around and universal training
1) Thoughts an effects referring to the rule changes of 1996 to 2000 are highlighted in the text with
agreen background.