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Whether in the gym or at the beach, volleyball is fun! But it
is especially fun once you are familiar with the most
important techniques for passing, clearing, and serving.
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In Learning Volleyball, the basic technique is explained step ee
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at the beach, or on the lawn. Felix, the little cat,
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accompanies you through the book, shares interesting
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information about the sport of volleyball, gives you
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brainteasers, and assigns tasks. There are many
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opportunities for recording, supplementing, and coloring,
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as well as a number of exercises for trying
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out and imitating.
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This book is written for children who are BB
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children in the sport of volleyball and
promoting independence. For the parents of
volleyball kids this book is an important
source of information for motivating
accompaniment during practice.
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Katrin Barth is a certified teacher with many years of
professional experience and publisher of the children's
sports series "Learning ..., Training ...".
Dr. Richard Heuchert is a certified instructor for the
German Volleyball Association and shares responsibility for
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Learning Volleyball
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This book was given to me by:
Here you can put
a photo of yourself.
My name:
My birthday:
My address:
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LEARNING
VOLLEYBALL
Katrin Barth &
Richard Heuchert
Sports Science Consultant:
Dr. Berndt Barth
Meyer & Meyer Sport
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Original Title: Ich lerne Volleyball
© Aachen: Meyer & Meyer, 2005
Translated by Petra Haynes
AAA Translation, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
www.AAATranslation.com
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Learning Volleyball
Katrin Barth / Richard Heuchert
Oxford: Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd., 2007
ISBN-10: 1-84126-197-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-84126-197-3
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.
© 2007 by Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd.
Aachen, Adelaide, Auckland, Budapest, Graz, Johannesburg,
New York, Olten (CH), Oxford, Singapore, Toronto
Member of the World
Sports Publishers' Association (WSPA)
www.w-s-p-a.org
Printed and bound by: B.O.S.S Druck und Medien GmbH, Germany
ISBN-10: 1-84126-197-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-84126-197-3
E-Mail: [email protected]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Dear Beginning Volleyball Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Tips from the authors, reasons why children
like to play volleyball
2 How Volleyball Began . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Interesting facts about the history of volleyball,
list of champions, rankings, pictograms
3 Hi There, Jörg Ahmann! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
A conversation with the successful beach volleyball
player, fan pages
4 No Pain, No Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Goals, success through practice, the right attitude
about the sport, goals and motives, physical fitness
5 Volleyball Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
The ball, the clothes, the checklist,
the court and the net
6 A Feel for the Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Sure and skillful handling of the ball, exercises for
developing a feel for the ball
7 Passing, Digging, Serving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
The most important actions in volleyball, passing,
digging, serving underhand, movement descriptions,
exercises, mistakes
8 Keeping Things Straight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
The official rules, the referee, rules for fair play,
fairness comes first
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9 Let’s Play! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Playing with friends, rules of the game,
ideas for throwing and catching games,
ideas for passing and digging games
10 Fit and Healthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, warming up
11 Playing for a Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
How do I find a club? How do I sign up?
My first volleyball club
12 Volleyball Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Important volleyball terminology and definitions
13 Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Solutions and answers to riddles and brain teasers
14 Let’s Talk! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Dear Parents, Dear Volleyball Coach,
a few suggestions from the authors,
how we can support our junior volleyball players,
how to use this book
Photo & Illustration Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Please note:
The exercises and practical suggestions in this book have been carefully
chosen and reviewed by the authors. However, the authors are not
liable for accidents or damages of any kind incurred in connection with
the content of this book.
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LLEEAARRNNIINNGG VVOOLLLLEEYYBBAALLLL
HI THERE, DEAR VOLLEYBALL BEGINNER!
I AM FELIX THE CAT, AND I KNOW LOTS ABOUT VOLLEYBALL.
I CAN RUN, JUMP AND DIVE LIKE NO OTHER.
IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL FIND OUT LOTS ABOUT THE GAME OF
VOLLEYBALL AND I WILL ALWAYS BE THERE WITH YOU.
I THINK WE’LL HAVE LOTS OF FUN TOGETHER.
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LLEEAARRNNIINNGG VVOOLLLLEEYYBBAALLLL
YOU WILL OFTEN SEE PICTURES OF
FELIX THE CAT IN THE BOOK.
Here Felix has a great tip or an
important suggestion to help
you do even better.
Pretty tough! Sometimes Felix has a
task or a riddle for you. You will find
these tasks next to the question
mark.
The answers and solutions are at
the end of the book.
Next to this picture, you will find exercises you
can do outside of the regular training sessions.
Maybe your friends, parents or siblings would like
to participate in the additional training.
Whenever you see Felix with a pencil you
can record, fill in or color something.
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LLEEAARRNNIINNGG VVOOLLLLEEYYBBAALLLL
You can use this volleyball book like a diary. Record your progress and
goals.
When you have become an experienced player you can enjoy reading
about how it all began. If you like, you can add photos of yourself and
your team or collect signatures.
You will find a “blank” volleyball
next to some important techniques
and special exercises. Once you
have mastered the technique pretty
well or you have completed the
suggested exercise, you can reward
yourself by coloring the volleyball
with your favorite colors. If you like
you can try it out right now on the
first ball!
We are the funny yellow
practice guys, and we’ll show
you how to do an exercise by
yourself or with friends.
If you have tried something
new, you can color the blank
ball.
I am the little blue mistake guy. I deliberately make mistakes
– only to help you, of course! Let’s see if you can recognize
them all. If you’re not sure, check the solution pages.
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